There are 10 ways to get from Zurich to Alba Iulia by plane, bus, train, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Zurich Airport to Cluj-Napoca, bus
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)ZRH - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iulia
7h 4m$124–369Train to Basel, fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)BSL - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iulia
8h 14m$70–373Train
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien HbfRjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Alba Iulia347
20h 9m$272–388Bus
- Take the bus from Zürich to Sebes
21h 23m$78–129Train, night train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Buchs SGRjx
- Take the night train from Buchs Sg to Budapest-KeletiEn
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Alba Iulia347
22h 16m$236–345Fly Zurich Airport to Sibiu, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sibiu (SBZ)ZRH - SBZ
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
9h 23m$141–379Train to Basel, fly to Sibiu, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Sibiu (SBZ)BSL - SBZ
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
9h 2m$87–353Bus via Zurich Bus Station
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Sebeș1921
23h 30m$129–180Drive 1,436 km
- Drive from Zurich to Alba Iulia1,436 km
13h 42m$290–419Drive, car train
- Drive from Zurich to München Ost
- Take the car train from München Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Alba Iulia
13h 30m$352–499
Zurich to Alba Iulia by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Alba Iulia is to bus which costs $75 - $130 and takes 21h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Alba Iulia is to fly and bus which takes 7h 4m and costs $120 - $370.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich to Alba Iulia. However, there are services departing from Zürich and arriving at Alba Iulia via Sebeş. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 23m.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to Alba Iulia. However, there are services departing from Zuerich Hb and arriving at Alba Iulia via Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 9m.
The distance between Zurich and Alba Iulia is 1267 km. The road distance is 1436 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Alba Iulia without a car is to train which takes 20h 9m and costs $270 - $390.
It takes approximately 7h 4m to get from Zurich to Alba Iulia, including transfers.
Zurich to Alba Iulia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Zurich to Alba Iulia train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Zuerich Hb station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Alba Iulia is to train which takes 20h 9m and costs $270 - $390. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $75 - $130 and takes 21h 23m.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Alba Iulia, Romania?
You can take a train from Zuerich Hb to Alba Iulia via Wien Hbf in around 20h 9m. Alternatively, Transmarian operates a bus from Zürich to Sebes 3 times a week. Tickets cost $75–130 and the journey takes 20h 33m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sibiu via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–500
Flights from Basel to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–330
Flights from Basel to Sibiu via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sibiu via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Basel to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–320
Flights from Basel to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sibiu via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Basel to Sibiu via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–360
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
Train from Zürich HB to Buchs SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
Train from Wien Hbf to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–210
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Night train from Buchs Sg to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–270
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Buchs SG
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–27
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $33–37
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
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 Sibiu to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Sebeș
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Bus from Zürich to Sebes
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Schedules at
- transmarian.ro
- 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
- 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
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More Questions & Answers
Zurich to Alba Iulia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Sebeș station.
Alba Iulia is 1h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 9:03 AM in Zurich and 10:03 AM in Alba Iulia.
Zurich to Alba Iulia train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Wien Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Alba Iulia is 1436 km. It takes approximately 13h 42m to drive from Zurich to Alba Iulia.
Book your Zurich to Alba Iulia bus tickets online with FlixBus.
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