There are 6 ways to get from Bucharest to Alba by bus, train, night train, car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Alba Iuliabus
6h 30m$21–45Train
- Take the train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Vesttrain Bucureşti Nord Gr.A - Braşov / ...
- Take the train from Ploieşti Vest to Alba Iuliatrain Bucureşti Nord Gr.A - Timişoara Nord
8h 20mNight train
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Alba Iulianighttrain Night Train
7h 22mDrive 340.2 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Alba Iuliacar 340.2 km
4h 14m$55–79Fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane OTP - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca Autogara Park & Ride Aeroport to Aiudbus
4h 47mFly to Oradea International Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Oradea International Airport (OMR)plane OTP - OMR
- Take the bus from Oradea to Aiudbus
7h 39m
Bucharest to Alba by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Alba is to bus which costs $21 - $45 and takes 6h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Alba is to drive which takes 4h 14m and costs $50 - $80.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from București, Autogara Militari and arriving at Alba Iulia. Services depart four times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6h 30m.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Bucuresti Nord and arriving at Alba Iulia. This train operates every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 22m.
The distance between Bucharest and Alba is 343 km. The road distance is 340.2 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Alba without a car is to bus which takes 6h 30m and costs $21 - $45.
The bus from București, Autogara Militari to Alba Iulia takes 6h 30m including transfers and departs four times a day.
Bucharest to Alba bus services, operated by Fany, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
Bucharest to Alba train services, operated by Transferoviar Calatori, depart from Bucharest station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Alba is to bus which takes 6h 30m and costs $21 - $45. Alternatively, you can train, which costs and takes 8h 20m.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Alba, Romania?
Fany operates a bus from București, Autogara Militari to Alba Iulia twice daily. Tickets cost $26–40 and the journey takes 6h 30m. Two other operators also service this route. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bucharest to Alba Iulia via Ploieşti Vest in around 8h 20m.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–95
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–120
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–95
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–130
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Ploieşti Vest to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- regiotrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- regiotrans.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- interregional.ro
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- interregional.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- Phone
- +40 741 607 941
- Website
- fany.ro
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- fany.autogari.ro
- Standard Adult
- $26–40
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Oradea to Aiud
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +40-260-606343
- Website
- cento.ro
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Schedules at
- cento.ro
- Phone
- +4 0250 997
- Website
- normandiatransport.com
Bus from Cluj-Napoca Autogara Park & Ride Aeroport to Aiud
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- normandia.autogari.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Bucharest to Alba bus services, operated by Fany, arrive at Alba Iulia station.
Bucharest to Alba train services, operated by Transferoviar Calatori, arrive at Ploieşti Vest station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Alba is 340 km. It takes approximately 4h 14m to drive from Bucharest to Alba.
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