There are 13 ways to get from France to Transylvania by train, plane, train (TGV), 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.
Train to Basel, fly to Tirgu Mures
best- Take the train from Strasbourg to St Louistrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Tirgu Mures (TGM)plane BSL - TGM
6h 10m$110–383Bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Aéroport Paris Beauvaisbus
- Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane BVA - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus
10h 58m$76–287Train
- Take the train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from München Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain Drf / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Alba Iuliatrain 347
- Take the train from Alba Iulia to Chirileu h.train
27h 41m$428–731Train, bus
- Take the train from Paris Est to Mannheim Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain 43 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt Flughafen to Târgu Mureșbus
28h 26mDrive 1,942 km
- Drive from Paris to Transylvaniacar 1,942 km
20h 18m$348–503Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cluj-Napoca, bus
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane NCE - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus
12h 15m$95–246Bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly to Tirgu Mures
- Take the bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Aéroport Paris Beauvaisbus
- Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Tirgu Mures (TGM)plane BVA - TGM
7h 19m$106–338Train to Basel, fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus
- Take the train from Strasbourg to St Louistrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane BSL - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus
9h 54m$100–362Fly Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Sibiu, bus
- Fly from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to Sibiu (SBZ)plane FKB - SBZ
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Unghenibus
10h 6m$116–511Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane MUC - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus
13h 14m$197–549Bus via Cluj-Napoca
- Take the bus from Paris to Cluj-Napoca, Railway Station Squarebus
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca, Railway Station Square to Târgu Mureșbus
39h 38mBus
- Take the bus from Paris Tour Eiffel to Târgu Mureșbus
40h 36mDrive, car train
- Drive from Paris to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Transylvaniacar
22h 52m$388–1,597
Basel (BSL) to Tirgu Mures (TGM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from France to Transylvania is to fly and bus which costs $95 - $250 and takes 12h 15m.
The fastest way to get from France to Transylvania is to train and fly which takes 6h 10m and costs $110 - $390.
The distance between France and Transylvania is 1449 km. The road distance is 1942 km.
The best way to get from France to Transylvania without a car is to train which takes 27h 41m and costs $420 - $750.
It takes approximately 6h 10m to get from France to Transylvania, including transfers.
The best way to get from France to Transylvania is to train which takes 27h 41m and costs $420 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus via Cluj-Napoca, which costs and takes 39h 38m.
Yes, the driving distance between France to Transylvania is 1942 km. It takes approximately 20h 18m to drive from France to Transylvania.
There are 368+ hotels available in Transylvania.
What companies run services between France and Transylvania, Romania?
You can take a subway from Cité to Transylvania via Gare de l'Est, Paris Est, Muenchen Hbf, München Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof, Alba Iulia, and Chirileu h. in around 27h 41m. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Hôtel de Ville to Band via Nation, Porte de Montreuil, Paris, Cluj-Napoca, Railway Station Square, and Târgu Mureș in around 39h 38m.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Basel to Tirgu Mures
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–290
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–220
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–220
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–220
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Tirgu Mures
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–280
Flights from Basel to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–290
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–250
Flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–420
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Basel to Cluj-Napoca via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–230
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg to St Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $26–40
- Rail 1st Class
- $40–60
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $150–200
- 1st Class
- $200–250
Train from Paris Est to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $95–130
- 1st Class
- $130–170
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $35–50
- 1st Class
- $60–80
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $50–70
- 1st Class
- $75–100
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $85–210
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- $85–120
- First Class
- $150–210
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- $45–70
- First Class
- $85–120
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–220
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Alba Iulia to Chirileu h.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–13
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–105
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $31–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $43–49
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $55–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $15–23
- 1st Class
- $27–45
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–150
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $40–65
- 1st Class
- $85–150
- 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
- $120–1,200
- 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 Frankfurt Flughafen to Târgu Mureș
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureş
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +33 (0) 9 77 40 24 20
- service.clients@aeroportbeauvais.com.
- Website
- aerobus.fr
Bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Aéroport Paris Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–24
- Schedules at
- aerobus.fr
- Phone
- +4- 0265-255-092
- Website
- balinttrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Ungheni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- balinttrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0040 263 215 521
- alexa.trans@yahoo.com
- Website
- alexatrans.ro
Bus from Paris to Cluj-Napoca, Railway Station Square
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Schedules at
- alexatrans.ro
- Phone
- +4-0744-251.977
- Website
- veratrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Railway Station Square to Târgu Mureș
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- veratrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0729-770.870
- transolteanutour@yahoo.com
- Website
- transolteanu.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Railway Station Square to Târgu Mureș
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- transolteanu.ro
- Phone
- +40743919764
- Website
- olteanutravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Railway Station Square to Târgu Mureș
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- olteanutravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Paris Tour Eiffel to Târgu Mureș
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
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