There are 13 ways to get from Cardiff to Transylvania by train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, taxi, or car ferry
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Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Tirgu Mures
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Tirgu Mures (TGM)plane LTN - TGM
8h 22m$208–545Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vestbus
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Cristeştibus
42h$78–200Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vestbus
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca, Railway Station Square to Unghenibus
24h 45mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Alba Iuliatrain 347
- Take the train from Alba Iulia to Chirileu h.train
36h 15m$498–1,035Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Transylvaniacar
25h 32mTrain to Bristol Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane BRS - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus
14h 3m$118–573Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Tirgu Mures
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Tirgu Mures (TGM)plane BRS - TGM
9h 46m$110–334Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane LTN - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus
10h 44m$196–554Fly Cardiff Airport to Cluj-Napoca, bus
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane CWL - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus
11h 43m$134–418Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Suceava, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Suceava (SCV)plane LTN - SCV
- Take the bus from Suceava to Bistriţabus
- Take the taxi from Bistriţa to Transylvaniataxi
11h 45m$277–631Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Sibiu, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Sibiu (SBZ)plane LTN - SBZ
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Unghenibus
12h 52m$263–557Train, bus via London
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain Swansea - London Paddington / ...
- Take the bus from London Stonebridge to Târgu Mureșbus
38h 47mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Transylvaniacar
26h 46m$441–681
Luton Airport (LTN) to Tirgu Mures (TGM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Transylvania is to bus which costs $75 - $200 and takes 42h.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Transylvania is to train and fly which takes 8h 22m and costs $200 - $550.
The distance between Cardiff and Transylvania is 2204 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Transylvania without a car is to train and bus which takes 24h 45m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 22m to get from Cardiff to Transylvania, including transfers.
There are 368+ hotels available in Transylvania.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Transylvania, Romania?
You can take a bus from Park Place to Transylvania via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest, and Cristeşti in around 42h.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Tirgu Mures
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–240
Flights from Luton Airport to Tirgu Mures via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–250
Flights from Bristol Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–260
Flights from Bristol Airport to Tirgu Mures via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–320
Flights from Bristol Airport to Tirgu Mures via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–260
Flights from Luton Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–300
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–420
Flights from Luton Airport to Suceava
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
Flights from Luton Airport to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–260
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–280
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Tirgu Mures via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–270
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–490
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–320
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $290–320
- Couchette Carriage
- $190–220
- Seating Carriage
- $100–130
Train from Wien Hbf to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- 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/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Birmingham to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +4-0729-770.870
- transolteanutour@yahoo.com
- Website
- transolteanu.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Railway Station Square to Ungheni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- transolteanu.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
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Suceava to Bistriţa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- 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
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from London Stonebridge to Târgu Mureș
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $13–70
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- 0259 471 690
- Website
- autogenn.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Cristeşti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Schedules at
- autogenn.ro
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–23
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–18
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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