There are 11 ways to get from Manchester to Transylvania by plane, bus, train, train (Eurostar), car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Manchester Airport to Cluj-Napoca, bus
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane MAN - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus
9h 49m$100–259Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 541 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vestbus
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca BETA Autogari to Cristeştibus
42h 52m$78–171Train, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurttrain 79
- Take the bus from Frankfurt Flughafen to Târgu Mureșbus
30h 44mTrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Meidlingtrain Nj / ...
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Alba Iuliatrain 347
- Take the train from Alba Iulia to Chirileu h.train
36h 23m$669–1,093Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Transylvaniacar
26h 40m$601–829Fly Manchester Airport to Tirgu Mures
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Tirgu Mures (TGM)plane MAN - TGM
8h 18m$104–329Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Tirgu Mures
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Tirgu Mures (TGM)plane LTN - TGM
8h 33m$207–414Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Bradford Interchangetrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane LBA - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus
10h 18m$114–413Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane LTN - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus
10h 54m$233–804Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Turdabusferry
- Take the bus from Turda to Tirgu Mures Airportbus
42h 38m$123–242Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Transylvaniacar
27h 48m$478–777
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Transylvania is to bus which costs $75 - $180 and takes 42h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Transylvania is to fly which takes 8h 18m and costs $100 - $330.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester to Transylvania. However, there are services departing from Manchester Piccadilly and arriving at Tirgu Mures Airport via Turda. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 38m.
No, there is no direct train from Manchester to Transylvania. However, there are services departing from Manchester Piccadilly and arriving at Chirileu h. via London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Meidling and Alba Iulia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 23m.
The distance between Manchester and Transylvania is 2115 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Transylvania without a car is to train and bus which takes 30h 44m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 49m to get from Manchester to Transylvania, including transfers.
Manchester to Transylvania bus services, operated by SC Latino Expres S.R.L., depart from Manchester Piccadilly station.
Manchester to Transylvania train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Manchester Piccadilly station.
The best way to get from Manchester to Transylvania is to train which takes 36h 23m and costs $650 - $1,100. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $100 - $330 and takes 8h 18m, you could also bus, which costs $75 - $180 and takes 42h 52m.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Transylvania, Romania?
You can take a train from Manchester Piccadilly to Transylvania via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Meidling, Alba Iulia, and Chirileu h. in around 36h 23m. Alternatively, Ryanair, Wizz Air, and three other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Tirgu Mures (TGM) twice daily.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tirgu Mures via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tirgu Mures via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–330
Flights from Luton Airport to Tirgu Mures
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $30–220
Flights from Luton Airport to Tirgu Mures via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $30–220
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Luton Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, Saturday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–490
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tirgu Mures via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $75–290
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $150–260
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $150–260
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $250–390
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Meidling to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–270
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Alba Iulia to Chirileu h.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $157
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- $157
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–27
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–27
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Manchester Victoria to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureş
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureş
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureş
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Turda
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +40743919764
- Website
- olteanutravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Turda to Tirgu Mures Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- olteanutravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0749-226.971
- Website
- irinatrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Turda to Tirgu Mures Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21
- Schedules at
- irinatrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $12–65
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- +4-0742-044.125
- Website
- droftur.autogari.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca BETA Autogari to Cristeşti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- droftur.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0259 471 690
- Website
- autogenn.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca BETA Autogari to Cristeşti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–13
- Schedules at
- autogenn.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Manchester to Transylvania bus services, operated by SC Latino Expres S.R.L., arrive at Turda station.
Manchester to Transylvania train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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