There are 6 ways to get from Bucharest to Transylvania by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Bucharest to Brașovtrain Bucureşti Nord Gr.A - Braşov
- Take the bus from Braşov to Târgu Mureșbus
6h 10mBus via București, Autogara Militari
cheapest- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Târgu Mureşbus N3906 / ...
9h 51m$34–55Train
- Take the train from Bucharest to Târgu Mureştrain Bucureşti Nord Gr.A - Târgu Mureş
9h 9m$64–72Drive 356.6 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Transylvaniacar 356.6 km
5h 37m$57–82Fly, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane OTP - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus
5h 9m$149–240Bus
- Take the bus from București Autogara CDI to Târgu Mureș Balint Transbus
6h 47m$57–63
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Transylvania is to bus via București, Autogara Militari which costs $30 - $55 and takes 9h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Transylvania is to fly and bus which takes 5h 9m and costs $140 - $240.
The distance between Bucharest and Transylvania is 370 km. The road distance is 356.6 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Transylvania without a car is to train and bus which takes 6h 10m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 10m to get from Bucharest to Transylvania, including transfers.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Transylvania is to train which takes 9h 9m and costs $60 - $75. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $55 - $65 and takes 6h 47m.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Transylvania is 357 km. It takes approximately 5h 37m to drive from Bucharest to Transylvania.
There are 368+ hotels available in Transylvania.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Transylvania, Romania?
Romanian Railways (CFR) operates a train from Bucharest to Târgu Mureş once daily. Tickets cost $41–45 and the journey takes 8h 43m. Alternatively, CDI Transport operates a bus from București Autogara CDI to Târgu Mureș Balint Trans 4 times a day. Tickets cost $32 and the journey takes 6h 19m.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–110
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–22
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $8–13
- 1st Class
- $15–22
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–19
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucharest to Târgu Mureş
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $41–45
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/#/cautare/
- Phone
- 0751.525.520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- 0351/40.91.53
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–10
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- Website
- edimond.ro
Bus from Braşov to Târgu Mureș
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- edimond.ro
- 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
- $7–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Târgu Mureş
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 021 9456
- secretariat@cditransport.ro
- Website
- cditransport.ro
Bus from București Autogara CDI to Târgu Mureș Balint Trans
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $32
- Schedules at
- cditransport.ro
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