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How to get fromLyon to TransylvaniaBy train, plane, bus, train (TGV, Trenitalia), car, or shuttle

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There are 12 ways to get from Lyon to Transylvania by train, plane, bus, train (TGV, Trenitalia), car, or shuttle

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  1. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane plane GVA - CLJ
    3. Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus bus
    11h 17m
    $185–406

  2. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Tirgu Mures

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Tirgu Mures (TGM)plane plane LYS - TGM
    9h 7m
    $114–360

  3. Train, bus via Ghent

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europetrain train Tgv
    2. Take the bus from Lille to Ghent Dampoortbus bus 280 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Ghent to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vestbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca BETA Autogari to Târgu Mureșbus bus
    23h 22m

  4. Train

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyontrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Muenchen Hbftrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from München Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain train Drf / ...
    4. Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Alba Iuliatrain train 347
    5. Take the train from Alba Iulia to Chirileu h.train train
    29h 35m
    $571–1,021

  5. Drive 1,818.3 km

    1. Drive from Lyon to Transylvaniacar car 1,818.3 km
    20h 38m
    $326–471

  6. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle, bus

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane LYS - OTP
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Brasovshuttle bus
    3. Take the bus from Braşov to Târgu Mureșbus bus
    12h 3m

  7. Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain train
    2. Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane plane BGY - CLJ
    4. Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus bus
    12h 33m
    $136–366

  8. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cluj-Napoca, bus

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane plane LYS - CLJ
    2. Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus bus
    10h 24m
    $138–329

  9. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Tirgu Mures

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Tirgu Mures (TGM)plane plane GVA - TGM
    10h
    $131–417

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Lyon to Besançonbus bus N720 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Besançon to Târgu Mureșbus bus
    32h 21m

  11. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain train Fr
    2. Take the bus from Torino - Piazza Tommaso Campanella to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vestbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca BETA Autogari to Cristeştibus bus
    33h 4m
    $128–174

  12. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Lyon to Sebeșbus bus FlixBus 1921
    2. Take the train from Sebeş Alba to Vidrasău h.train train Sibiu - Târgu Mureş
    34h 21m
    $198–308

Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) flights

Calendar11Weekly Planes
Duration5h 58mAverage Duration
Ticket$127Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Lyon, France and Transylvania, Romania?

You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Transylvania via Paris Gare De Lyon, Muenchen Hbf, München Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof, Alba Iulia, and Chirileu h. in around 29h 35m. Alternatively, easyJet, Ulendo Airlink, and three other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Tirgu Mures (TGM) 3 times a week.

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