There are 7 ways to get from Philadelphia to Transylvania by train, plane, bus, or shuttle
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Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Sibiu, bus
best- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Sibiu (SBZ)EWR - SBZ
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Iernut
20h 2m$449–1,569Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)EWR - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureş
19h 12m$297–1,235Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Tirgu Mures
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Tirgu Mures (TGM)PHL - TGM
14h 57m$389–1,397Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Sibiu, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Sibiu (SBZ)JFK - SBZ
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Iernut
20h 7m$485–2,065Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)JFK - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureş
18h 58m$363–1,231Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Cluj-Napoca, bus
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)PHL - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureş
19h 57m$344–1,283Train 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 Station
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)JFK - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Brasov
- Take the bus from Brasov, Gara to Targu Mures
21h 29m$381–1,323
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Sibiu (SBZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Transylvania is to train and fly and bus which costs $360 - $1,300 and takes 18h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Transylvania is to fly which takes 14h 57m and costs $380 - $1,400.
The distance between Philadelphia and Transylvania is 7701 km.
It takes approximately 20h 2m to get from Philadelphia to Transylvania, including transfers.
There are 351+ hotels available in Transylvania.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Transylvania, Romania?
American Airlines, Wizz Air, and Aer Lingus fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Tirgu Mures (TGM) once daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sibiu via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sibiu via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sibiu via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sibiu via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sibiu via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sibiu via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sibiu via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sibiu via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sibiu via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sibiu via Brussels, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sibiu via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Tirgu Mures via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Tirgu Mures via Dublin, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,900
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,800
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–550
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.html
- 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.html
- 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
- $10–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $18–29
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $10–65
- Business - advance purchase
- $13–95
- Business Class
- $23–180
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–310
- 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
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Sibiu to Iernut
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureş
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- +4-0364.101.110
- Website
- fany.ro
Bus from Brasov, Gara to Targu Mures
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- fany.autogari.ro
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