There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Transylvania by plane, train, bus, 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 Tirgu Mures
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Tirgu Mures (TGM)plane BSL - TGM
4h 53m$87–300Fly Basel to Cluj-Napoca, bus
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane BSL - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus
8h 37m$65–288Train
- 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
- Take the train from Alba Iulia to Chirileu h.train
25h 4m$336–504Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Nuremberg central bus stationbus FlixBus N872
- Take the bus from Nuremberg to Târgu Mureșbus
25h 54mDrive 1,474.1 km
- Drive from Basel to Transylvaniacar 1,474.1 km
17h 21m$298–430Fly Basel to Sibiu, bus
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Sibiu (SBZ)plane BSL - SBZ
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Unghenibus
9h 23m$107–350Train 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 Târgu Mureşbus
9h 42m$146–359Train, bus via Bregenz
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bregenztrain Ec
- Take the bus from Bregenz to Târgu Mureșbus
30h 26mTrain, bus
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the bus from Strasbourg to Cluj-Napoca, Railway Station Squarebus
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca, Railway Station Square to Târgu Mureșbus
34h 17mDrive, car train
- Drive from Basel to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Salzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Transylvaniacar
17h 9m$361–513
Basel (BSL) to Tirgu Mures (TGM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Transylvania is to fly and bus which costs $65 - $290 and takes 8h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Transylvania is to fly which takes 4h 53m and costs $85 - $300.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Transylvania. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Band via Nuremberg and Târgu Mureș. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 54m.
The distance between Basel and Transylvania is 1316 km. The road distance is 1474.1 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Transylvania without a car is to train which takes 25h 4m and costs $330 - $550.
It takes approximately 4h 53m to get from Basel to Transylvania, including transfers.
Basel to Transylvania bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Transylvania is to fly which takes 4h 53m and costs $85 - $300. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $330 - $550 and takes 25h 4m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 25h 54m.
Basel to Transylvania bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nuremberg central bus station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Transylvania is 1474 km. It takes approximately 17h 21m to drive from Basel to Transylvania.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Transylvania, Romania?
Ulendo Airlink flies from Basel (BSL) to Tirgu Mures (TGM) twice a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basel SBB to Transylvania via Zürich HB, Zuerich Hb, Wien Hbf, Alba Iulia, and Chirileu h. in around 25h 4m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Basel to Sibiu via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–370
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Basel to Tirgu Mures
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–270
Flights from Basel to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–260
Flights from Basel to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–250
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Sibiu via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–350
- 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
- $26–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $120–190
Train from Wien Hbf to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–220
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Alba Iulia to Chirileu h.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–13
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $34
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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 Basel SBB to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureş
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Nuremberg to Târgu Mureș
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- +4- 0265-255-092
- Website
- balinttrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Ungheni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- balinttrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Bregenz to Târgu Mureș
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0040 263 215 521
- alexa.trans@yahoo.com
- Website
- alexatrans.ro
Bus from Strasbourg to Cluj-Napoca, Railway Station Square
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Schedules at
- alexatrans.ro
- Phone
- +4-0744-251.977
- Website
- veratrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Railway Station Square to Târgu Mureș
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- veratrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0729-770.870
- transolteanutour@yahoo.com
- Website
- transolteanu.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Railway Station Square to Târgu Mureș
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- transolteanu.ro
- Phone
- +40743919764
- Website
- olteanutravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Railway Station Square to Târgu Mureș
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- olteanutravel.autogari.ro
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