There are 8 ways to get from Macedonia to Alba Iulia by car, train, plane, bus, or shuttle
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Drive, train to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus
best- Drive from Macedonia to Rodopolis
- Take the train from Rodopolis to Thessaloniki
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)SKG - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iulia
9h 50m$112–254Train
cheapest- Take the train from Petrich to Sofia
- Take the train from Sofia to Vidin
- Take the train from Vidin to Craiova
- Take the train from Craiova to Alba Iulia
21h 51m$59–78Bus
- Take the bus from Petrich Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sofia to Drobeta-Turnu Severin
- Take the bus from Drobeta-Turnu Severin to Târgu Jiu
- Take the bus from Târgu Jiu to Alba Iulia
18h 55mDrive 740.5 km
- Drive from Macedonia to Alba Iulia740.5 km
10h 28m$118–171Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus
- Take the train from Petrich to Zaharna Fabrika
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)SOF - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iulia
13h 5m$92–239Train, shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus
- Take the train from Petrich to Sofia
- Take a shuttle bus from Sofia to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)OTP - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iulia
14h 6m$351–578Drive, train to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle, train
- Drive from Macedonia to Rodopolis
- Take the train from Rodopolis to Thessaloniki
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)SKG - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Brasov
- Take the train from Brașov to Alba Iulia
15h 22m$123–289Drive, train, bus
- Drive from Macedonia to Rodopolis
- Take the train from Rodopolis to ThessalonikiRe
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Sibiu
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
19h 56m$91–162
Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Macedonia to Alba Iulia is to train which costs $55 - $80 and takes 21h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Macedonia to Alba Iulia is to drive and train and fly and bus which takes 9h 50m and costs $110 - $260.
The distance between Macedonia and Alba Iulia is 988 km. The road distance is 740.5 km.
The best way to get from Macedonia to Alba Iulia without a car is to bus which takes 18h 55m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 50m to get from Macedonia to Alba Iulia, including transfers.
The best way to get from Macedonia to Alba Iulia is to bus which takes 18h 55m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs $55 - $80 and takes 21h 51m.
Yes, the driving distance between Macedonia to Alba Iulia is 741 km. It takes approximately 10h 28m to drive from Macedonia to Alba Iulia.
There are 308+ hotels available in Alba Iulia.
What companies run services between Macedonia, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria and Alba Iulia, Romania?
You can take a vehicle from Macedonia to Alba Iulia via Petrich Bus Station, Sofia Central Bus Station, Sofia, Drobeta-Turnu Severin, and Târgu Jiu in around 18h 55m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Macedonia to Alba Iulia via Petrich, Sofia, Vidin, and Craiova in around 21h 51m.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–270
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–240
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–120
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–270
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–150
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Rodopolis to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Petrich to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–10
- 1st Class
- $9–11
Train from Sofia to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–16
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $8–12
- 1st Class
- $11–16
Train from Petrich to Zaharna Fabrika
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–10
- 1st Class
- $9–11
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Vidin to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Craiova to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–30
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Brașov to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–26
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sofia to Drobeta-Turnu Severin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Petrich Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +4-0745-779.908
- Website
- dikeltour.autogari.ro
Bus from Drobeta-Turnu Severin to Târgu Jiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- dikeltour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0353.806.666
- office@eta.ro
- Website
- eta.ro
Bus from Târgu Jiu to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20
- Schedules at
- eta.ro
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Sofia to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $280–430
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- 0371.503.503
- office@direct-aeroport.ro
- Website
- direct-aeroport.ro
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Brasov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Schedules at
- direct-aeroport.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +4-0364.101.110
- Website
- fany.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- fany.autogari.ro
- Phone
- (0250) 747-41
- secretariat@dacos.com.ro
- Website
- dacos.com.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- dacos.autogari.ro
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- +40-260-606343
- Website
- cento.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- cento.ro
- Phone
- +4-0730-223.590
- Website
- romtimex.autogari.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- romtimex.autogari.ro
- Website
- cotofana.autogari.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- cotofana.autogari.ro
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