There are 6 ways to get from Chicago to Transylvania by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cluj-Napoca, bus
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane ORD - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus
16h 52m$344–1,146Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sibiu, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Sibiu (SBZ)plane ORD - SBZ
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Târgu Mures Airportbus
20h 54mFly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tirgu Mures
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Tirgu Mures (TGM)plane ORD - TGM
17h 56m$358–1,135Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR)plane ORD - TSR
- Take the bus from Timisoara Airport to Vințu de Josbus
- Take the train from Vinţu de Jos to Chirileu h.train
22h 27mFly Chicago Midway International Airport to Cluj-Napoca, bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane MDW - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus
20h 47m$484–1,646Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Debrecen International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Debrecen International Airport (DEB)plane ORD - DEB
- Take the train from Debrecen to Puespoekladanytrain
- Take the train from Puespoekladany to Oradeatrain
- Take the bus from Oradea to Tirgu Mures Airportbus
22h 45m$558–1,802
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Transylvania is to fly which costs $350 - $1,200 and takes 17h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Transylvania is to fly and bus which takes 16h 52m and costs $340 - $1,200.
The distance between Chicago and Transylvania is 8215 km.
It takes approximately 16h 52m to get from Chicago to Transylvania, including transfers.
There are 389+ hotels available in Transylvania.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Transylvania, Romania?
American Airlines, Ulendo Airlink, and six other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Tirgu Mures (TGM) twice daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sibiu via Frankfurt, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Zurich, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sibiu via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sibiu via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tirgu Mures via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tirgu Mures via Amsterdam Schiphol, Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Boston, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tirgu Mures via Vienna, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tirgu Mures via Amsterdam Schiphol, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tirgu Mures via Frankfurt, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tirgu Mures via Munich, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Hartford, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sibiu via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Detroit, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 16m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Vinţu de Jos to Chirileu h.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–13
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Debrecen to Puespoekladany
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–7
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Debrecen to Puespoekladany
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Puespoekladany to Oradea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureş
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureş
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +40743919764
- Website
- olteanutravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Târgu Mures Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- olteanutravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Oradea to Tirgu Mures Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $36
- Schedules at
- olteanutravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0729-770.870
- transolteanutour@yahoo.com
- Website
- transolteanu.ro
Bus from Timisoara Airport to Vințu de Jos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- transolteanu.ro
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