There are 9 ways to get from Cologne to Transylvania by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Cluj-Napoca, bus
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane CGN - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus
8h 52m$125–358Bus via Cluj-Napoca
cheapest- Take the bus from Bonn to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vestbus
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca BETA Autogari to Cristeştibus
27h 13m$52–213Bus
- Take the bus from Köln to Târgu Mureșbus
23h 13mTrain
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Augsburg Hbftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Augsburg Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain 963 / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Alba Iuliatrain 347
- Take the train from Alba Iulia to Chirileu h.train
25h 5m$429–1,031Drive 1,602.2 km
- Drive from Cologne to Transylvaniacar 1,602.2 km
17h 18m$264–382Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Cluj-Napoca, bus
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane DUS - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus
9h 27m$142–325Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Tirgu Mures
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickedetrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Tirgu Mures (TGM)plane DTM - TGM
6h 24mTrain to Dortmund Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickedetrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane DTM - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus
8h 47mTrain, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus
- Take the train from Neuss Hbf to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane EIN - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus
10h 31m$128–453
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Transylvania is to bus via Cluj-Napoca which costs $50 - $220 and takes 27h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Transylvania is to fly and bus which takes 8h 52m and costs $120 - $360.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Transylvania. However, there are services departing from Köln and arriving at Târgu Mureș via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 13m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Transylvania. However, there are services departing from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf and arriving at Chirileu h. via Augsburg Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof and Alba Iulia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 5m.
The distance between Cologne and Transylvania is 1427 km. The road distance is 1602.2 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Transylvania without a car is to bus which takes 23h 13m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 52m to get from Cologne to Transylvania, including transfers.
Cologne to Transylvania bus services, operated by Euro Fratello Srl, depart from Köln station.
Cologne to Transylvania train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Transylvania is to bus which takes 23h 13m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs $420 - $1,100 and takes 25h 5m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Transylvania, Romania?
Euro Fratello Srl operates a bus from Köln to Târgu Mureș twice a week, and the journey takes 22h 46m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Transylvania via Augsburg Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof, Alba Iulia, and Chirileu h. in around 25h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–480
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–500
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–240
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Tirgu Mures
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–310
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–270
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–350
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–430
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–280
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–460
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Augsburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Augsburg Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $170–310
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Alba Iulia to Chirileu h.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–12
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Neuss Hbf to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–14
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- 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
- $9–16
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureş
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureş
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureş
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Köln to Târgu Mureș
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bonn to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $22–170
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +4-0742-044.125
- Website
- droftur.autogari.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca BETA Autogari to Cristeşti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- droftur.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0259 471 690
- Website
- autogenn.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca BETA Autogari to Cristeşti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–12
- Schedules at
- autogenn.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Transylvania bus services, operated by Euro Fratello Srl, arrive at Târgu Mureș station.
Cologne to Transylvania train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Augsburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Transylvania is 1602 km. It takes approximately 17h 18m to drive from Cologne to Transylvania.
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