There are 10 ways to get from Bern to Transylvania by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
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Train to Basel, fly to Tirgu Mures
best- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Tirgu Mures (TGM)plane BSL - TGM
5h 59m$117–355Train to Basel, fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane BSL - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus
9h 43m$95–343Train
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich HBtrain Ic1 / ...
- 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
24h 47m$349–524Bus
- Take the bus from Bern to Regensburgbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Regensburg to Târgu Mureșbus
26h 19mDrive 1,543.2 km
- Drive from Bern to Transylvaniacar 1,543.2 km
17h 19m$312–450Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane ZRH - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus
9h 27m$162–379Train to Basel, fly to Sibiu, bus
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Sibiu (SBZ)plane BSL - SBZ
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Unghenibus
10h 28m$137–405Train, bus
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich HBtrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bregenztrain Ec
- Take the bus from Bregenz to Târgu Mureșbus
30h 9mBus, train
- Take the bus from Bern to Sebeșbus 1921
- Take the train from Sebeş Alba to Târgu Mureştrain Sibiu - Târgu Mureş
30h 32m$157–213Drive, car train
- Drive from Bern to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Salzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Transylvaniacar
17h 7m$385–533
Basel (BSL) to Tirgu Mures (TGM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Transylvania is to bus and train which costs $150 - $220 and takes 30h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Transylvania is to train and fly which takes 5h 59m and costs $110 - $360.
No, there is no direct bus from Bern to Transylvania. However, there are services departing from Bern and arriving at Band via Regensburg and Târgu Mureș. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 19m.
The distance between Bern and Transylvania is 1418 km. The road distance is 1543.2 km.
The best way to get from Bern to Transylvania without a car is to train which takes 24h 47m and costs $340 - $550.
It takes approximately 5h 59m to get from Bern to Transylvania, including transfers.
Bern to Transylvania bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Bern station.
The best way to get from Bern to Transylvania is to train which takes 24h 47m and costs $340 - $550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 26h 19m.
Bern to Transylvania bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Regensburg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bern to Transylvania is 1543 km. It takes approximately 17h 19m to drive from Bern to Transylvania.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Transylvania, Romania?
You can take a train from Bern to Transylvania via Zürich HB, Zuerich Hb, Wien Hbf, Alba Iulia, and Chirileu h. in around 24h 47m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bern to Band via Regensburg and Târgu Mureș in around 26h 19m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
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
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
- 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
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–350
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Sibiu via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- 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
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Bern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
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/
Train from Sebeş Alba to Târgu Mureş
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–16
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/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
- $110–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bern to Regensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Regensburg to Târgu Mureș
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
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
Bus from Bern to Sebeș
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $140–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
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