There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Blaj by plane, train, bus, car, night train, or car train
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Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Sibiu, train
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sibiu (SBZ)CGN - SBZ
- Take the train from Sibiu to Blaj
9h 19m$118–325Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Sibiu, train
cheapest- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickede
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sibiu (SBZ)DTM - SBZ
- Take the train from Sibiu to Blaj
9h 24m$88–342Train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Nürnberg Hbf41 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Passau Hbf91 / ...
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Wien MeidlingIce
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Blaj347
20h 50m$267–516Bus
- Take the bus from Köln to Alba Iulia
25h 12mDrive 1,648.4 km
- Drive from Cologne to Blaj1,648.4 km
15h 15m$272–393Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Sibiu, train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Sibiu (SBZ)DUS - SBZ
- Take the train from Sibiu to Blaj
10h 28m$103–442Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Cluj-Napoca, bus
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)CGN - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iulia
9h 50m$127–329Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickede
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)DTM - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iulia
9h 55m$107–356Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Eindhoven
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)EIN - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iulia
10h 44m$113–395Night train, train
- Take the night train from Koeln Hbf to Wien HbfNj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Blaj347
22h 5m$245–546Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Blaj
17h 21m$297–1,480
Cologne to Blaj by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Blaj is to train and fly which costs $85 - $350 and takes 9h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Blaj is to fly and train which takes 9h 19m and costs $110 - $330.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Blaj. However, there are services departing from Köln and arriving at Blaj via Alba Iulia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 12m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Blaj. However, there are services departing from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf and arriving at Blaj via Nürnberg Hbf, Passau Hbf and Wien Meidling. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 50m.
The distance between Cologne and Blaj is 1468 km. The road distance is 1648.4 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Blaj without a car is to train which takes 20h 50m and costs $260 - $550.
It takes approximately 9h 19m to get from Cologne to Blaj, including transfers.
Cologne to Blaj bus services, operated by Euro Fratello Srl, depart from Köln station.
Cologne to Blaj train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Blaj is to train which takes 20h 50m and costs $260 - $550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 25h 12m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Blaj, Alba, Romania?
You can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Blaj via Nürnberg Hbf, Passau Hbf, and Wien Meidling in around 20h 50m. Alternatively, Euro Fratello Srl operates a bus from Köln to Alba Iulia twice a week, and the journey takes 23h 2m.
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- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sibiu via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $90–370
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–250
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–250
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–280
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–290
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sibiu via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sibiu via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sibiu via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sibiu via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Phone
- 004-0264-596775
- office@viaterraspedition.ro
- Website
- interregional.ro
Train from Sibiu to Blaj
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Interregional Calatori
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $60–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 800 589 28 40
- Website
- agilis.de
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- agilis.de
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Meidling to Blaj
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–230
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Blaj
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $160–230
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $50–75
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $30–45
- Comfort
- $30–45
- Premium
- $50–65
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Hbf to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $25–40
- 1st Class
- $50–85
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–320
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $300–320
- Couchette Carriage
- $180–210
- Seating Carriage
- $85–110
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–1,200
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- $320–650
- Car Compartment
- $600–1,200
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Köln to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Blaj bus services, operated by Euro Fratello Srl, arrive at Alba Iulia station.
Blaj is 1h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 10:51 AM in Cologne and 11:51 AM in Blaj.
Cologne to Blaj train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Nürnberg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Blaj is 1648 km. It takes approximately 15h 15m to drive from Cologne to Blaj.
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