There are 9 ways to get from Transylvania to Athens by bus, plane, train, ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Cluj-Napoca, fly
best- Take the bus from Târgu Mureş to Cluj-Napocabus
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CLJ - ATH
7h 4m€106–246Bus via Thessaloníki
cheapest- Take the bus from Ungheni to Sibiubus
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Thessalonikibus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
25h 24m€90–188Bus, train
- Take the bus from Iernut to Sibiubus
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Thessalonikibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
24h 12m€107–174Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from G-ral N. Dăscălescu Hm. to Sibiutrain
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Thessalonikibus
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Port of Piraeusferry Bsf
2d 1h€246–502Drive 1,379.6 km
- Drive from Transylvania to Athenscar 1,379.6 km
19h 1m€246–355Fly from Tirgu Mures
- Fly from Tirgu Mures (TGM) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane TGM - ATH
7h 21m€117–286Bus, train to Bucharest Otopeni, fly
- Take the bus from Târgu Mureș to Braşovbus
- Take the train from Brașov to Bucharesttrain
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane OTP - ATH
10h 51mBus to Sibiu, fly
- Take the bus from Iernut to Sibiubus
- Fly from Sibiu (SBZ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SBZ - ATH
11h 1m€118–289Bus
- Take the bus from Târgu Mureş to București, Autogara Militaribus N877 / ...
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Athens Lagoumitzibus N983
30h 11m€112–204
Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Transylvania to Athens is to bus and train which costs €100 - €180 and takes 24h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Transylvania to Athens is to bus and fly which takes 7h 4m and costs €100 - €250.
The distance between Transylvania and Athens is 1154 km. The road distance is 1379.6 km.
The best way to get from Transylvania to Athens without a car is to bus and train which takes 24h 12m and costs €100 - €180.
It takes approximately 7h 4m to get from Transylvania to Athens, including transfers.
The best way to get from Transylvania to Athens is to fly which takes 7h 21m and costs €110 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus via Thessaloníki, which costs €90 - €190 and takes 25h 24m.
Yes, the driving distance between Transylvania to Athens is 1380 km. It takes approximately 19h 1m to drive from Transylvania to Athens.
There are 12862+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Transylvania, Romania and Athens, Greece?
Ulendo Airlink, ITA Airways, and three other airlines fly from Tirgu Mures (TGM) to Athens International Airport (ATH) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Transylvania to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL via Ungheni, Sibiu, Thessaloniki, and Thessaloniki Monastiriou in around 25h 24m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Tirgu Mures to Athens International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–140
Flights from Sibiu to Athens International Airport via Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Tirgu Mures to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Sibiu to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Sibiu to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Tirgu Mures to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Sibiu to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tirgu Mures to Athens International Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–140
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from G-ral N. Dăscălescu Hm. to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–18
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–19
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- €6–11
- 1st Class
- €12–19
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/#/cautare/
- Phone
- +40 751 525 520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Târgu Mureş to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Iernut to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Târgu Mureş to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Athens Lagoumitzi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +4-0770690758
- Website
- transseb.autogari.ro
Bus from Iernut to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- transseb.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Sibiu to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://simeonidistours.gr/en/
- Website
- edimond.ro
Bus from Târgu Mureș to Braşov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- edimond.ro
- Phone
- +4- 0265-255-092
- Website
- balinttrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Ungheni to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- balinttrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +30 2310 500111
- info@ktelthes.gr
- Website
- ktelthes.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–50
- Website
- https://ktelthes.gr/en/
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €150–350
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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