There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Alba Iulia by plane, bus, train, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Basel to Cluj-Napoca, bus
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)BSL - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iulia
7h 6m$60–285Train, bus via Mannheim
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof12 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof12 / ...
- Take the bus from Mannheim to Simeria
- Take the train from Simeria to Alba Iulia
18h 43m$106–188Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBIce / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien HbfRjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Alba Iulia347
22h 21m$295–448Train, night train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBIce / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Buchs SGRjx
- Take the night train from Buchs Sg to Budapest-KeletiEn
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Alba Iulia347
23h 59m$271–405Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)ZRH - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iulia
8h 12m$144–408Fly Basel to Sibiu, bus
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Sibiu (SBZ)BSL - SBZ
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
7h 55m$77–315Fly Basel to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport, bus
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR)BSL - TSR
- Take the bus from Timisoara Airport to Alba Iulia
8h 9m$90–390Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Sebes
22h 30m$81–135Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBIr36 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Sebeș1921
25h 42m$146–232Drive 1,484 km
- Drive from Basel to Alba Iulia1,484 km
14h 55m$300–433Drive, car train
- Drive from Basel to München Ost
- Take the car train from München Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Alba Iulia
14h 43m$361–513
Basel to Alba Iulia by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Alba Iulia is to bus which costs $80 - $140 and takes 22h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Alba Iulia is to fly and bus which takes 7h 6m and costs $55 - $290.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Alba Iulia. However, there are services departing from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse and arriving at Alba Iulia via Sebeş. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Alba Iulia. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Alba Iulia via Zuerich Hb and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 21m.
The distance between Basel and Alba Iulia is 1337 km. The road distance is 1484 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Alba Iulia without a car is to train and bus via Mannheim which takes 18h 43m and costs $100 - $190.
It takes approximately 7h 6m to get from Basel to Alba Iulia, including transfers.
Basel to Alba Iulia bus services, operated by Transmarian, depart from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse station.
Basel to Alba Iulia train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Alba Iulia is to train which takes 22h 21m and costs $290 - $450. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $80 - $140 and takes 22h 30m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Alba Iulia, Romania?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to Alba Iulia via Zürich HB, Zuerich Hb, and Wien Hbf in around 22h 21m. Alternatively, Transmarian operates a bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Sebes 3 times a week. Tickets cost $80–140 and the journey takes 21h 40m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–380
Flights from Basel to Sibiu via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Basel to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–420
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Basel to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–270
Flights from Basel to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Basel to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–410
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–360
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Sibiu via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Simeria to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Simeria to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–220
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Night train from Buchs Sg to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–280
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Simeria to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–27
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Buchs SG
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $120–180
Train from Zürich HB to Buchs SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $23–35
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
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
Bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Sebeș
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Bus from Mannheim to Simeria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +4-0726.922.277
- Website
- obada-transmontana.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- obadatrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- (0250) 747-41
- secretariat@dacos.com.ro
- Website
- dacos.com.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- dacos.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0258-732.586
- Website
- voltrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- voltrans.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
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Sebes
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Schedules at
- transmarian.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Alba Iulia bus services, operated by Transmarian, arrive at Sebes station.
Alba Iulia is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 3:11 PM in Basel and 4:11 PM in Alba Iulia.
Basel to Alba Iulia train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Alba Iulia is 1484 km. It takes approximately 14h 55m to drive from Basel to Alba Iulia.
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