There are 9 ways to get from Vienna to Transylvania by bus, train, car, plane, 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.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Vienna to Târgu Mureșbus
10h 47mTrain to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly to Tirgu Mures
cheapest- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Tirgu Mures (TGM)plane BUD - TGM
6h 44m$82–247Train, bus
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Mediastrain 347
- Take the bus from Mediaş to Unghenibus
13h 36m$223–370Drive 727.9 km
- Drive from Vienna to Transylvaniacar 727.9 km
9h 17m$137–198Bus via Mădăraș
- Take the bus from Wien Hauptbahnhof to Târgu Mureșbus
14h 35mFly Vienna International Airport to Cluj-Napoca, bus
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane VIE - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus
8h 48m$96–292Fly Vienna International Airport to Tirgu Mures
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Tirgu Mures (TGM)plane VIE - TGM
6h 1m$127–304Fly Vienna International Airport to Sibiu, bus
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Sibiu (SBZ)plane VIE - SBZ
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Unghenibus
8h 36m$118–364Fly Vienna International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane VIE - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Brasov
- Take the bus from Braşov to Târgu Mureșbus
10h 42m
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Tirgu Mures (TGM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Transylvania is to fly and bus which costs $95 - $300 and takes 8h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Transylvania is to fly which takes 6h 1m and costs $120 - $310.
The distance between Vienna and Transylvania is 794 km. The road distance is 727.9 km.
The best way to get from Vienna to Transylvania without a car is to bus which takes 10h 47m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 47m to get from Vienna to Transylvania, including transfers.
The best way to get from Vienna to Transylvania is to bus which takes 10h 47m and costs . Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $120 - $310 and takes 6h 1m.
Yes, the driving distance between Vienna to Transylvania is 728 km. It takes approximately 9h 17m to drive from Vienna to Transylvania.
There are 21+ hotels available in Transylvania.
What companies run services between Vienna, Austria and Transylvania, Romania?
Euro Fratello Srl operates a bus from Vienna to Târgu Mureș 4 times a week, and the journey takes 10h 20m. Alternatively, Austrian Airlines, Wizz Air, and two other airlines fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Tirgu Mures (TGM) twice daily.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–240
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–400
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–260
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $55–200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Tirgu Mures via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–260
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Tirgu Mures via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–250
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Tirgu Mures
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $28–90
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Tirgu Mures via Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–240
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–350
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–120
Train from Wien Hbf to Medias
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–340
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $40–65
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Vienna to Târgu Mureș
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- +4- 0265-255-092
- Website
- balinttrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Mediaş to Ungheni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Schedules at
- 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
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Wien Hauptbahnhof to Târgu Mureș
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureş
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- 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
- $24–40
- 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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