There are 10 ways to get from Athens to Transylvanian Alps by plane, 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 Bucharest Otopeni, train, bus
best- 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$81–223Train, bus
- Take the train from Athens to ThessalonikiIc
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to SibiuSimeonidis
22h 10m$101–164Train, 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 Sofia
- Take the train from Sofia to Vidin
- Take the train from Vidin to Craiova
- Take the train from Craiova to Câineni
28h 45m$97–138Drive 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$101–358Fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)ATH - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Sibiu
11h 25m$104–252Fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)ATH - BBU
- Take the train from Bucharest to Piteşti
- Take the bus from Piteşti to Rau Vadului
11h 22m$95–271Bus via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Thessaloniki Monastiriou
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to SibiuSimeonidis
22h 40m$124–177Bus
- Take the bus from Athens to București, Autogara Militari
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Piteşti
- Take the bus from Piteşti to Rau Vadului
25h 28m$120–172Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to București, Autogara MilitariUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3670
- Take the train from Bucharest to CâineniIR: Constanţa - Sibiu
31h 45m$100–131
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Transylvanian Alps is to train and drive which costs $95 - $140 and takes 28h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Transylvanian Alps is to fly and train which takes 8h 58m and costs $100 - $360.
The distance between Athens and Transylvanian Alps is 1050 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 $100 - $170.
It takes approximately 11h 1m 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 262+ 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.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–190
Flights from Athens International Airport to Craiova Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–280
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–160
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–160
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–180
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–230
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–490
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Piteşti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Vidin to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- 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
- $19–21
- 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
- $33–36
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- 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
Train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Petrich to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–16
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $8–12
- 1st Class
- $11–16
- 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
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Athens to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Piteşti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- $50
- Schedules at
- ktelthes.gr
- Book at
- ktelthes.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- +4-0248-63.63.02
- Website
- astrasa.autogari.ro
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Piteşti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- astrasa.autogari.ro
- Phone
- (0250) 747-41
- secretariat@dacos.com.ro
- Website
- dacos.com.ro
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Piteşti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- dacos.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0250.861.151
- Website
- normandiatransport.com
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Piteşti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- normandiatransport.com
- Phone
- 0755.107.554
- scviitorul@yahoo.com
- Website
- viitorultransport.com
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Piteşti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–5
- Schedules at
- viitorultransport.com
- 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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