There are 7 ways to get from Philadelphia to Transylvania by train, plane, bus, or shuttle
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 Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus
best- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane EWR - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus
17h 10m$371–1,288Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane JFK - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus
17h 47m$367–1,307Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Tirgu Mures
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Tirgu Mures (TGM)plane PHL - TGM
16h 17m$530–1,536Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Sibiu, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Sibiu (SBZ)plane EWR - SBZ
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Unghenibus
18h 58m$458–1,680Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Cluj-Napoca, bus
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane PHL - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus
17h 55m$513–1,545Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane JFK - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Brasov
- Take the bus from Braşov to Târgu Mureșbus
19h 40mFly Philadelphia International Airport to Sibiu, bus
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Sibiu (SBZ)plane PHL - SBZ
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Unghenibus
22h 52m$630–1,937
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Transylvania is to train and fly and bus which costs $360 - $1,400 and takes 17h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Transylvania is to fly which takes 16h 17m and costs $500 - $1,600.
The distance between Philadelphia and Transylvania is 7605 km.
It takes approximately 17h 10m to get from Philadelphia to Transylvania, including transfers.
There are 384+ hotels available in Transylvania.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Transylvania, Romania?
American Airlines, Wizz Air, and three other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Tirgu Mures (TGM) once daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sibiu via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Tirgu Mures via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sibiu via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sibiu via Frankfurt, Nuremberg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–430
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sibiu via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $440–950
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–750
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Tirgu Mures via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Tirgu Mures via Frankfurt, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sibiu via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $10–220
- Business Class
- $55–260
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $12–230
- Business Class
- $60–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureş
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- 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
- Website
- edimond.ro
Bus from Braşov to Târgu Mureș
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- edimond.ro
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