There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Sibiu by plane, train, bus, car, night train, or car 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 Cologne Bonn Airport to Sibiu
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sibiu (SBZ)CGN - SBZ
7h 1m$116–282Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Köln to Sibiu
24h 6m$75–110Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof42 / ...
- Take the bus from Mannheim to Sibiu OMV
17h 20m$106–243Train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt41
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Passau Hbf91 / ...
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Wien HauptbahnhofIce
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Sibiu347
23h 9m$257–515Drive 1,666.5 km
- Drive from Cologne to Sibiu1,666.5 km
15h 18m$275–397Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Sibiu
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Sibiu (SBZ)DUS - SBZ
8h 7m$91–459Fly 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 Sibiu
10h$131–413Night train, train
- Take the night train from Koeln Hbf to Wien HbfNj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Sibiu347
24h 23m$245–544Bus via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Sibiu1925 / ...
28h 52m$158–222Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Sibiu
17h 24m$297–1,480
Cologne to Sibiu by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Sibiu is to bus which costs $75 - $110 and takes 24h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Sibiu is to fly which takes 7h 1m and costs $110 - $290.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Köln and arriving at Sibiu. Services depart five times a week, and operate Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The journey takes approximately 24h 6m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Sibiu. However, there are services departing from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf and arriving at Sibiu via Frankfurt, Passau Hbf and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 9m.
The distance between Cologne and Sibiu is 1391 km. The road distance is 1666.5 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Sibiu without a car is to train and bus which takes 17h 20m and costs $100 - $250.
It takes approximately 7h 1m to get from Cologne to Sibiu, including transfers.
Cologne to Sibiu bus services, operated by Transmarian, depart from Köln station.
Cologne to Sibiu train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Sibiu is to fly which takes 7h 1m and costs $110 - $290. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $250 - $550 and takes 23h 9m, you could also bus, which costs $75 - $110 and takes 24h 6m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Sibiu, Romania?
Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, and Ryanair fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sibiu (SBZ) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Sibiu via Frankfurt, Passau Hbf, Wien Hauptbahnhof, and Wien Hbf in around 23h 9m.
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- 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
- $140–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sibiu via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–390
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sibiu via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sibiu via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sibiu via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–290
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–250
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–260
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–150
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $40–65
- 1st Class
- $85–150
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $160–230
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–70
- 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 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $29–45
- Comfort
- $30–45
- Premium
- $50–65
- 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
- $80–320
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $290–320
- Couchette Carriage
- $180–210
- Seating Carriage
- $80–110
- 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
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Bus from Mannheim to Sibiu OMV
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.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 Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–210
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Bus from Köln to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Schedules at
- transmarian.ro
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Köln to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Sibiu bus services, operated by Transmarian, arrive at Sibiu station.
Sibiu is 1h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 1:10 PM in Cologne and 2:10 PM in Sibiu.
Cologne to Sibiu train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Sibiu is 1667 km. It takes approximately 15h 18m to drive from Cologne to Sibiu.
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