There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Transylvania 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 Basel to Tirgu Mures
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Tirgu Mures (TGM)plane BSL - TGM
4h 54m$74–255Train
- 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$333–541Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Zürich Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Cluj-Napocabus
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca Airport to Târgu Mureșbus
25h 27mDrive 1,474.6 km
- Drive from Basel to Transylvaniacar 1,474.6 km
17h 24m$298–430Fly Basel to Cluj-Napoca, bus
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane BSL - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus
7h 15m$110–356Train 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
8h 24m$191–438Train, train to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, fly to Tirgu Mures
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen, Bahnhof ZOBtrain
- Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to Tirgu Mures (TGM)plane FMM - TGM
9h 40m$156–550Train, 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
29h 9m$259–364Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich to Cluj-Napocabus
- Take the train from Apahida Hm. to G-ral N. Dăscălescu Hm.train
32h 58m$237–264
Basel (BSL) to Tirgu Mures (TGM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Transylvania is to fly which costs $70 - $260 and takes 4h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Transylvania is to fly which takes 4h 54m and costs $70 - $260.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Transylvania. However, there are services departing from Basel, Bahnhof and arriving at Târgu Mureș via Zurich Bus Station and Cluj-Napoca Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 27m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Transylvania. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Chirileu h. via Zuerich Hb, Wien Hbf and Alba Iulia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 4m.
The distance between Basel and Transylvania is 1316 km. The road distance is 1474.6 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 54m to get from Basel to Transylvania, including transfers.
Basel to Transylvania bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Basel, Bahnhof station.
Basel to Transylvania train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Transylvania is to fly which takes 4h 54m and costs $70 - $260. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $330 - $550 and takes 25h 4m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 25h 27m.
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
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Basel to Tirgu Mures
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–190
Flights from Basel to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–250
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Tirgu Mures
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $35–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–400
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–390
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $95–380
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–260
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Alba Iulia to Chirileu h.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Apahida Hm. to G-ral N. Dăscălescu Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–13
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen, Bahnhof ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen, Bahnhof ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–20
- Website
- Grand Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureş
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureş
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +40743919764
- Website
- olteanutravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca Airport to Târgu Mureș
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- olteanutravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Bregenz to Târgu Mureș
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–200
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +373 78 59 59 59
- partners@begoo.md
- Website
- begoo.md
Bus from Zurich to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $168
- Schedules at
- begoo.md
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Booking & Getting There
Basel to Transylvania bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Zürich Bus Station.
Basel to Transylvania train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Transylvania is 1475 km. It takes approximately 17h 24m to drive from Basel to Transylvania.
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