There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Alba Iulia by plane, bus, 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)plane BSL - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iuliabus
7h 8m$67–319Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Alba Iuliatrain 347
21h 14m$312–474Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Zürich Bus Stationbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Sebeșbus FlixBus 1921
25h 31m$118–199Drive 1,484.6 km
- Drive from Basel to Alba Iuliacar 1,484.6 km
15h 1m$300–433Fly Basel to Sibiu, bus
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Sibiu (SBZ)plane BSL - SBZ
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Alba Iuliabus
8h 1m$93–355Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane ZRH - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iuliabus
8h 13m$163–398Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Sibiu, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sibiu (SBZ)plane ZRH - SBZ
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Alba Iuliabus
9h 11m$179–424Fly Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BSL - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Alba Iuliatrain
12h 7m$134–312Bus via Cluj-Napoca
- Take the bus from Basel to Colmarbus
- Take the bus from Colmar to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vestbus
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Alba Iuliabus
33h 22mDrive, car train
- Drive from Basel to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Salzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Alba Iuliacar
14h 49m$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 $110 - $200 and takes 25h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Alba Iulia is to fly and bus which takes 7h 8m and costs $65 - $320.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Alba Iulia. However, there are services departing from Basel, Bahnhof and arriving at Alba Iulia via Zurich Bus Station and Sebeş. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 31m.
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 21h 14m.
The distance between Basel and Alba Iulia is 1338 km. The road distance is 1484.6 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Alba Iulia without a car is to train which takes 21h 14m and costs $310 - $480.
It takes approximately 7h 8m to get from Basel to Alba Iulia, including transfers.
Basel to Alba Iulia bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Basel, Bahnhof 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 21h 14m and costs $310 - $480. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $110 - $200 and takes 25h 31m.
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 21h 14m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Alba Iulia via Zurich Bus Station and Sebeş in around 25h 31m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from Basel to Sibiu via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sibiu via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–360
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–370
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Sibiu via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sibiu via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–500
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–320
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Basel to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Basel to Sibiu via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–370
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $28–120
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $120–180
Train from Wien Hbf to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–220
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Ferihegy to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- 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
- $8–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Sebeș
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +4 0250 997
- Website
- normandiatransport.com
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- normandia.autogari.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- normandia.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +390975 343195
- info@ventrebus.com
- Website
- ventrebus.com
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $8
- Schedules at
- ventrebus.com
- Phone
- +4-0231-517.509
- Website
- apetrans.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- apetrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Basel to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Colmar to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +40-260-606343
- Website
- cento.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Schedules at
- cento.ro
- Phone
- +4-0726.922.277
- Website
- obada-transmontana.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- obadatrans.autogari.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Alba Iulia bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Zürich Bus Station.
Alba Iulia is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 3:43 AM in Basel and 4:43 AM 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 1485 km. It takes approximately 15h 1m to drive from Basel to Alba Iulia.
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