There are 10 ways to get from Athens to Alba Iulia by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)ATH - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iulia
9h 13m$91–250Train, bus
- Take the train from Athens to ThessalonikiIc
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Sibiu
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
22h 36m$93–168Train, bus via Bucharest
- Take the train from Athens to ThessalonikiIc
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Bucharest
- Take the train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Vest
- Take the train from Ploieşti Vest to Alba Iulia
24h 47m$116–167Drive 1,306.3 km
- Drive from Athens to Alba Iulia1,306.3 km
16h 20m$274–396Fly to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR)ATH - TSR
- Take the bus from Timisoara Airport to Alba Iulia
10h 6m$111–345Fly to Tirgu Mures, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Tirgu Mures (TGM)ATH - TGM
- Take the train from Vidrasău h. to Războieni
- Take the train from Războieni to Alba Iulia
11h 17m$108–327Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)ATH - OTP
- Take the train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Vest
- Take the train from Ploieşti Vest to Alba Iulia
13h 16m$103–241Bus via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Thessaloniki Monastiriou
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Sibiu
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
23h 5m$116–181Bus
- Take the bus from Athens to Ruse
- Take the bus from Ruse to Sibiu
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
25h 20m$111–136Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to București, Autogara MilitariUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3670
- Take the train from Bucharest to Alba IuliaIR-N: Bucureşti Nord Gr.A - Lokoshaza / ...
30h 59m$96–124
Athens to Alba Iulia by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Alba Iulia is to bus and train which costs $95 - $130 and takes 30h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Alba Iulia is to fly and bus which takes 9h 13m and costs $90 - $250.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Alba Iulia. However, there are services departing from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL and arriving at Alba Iulia via Thessaloniki and Sibiu. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 5m.
The distance between Athens and Alba Iulia is 1127 km. The road distance is 1306.3 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Alba Iulia without a car is to train and bus which takes 22h 36m and costs $90 - $170.
It takes approximately 9h 13m to get from Athens to Alba Iulia, including transfers.
Athens to Alba Iulia bus services, operated by KTEL Thessalonikis, depart from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL station.
Athens to Alba Iulia bus services, operated by KTEL Thessalonikis, arrive at Thessaloniki Monastiriou station.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Alba Iulia is 1306 km. It takes approximately 16h 20m to drive from Athens to Alba Iulia.
There are 308+ hotels available in Alba Iulia.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Alba Iulia, Romania?
You can take a bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Alba Iulia via Thessaloniki Monastiriou, Thessaloniki, and Sibiu in around 23h 5m.
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- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Athens International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–290
Flights from Athens International Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–160
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–220
Flights from Athens International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–230
Flights from Athens International Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–270
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–270
Flights from Athens International Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–280
Flights from Athens International Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–360
Flights from Athens International Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–320
Flights from Athens International Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–340
Flights from Athens International Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–210
Flights from Athens International Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Zakinthos
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–240
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–180
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tirgu Mures via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–300
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–200
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–9
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Ploieşti Vest to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $32–36
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Vidrasău h. to Războieni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–8
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Războieni to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucharest to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $37–41
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/
- Phone
- 0751.525.520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- 0351/40.91.53
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–6
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $2–5
- 1st Class
- $5–8
- Phone
- 004-0264-596775
- office@viaterraspedition.ro
- Website
- interregional.ro
Train from Vidrasău h. to Războieni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- Interregional Calatori
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +4-0364.101.110
- Website
- fany.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- fany.autogari.ro
- Phone
- (0250) 747-41
- secretariat@dacos.com.ro
- Website
- dacos.com.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- dacos.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +40-260-606343
- Website
- cento.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- cento.ro
- Phone
- +4-0730-223.590
- Website
- romtimex.autogari.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- romtimex.autogari.ro
- Website
- cotofana.autogari.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- cotofana.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0722-862.442
- Website
- pristyl.autogari.ro
Bus from Timisoara Airport to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–35
- Schedules at
- pristyl.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +30 2310 500111
- ktel2310@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelthes.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Thessaloniki Monastiriou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $49
- Schedules at
- ktelthes.gr
- Book at
- ktelthes.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Athens to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $79
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Ruse to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en/transport_company/omega+group+84
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Athens to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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