There are 9 ways to get from Essen to Sibiu by plane, train, bus, car, 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 from Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Sibiu (SBZ)plane DUS - SBZ
6h 36m$179–362Bus via Dortmund
cheapest- Take the bus from Dortmund Stadthaus to Sibiubus
29h 30m$83–172Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt Flughafen to Sibiubus
24h 14mTrain
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Augsburg Hbftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Augsburg Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain Drf / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Mediastrain 347
- Take the train from Mediaş to Sibiu h.(203)train
25h 17m$425–1,032Drive 1,716.2 km
- Drive from Essen to Sibiucar 1,716.2 km
15h 58m$283–409Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sibiu (SBZ)plane CGN - SBZ
8h 34m$240–494Fly from Dortmund Airport
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sibiu (SBZ)plane DTM - SBZ
5h 43m$154–498Bus
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Sibiubus 1925
29h 55m$170–290Drive, car train
- Drive from Essen to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Salzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Sibiucar
18h 56m$358–499
Essen to Sibiu by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Sibiu is to bus via Dortmund which costs $80 - $180 and takes 29h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Sibiu is to fly which takes 5h 43m and costs $150 - $500.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Essen central train station station and arriving at Sibiu. Services depart once a week, and operate Sunday. The journey takes approximately 29h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Sibiu. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Sibiu h.(203) via Augsburg Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof and Mediaş. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 17m.
The distance between Essen and Sibiu is 1447 km. The road distance is 1716.2 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Sibiu without a car is to train and bus which takes 24h 14m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 36m to get from Essen to Sibiu, including transfers.
Essen to Sibiu bus services, operated by SARVALTEH AUTO, depart from Dortmund Stadthaus station.
Essen to Sibiu train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Sibiu is to fly which takes 6h 36m and costs $170 - $370. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $420 - $1,100 and takes 25h 17m, you could also bus via Dortmund, which costs $80 - $180 and takes 29h 30m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Sibiu, Romania?
Austrian Airlines, Eurowings, and Lufthansa fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Sibiu (SBZ) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Essen Hbf to Sibiu h.(203) via Augsburg Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof, Medias, and Mediaş in around 25h 17m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sibiu via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sibiu via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sibiu via Frankfurt, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sibiu via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–430
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sibiu via Munich, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–360
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Augsburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120–500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Augsburg Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Medias
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–340
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Mediaş to Sibiu h.(203)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Frankfurt Flughafen to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Dortmund Stadthaus to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Essen central train station to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $170–290
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Sibiu bus services, operated by SARVALTEH AUTO, arrive at Sibiu station.
Sibiu is 1h ahead of Essen. It is currently 12:08 AM in Essen and 1:08 AM in Sibiu.
Essen to Sibiu train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Augsburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Sibiu is 1716 km. It takes approximately 15h 58m to drive from Essen to Sibiu.
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