There are 13 ways to get from Cardiff to Transylvania by train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, shuttle, 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 27m$161–449Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Sophia Gardens to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 111 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vestbus
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Târgu Mureşbus
26h 42m$53–104Train, 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 17m$428–1,020Drive, 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
13h 14m$140–319Train 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
8h 45m$107–350Train, 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
12h 7m$124–498Train, 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 57m$176–519Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BRS - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Brasov
- Take the bus from Brasov, Gara to Târgu Mureșbus
15h 3m$138–341Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Suceava, 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 Suceava (SCV)plane LTN - SCV
- Take the bus from Suceava to Târgu Mureșbus
16h 15m$195–600Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain Swansea - London Paddington / ...
- Take the bus from London Stonebridge to Târgu Mureșbus
40h 9mBus via London
- 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, Railway Station Square to Târgu Mureșbus
43h 39mDrive, 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$465–713
Luton Airport (LTN) to Tirgu Mures (TGM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Transylvania is to bus which costs $50 - $110 and takes 26h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Transylvania is to train and fly which takes 8h 27m and costs $160 - $450.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Transylvania. However, there are services departing from Sophia Gardens and arriving at Band via Birmingham, Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest and Târgu Mureș. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 42m.
The distance between Cardiff and Transylvania is 2204 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Transylvania without a car is to bus which takes 26h 42m and costs $50 - $110.
It takes approximately 8h 27m to get from Cardiff to Transylvania, including transfers.
Cardiff to Transylvania bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Sophia Gardens station.
Cardiff to Transylvania bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Birmingham Coach Station.
There are 354+ hotels available in Transylvania.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Transylvania, Romania?
You can take a bus from Sophia Gardens to Band via Birmingham, Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest, Târgu Mureş, and Târgu Mureș in around 26h 42m.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Tirgu Mures
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–250
Flights from Bristol Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–250
Flights from Bristol Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–300
Flights from Bristol Airport to Tirgu Mures via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–270
Flights from Luton Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–300
Flights from Luton Airport to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–320
Flights from Luton Airport to Suceava
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–430
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–300
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–190
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bristol Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–260
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Tirgu Mures via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–320
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- 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
- $10–28
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–290
- 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
- $100–340
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $300–340
- Couchette Carriage
- $200–230
- Seating Carriage
- $100–130
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/
- 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
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Sophia Gardens to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–55
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Târgu Mureş
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureş
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0259 471 690
- Website
- autogenn.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Târgu Mureş
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- autogenn.ro
- 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
- 0371.503.503
- office@direct-aeroport.ro
- Website
- direct-aeroport.ro
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Brasov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Schedules at
- direct-aeroport.ro
- Phone
- +4-0729-770.870
- transolteanutour@yahoo.com
- Website
- transolteanu.ro
Bus from Brasov, Gara to Târgu Mureș
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- transolteanu.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Railway Station Square to Târgu Mureș
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- transolteanu.ro
- Phone
- +40743919764
- Website
- olteanutravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Suceava to Târgu Mureș
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $42
- Schedules at
- olteanutravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Railway Station Square to Târgu Mureș
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- olteanutravel.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
- 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
- $14–70
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- +4-0744-251.977
- Website
- veratrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Railway Station Square to Târgu Mureș
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- veratrans.autogari.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
- $30–55
- 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
- $40–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- $90–220
- On Foot
- $40–50
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