There are 10 ways to get from Taormina to Alba Iulia by train, plane, bus, ferry, car, 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.
Train, fly to Sibiu, bus
best- Take the train from Taormina-Giardini to Catania Centrale
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Sibiu (SBZ)CTA - SBZ
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
11h 12m$75–346Train, bus via Cluj-Napoca
cheapest- Take the train from Taormina-Giardini to Messina CentraleRe
- Take the bus from Messina Main Train Station to Napoli, Autostazione Metropark
- Take the bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Take the train from Cluj Napoca to Alba Iulia
43h 4m$63–190Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Taormina-Giardini to Messina CentraleRe
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.GiovanniM1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia MestreFr
- Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione to Alba Iulia
30h 2mDrive, ferry, car ferry
- Drive from Taormina to Messina Marittima
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Port Of Bari
- Take the car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrës
- Drive from Port Of Durres to Alba Iulia
27h 53m$291–436Train, fly to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Taormina-Giardini to Catania Centrale
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR)CTA - TSR
- Take the bus from Timisoara Airport to Alba Iulia
11h 41m$98–391Train, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Taormina-Giardini to Catania Centrale
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)CTA - OTP
- Take the train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Vest
- Take the train from Ploieşti Vest to Alba Iulia
14h 26m$90–276Train, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the train from Taormina-Giardini to Catania Centrale
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)CTA - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Take the train from Szolnok to Alba Iulia
14h 6m$95–231Train, fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus
- Take the train from Taormina-Giardini to Catania Centrale
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)CTA - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iulia
8h 19m$68–296Bus
- Take the bus from Taormina - Via Luigi Pirandello to Catania via Archimede
- Take the bus from Catania to Bologna Centrale
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)536 / ...
- Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione to Alba Iulia
38h 24m$121–314Train, bus
- Take the train from Taormina-Giardini to SalernoIc
- Take the bus from Salerno to Sebeș1928
40h 13m$198–446
Taormina to Alba Iulia by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Taormina to Alba Iulia is to train and fly and bus which costs $65 - $300 and takes 8h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Taormina to Alba Iulia is to train and fly and bus which takes 8h 19m and costs $65 - $300.
No, there is no direct bus from Taormina to Alba Iulia. However, there are services departing from Taormina - Via Luigi Pirandello and arriving at Alba Iulia via Catania, Bologna Centrale and Venezia, Viale Stazione. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 24m.
The distance between Taormina and Alba Iulia is 1317 km.
The best way to get from Taormina to Alba Iulia without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 30h 2m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 12m to get from Taormina to Alba Iulia, including transfers.
Taormina to Alba Iulia bus services, operated by Interbus, depart from Taormina - Via Luigi Pirandello station.
Taormina to Alba Iulia bus services, operated by Interbus, arrive at Catania via Archimede station.
Alba Iulia is 1h ahead of Taormina. It is currently 12:20 PM in Taormina and 1:20 PM in Alba Iulia.
There are 312+ hotels available in Alba Iulia.
What companies run services between Taormina, Italy and Alba Iulia, Romania?
You can take a bus from Taormina - Via Luigi Pirandello to Alba Iulia via Catania via Archimede, Catania, Bologna Centrale, and Venezia, Viale Stazione in around 38h 24m.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–230
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–230
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–160
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–160
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $50–160
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Sibiu via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–320
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Sibiu via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–340
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–250
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–310
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–300
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–160
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Sibiu via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–490
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–300
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–250
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Taormina-Giardini to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $7–10
Train from Taormina-Giardini to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $7–11
Train from Taormina-Giardini to Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $27–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $65–95
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Taormina-Giardini to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Taormina-Giardini to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Taormina-Giardini to Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–210
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–250
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Super Economy
- $85–120
- Base Standard
- $140–200
- Base Premium
- $170–250
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–9
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Ploieşti Vest to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $32–35
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Cluj Napoca to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/
- Phone
- 0751.525.520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- 0351/40.91.53
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–6
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $2–5
- 1st Class
- $5–8
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Szolnok to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–22
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Szolnok to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +4-0726.922.277
- Website
- obada-transmontana.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- obadatrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- (0250) 747-41
- secretariat@dacos.com.ro
- Website
- dacos.com.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- dacos.autogari.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Catania to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Salerno to Sebeș
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $170–240
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +4-0258-732.586
- Website
- voltrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- voltrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $65–85
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0722-862.442
- Website
- pristyl.autogari.ro
Bus from Timisoara Airport to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–35
- Schedules at
- pristyl.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +39 0935 22 460
- Website
- interbus.it
Bus from Taormina - Via Luigi Pirandello to Catania via Archimede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Schedules at
- interbus.it
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Catania to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–190
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–29
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Messina Main Train Station to Napoli, Autostazione Metropark
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–25
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $27–140
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 342 32 55 869
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
- Phone
- +3907150211621
- booking@adriaferries.com
- Website
- adriaferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Schedules at
- adriaferries.com
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- booking@ventourisferries.com
- Website
- ventourisferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
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