There are 9 ways to get from Athens to Transylvanian Alps by plane, taxi, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Sibiu, taxi
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sibiu (SBZ)ATH - SBZ
- Take the taxi from Sibiu (SBZ) to Transylvanian Alps
8h 43m$175–355Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, train, bus
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)ATH - OTP
- Take the train from Bucharest to Piteşti
- Take the bus from Piteşti to Rau Vadului
11h 1m$89–222Train, bus
- Take the train from Athens to ThessalonikiIc
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to SibiuSimeonidis
22h 10m$95–163Train, drive
- Take the train from Athens to ThessalonikiIc
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to RodopolisRe
- Drive from Rodopolis to Petrich
- Take the train from Petrich to SofiaRe
- Take the train from Sofia to VidinRe
- Take the train from Vidin to Craiova
- Take the train from Craiova to Câineni
28h 49m$94–133Drive 1,222.4 km
- Drive from Athens to Transylvanian Alps1,222.4 km
16h 26m$257–371Fly to Craiova Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Craiova Airport (CRA)ATH - CRA
- Take the train from Pieleşti Hm. to Câineni
8h 58m$125–327Bus via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Thessaloniki Monastiriou
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to SibiuSimeonidis
22h 40m$118–176Bus
- Take the bus from Athens to Ruse
- Take the bus from Ruse to Sibiu
24h 54m$112–131Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to București, Autogara MilitariUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3670
- Take the train from Bucharest to CâineniIR: Constanţa - Sibiu
31h 45m$98–129
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sibiu (SBZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Transylvanian Alps is to train and drive which costs $90 - $140 and takes 28h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Transylvanian Alps is to fly and taxi which takes 8h 43m and costs $170 - $360.
The distance between Athens and Transylvanian Alps is 952 km. The road distance is 1222.4 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Transylvanian Alps without a car is to train and bus which takes 22h 10m and costs $95 - $170.
It takes approximately 8h 43m to get from Athens to Transylvanian Alps, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Transylvanian Alps is 1222 km. It takes approximately 16h 26m to drive from Athens to Transylvanian Alps.
There are 97+ hotels available in Transylvanian Alps.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Transylvanian Alps, Romania?
You can take a bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Transylvanian Alps via Thessaloniki Monastiriou, Thessaloniki, Sibiu, and Rau Vadului in around 22h 40m.
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- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sibiu via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–290
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sibiu via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–360
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sibiu via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–440
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–180
Flights from Athens International Airport to Craiova Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sibiu via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–350
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sibiu via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–160
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $70–200
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Petrich to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–10
- 1st Class
- $9–11
Train from Sofia to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $7–10
- 1st Class
- $9–14
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Vidin to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Craiova to Câineni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–20
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucharest to Piteşti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Pieleşti Hm. to Câineni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–19
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucharest to Câineni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $32–35
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- 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
- Phone
- +4-0743-335.888
- Website
- atyc.autogari.ro
Bus from Piteşti to Rau Vadului
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- atyc.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
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Estimated price
- $45–55
Taxi Pronto
- Phone
- +40 726200222
Taxi 953
- Phone
- +40 269 953
- Website
- taxi953sibiu.ro
Taxi 942
- Phone
- +40 269 237 295
- Website
- taxi942.ro
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