There are 6 ways to get from Košice to Alba Iulia by train, bus, car, plane, or night train
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Train
best- Take the train from Kosice to Miskolc TiszaiEc
- Take the train from Miskolc Tiszai to SzolnokIc
- Take the train from Szolnok to Alba Iulia347
12h 12m$36–47Bus
- Take the bus from Košice to Budapest Airport902 / ...
- Take the bus from Budapest Airport to Alba Iulia961
13h 15m$67–101Drive 439.7 km
- Drive from Košice to Alba Iulia439.7 km
6h 39m$77–111Fly to Sibiu, bus
- Fly from Košice International Airport (KSC) to Sibiu (SBZ)KSC - SBZ
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
9h 23m$178–717Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from Kosice to Miskolc TiszaiEc
- Take the bus from Miskolc, autóbusz-állomás to Békéscsaba, autóbusz-állomás
- Take the night train from Bekescsaba to Vintu De Jos
14h 42mFly to Cluj-Napoca, bus
- Fly from Košice International Airport (KSC) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)KSC - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iulia
6h 1m$134–437
Košice to Alba Iulia by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Košice to Alba Iulia is to train which costs $35 - $50 and takes 12h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Košice to Alba Iulia is to fly and bus which takes 6h 1m and costs $130 - $440.
No, there is no direct bus from Košice to Alba Iulia. However, there are services departing from Košice and arriving at Alba Iulia via Budapest Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Košice to Alba Iulia. However, there are services departing from Kosice and arriving at Alba Iulia via Miskolc Tiszai and Szolnok. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 12m.
The distance between Košice and Alba Iulia is 707 km. The road distance is 439.7 km.
The best way to get from Košice to Alba Iulia without a car is to train which takes 12h 12m and costs $35 - $50.
It takes approximately 12h 12m to get from Košice to Alba Iulia, including transfers.
Košice to Alba Iulia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Košice station.
Košice to Alba Iulia train services, operated by Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK), depart from Kosice station.
The best way to get from Košice to Alba Iulia is to train which takes 12h 12m and costs $35 - $50. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $65 - $110 and takes 13h 15m.
What companies run services between Košice, Slovakia and Alba Iulia, Romania?
You can take a train from Kosice to Alba Iulia via Miskolc Tiszai and Szolnok in around 12h 12m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Košice to Alba Iulia via Budapest Airport in around 13h 15m.
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- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Košice International Airport to Sibiu via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Košice International Airport to Sibiu via Prague, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Košice International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–450
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Kosice to Miskolc Tiszai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Miskolc Tiszai to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–16
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Szolnok to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–22
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Szolnok to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bekescsaba to Vintu De Jos
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–28
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Košice to Budapest Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Budapest Airport to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +4-0726.922.277
- Website
- obada-transmontana.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- obadatrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- (0250) 747-41
- secretariat@dacos.com.ro
- Website
- dacos.com.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- dacos.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0258-732.586
- Website
- voltrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- voltrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- mavcsoport.hu
Bus from Miskolc, autóbusz-állomás to Békéscsaba, autóbusz-állomás
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.mavcsoport.hu/en
- Schedules at
- https://emma.mav.hu/#/route?ui_activeItinerary=-1
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More Questions & Answers
Košice to Alba Iulia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Budapest Airport station.
Alba Iulia is 1h ahead of Košice. It is currently 5:33 AM in Košice and 6:33 AM in Alba Iulia.
Košice to Alba Iulia train services, operated by Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK), arrive at Miskolc Tiszai station.
Yes, the driving distance between Košice to Alba Iulia is 440 km. It takes approximately 6h 39m to drive from Košice to Alba Iulia.
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