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How to get fromBern to Transylvaniaby train, plane, bus, car or car train

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There are 8 ways to get from Bern to Transylvania by train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane plane ZRH - CLJ
    3. Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus bus
    8h 10m
    $193–491

  2. Train to Basel, fly to Tirgu Mures

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Tirgu Mures (TGM)plane plane BSL - TGM
    5h 59m
    $127–386

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Bern to Zürich HBtrain train Ic1 / ...
    2. Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbftrain train Rjx
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Alba Iuliatrain train 347
    4. Take the train from Alba Iulia to Chirileu h.train train
    24h 47m
    $365–594

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bern to Devabus bus FlixBus 1921
    2. Take the bus from Deva to Târgu Mureşbus bus
    27h 55m
    $147–253

  5. Drive 1,543.2 km

    1. Drive from Bern to Transylvaniacar car 1,543.2 km
    17h 19m
    $312–450

  6. Train to Basel, fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus

    1. Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane plane BSL - CLJ
    3. Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus bus
    8h 25m
    $136–445

  7. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Bern to Zürich HBtrain train Ic1 / ...
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Bregenztrain train Ec
    3. Take the bus from Bregenz to Târgu Mureșbus bus
    31h 6m

  8. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Bern to München Ostcar car
    2. Take the car train from München Ost to Salzburg Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Transylvaniacar car
    17h 7m
    $375–533

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) flights

Calendar27Weekly Planes
Duration3h 57mAverage Duration
Ticket$96Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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 Transylvania via Deva and Târgu Mureş in around 27h 55m.

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