There are 8 ways to get from Frankfurt am Main to Transylvania by plane, bus, train, car, 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.
Fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus
best- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane FRA - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus
9h 8m$133–360Bus via Cluj-Napoca
cheapest- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vestbus
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca BETA Autogari to Cristeştibus
23h 7m$43–62Bus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt Flughafen to Târgu Mureșbus
22h 3mTrain
- Take the train from Frankfurt to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain 961 / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Alba Iuliatrain 347
- Take the train from Alba Iulia to Chirileu h.train
24h 12m$379–659Drive 1,421.5 km
- Drive from Frankfurt am Main to Transylvaniacar 1,421.5 km
15h 42m$235–339Fly to Tirgu Mures
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Tirgu Mures (TGM)plane FRA - TGM
6h 37m$92–350Fly to Sibiu, bus
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sibiu (SBZ)plane FRA - SBZ
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Târgu Mures Airportbus
10h 45mFly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane FRA - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Brasov
- Take the bus from Braşov to Târgu Mureșbus
11h 28m
Frankfurt (FRA) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Transylvania is to bus via Cluj-Napoca which costs $40 - $65 and takes 23h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Transylvania is to fly which takes 6h 37m and costs $90 - $350.
No, there is no direct bus from Frankfurt am Main to Transylvania. However, there are services departing from Frankfurt Flughafen and arriving at Târgu Mureș via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 3m.
No, there is no direct train from Frankfurt am Main to Transylvania. However, there are services departing from Frankfurt and arriving at Chirileu h. via Muenchen Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof and Alba Iulia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 12m.
The distance between Frankfurt am Main and Transylvania is 1304 km. The road distance is 1421.5 km.
The best way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Transylvania without a car is to bus which takes 22h 3m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 8m to get from Frankfurt am Main to Transylvania, including transfers.
Frankfurt am Main to Transylvania bus services, operated by Euro Fratello Srl, depart from Frankfurt Flughafen station.
Frankfurt am Main to Transylvania train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Frankfurt station.
The best way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Transylvania is to bus which takes 22h 3m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs $370 - $700 and takes 24h 12m, you could also fly, which costs $90 - $350 and takes 6h 37m.
What companies run services between Frankfurt am Main, Germany and Transylvania, Romania?
Euro Fratello Srl operates a bus from Frankfurt Flughafen to Târgu Mureș twice a week, and the journey takes 20h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Frankfurt to Transylvania via München Hbf, Muenchen Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof, Alba Iulia, and Chirileu h. in around 24h 12m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Sibiu via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Sibiu via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–370
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Cluj-Napoca via Nuremberg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Tirgu Mures via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Sibiu via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–450
Flights from Frankfurt to Sibiu via Nuremberg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–450
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Cluj-Napoca via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–350
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Tirgu Mures via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–430
Flights from Frankfurt to Tirgu Mures via Vienna, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–430
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–270
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–230
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $160–280
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Alba Iulia to Chirileu h.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureş
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Frankfurt Flughafen to Târgu Mureș
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- +40743919764
- Website
- olteanutravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Târgu Mures Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- olteanutravel.autogari.ro
- 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
- $21–40
- Schedules at
- direct-aeroport.ro
- Phone
- +40751335335
- Website
- edimond.ro
Bus from Braşov to Târgu Mureș
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- edimond.ro
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Frankfurt to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $19–25
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +4-0742-044.125
- Website
- droftur.autogari.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca BETA Autogari to Cristeşti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- droftur.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0259 471 690
- Website
- autogenn.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca BETA Autogari to Cristeşti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–14
- Schedules at
- autogenn.ro
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Frankfurt am Main to Transylvania bus services, operated by Euro Fratello Srl, arrive at Târgu Mureș station.
Frankfurt am Main to Transylvania train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Frankfurt am Main to Transylvania is 1422 km. It takes approximately 15h 42m to drive from Frankfurt am Main to Transylvania.
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