Day Trips From Sibiu

Sibiu sits within reach of some of Transylvania's best days out. The Transfăgărășan climbs to Bâlea Lake, Corvin Castle rises near Hunedoara, and Sighișoara, Biertan, Alba Iulia, Bran and Brașov all make rewarding trips.

The day-trip range, from Sibiu out to Prejmer A true-scale plot of 30 real coordinates read from OpenStreetMap, north upwards, about 224 km across. Sibiu is the ringed point and every other point is one day-trip destination, numbered to match the list below. The drawn shapes are real OpenStreetMap geometry: the rivers, the reservoirs and mountain lakes, and the motorways and trunk roads running across the region. 10 points sit close enough to a neighbour to overlap, so they have been nudged apart just far enough to stay readable, with a dashed line back to the true position. Distances in the list are straight lines between the mapped coordinates, not road distances and not journey times. Aeroportul Internațional Sibiu, mapped point 11 Aeroportul Cluj-Napoca, mapped point 2727 Păltiniș, mapped point 77 Rășinari, mapped point 44 Cisnădie, mapped point 22 Cisnădioara, mapped point 33 Biertan, mapped point 1212 Valea Viilor, mapped point 88 Mediaș, mapped point 1111 Sibiel, mapped point 66 Săliște, mapped point 55 Sighișoara, mapped point 2020 Alba Iulia, mapped point 1414 Brașov, mapped point 2626 Castelul Bran, mapped point 2424 Râșnov, mapped point 2525 Prejmer, mapped point 2929 Viscri, mapped point 2121 Cetatea Făgăraș, mapped point 1919 Transfăgărășan, mapped point 99 Bâlea Lac, mapped point 1010 Barajul Vidraru, mapped point 1616 Cetatea Poenari, mapped point 1717 Castelul Corvinilor, mapped point 2323 Salina Turda, mapped point 2222 Cluj-Napoca, mapped point 2828 Mănăstirea Cozia, mapped point 1515 Transalpina, mapped point 1818 Sâmbăta de Sus, mapped point 1313 Sibiu
  • North is up. The bar shows 50 km. Coastlines, lakes and rivers are drawn from OpenStreetMap.
  • Coastline, water and rivers: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL

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Balea Lake

The glacial lake at the top of the Transfăgărășan, a summer road trip from Sibiu.

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Sighisoara Day Trip

Drive times, train times, citadel tickets and planning advice for the Sighișoara day trip from Sibiu.

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Brașov Day Trip

Distances, transport options and a realistic day plan for reaching Brașov from Sibiu, with or without Bran Castle.

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Transfagarasan

The summer-only mountain road across the Făgăraș range, about an hour's drive from Sibiu.

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Cisnadie And Cisnadioara

The two closest fortified Saxon churches to Sibiu, both reachable in under twenty minutes by road.

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Alba Iulia

The star fortress of Alba Carolina, 71 km from Sibiu: how to get there, what to see and what it costs.

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Corvin Castle

The Gothic castle at Hunedoara, about two hours by road from Sibiu, with Alba Iulia on the way.

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Rasinari Day Trip

Shepherd village 13 km from Sibiu in the Cindrel foothills, on the road to Păltiniș.

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Biertan Fortified Church

The UNESCO-listed Saxon fortified church of Biertan, its hours, price and the drive from Sibiu.

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Paltinis

The mountain resort 40 minutes above Sibiu: ski season dates, the road up, and what to confirm before you go.

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Bran Castle Day Trip

Driving times, tickets and trip combinations for reaching Bran Castle from Sibiu, with the Dracula question answered from the sources.

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Cluj-Napoca

Drive times, train reality, tour options and what actually fits in one day in Cluj-Napoca from Sibiu.

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Fagaras Fortress

A moated castle 80 minutes from Sibiu, below the Făgăraș mountains, and how to plan the day trip.

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Medias Day Trip

The Saxon town of Mediaș, 56 km east of Sibiu, with its leaning tower and fortified church, on the road to Sighișoara.

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Ocna Sibiului Salt Lakes

The flooded salt mines of Ocna Sibiului, the lakeside spa resort on Sibiu's doorstep in Transylvania.

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Poenari Castle

The cliff fortress of Vlad the Impaler, a day trip from Sibiu on the Transfăgărășan side of the Făgăraș mountains.

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Sibiel

The village of icons on glass, about 36 minutes from Sibiu in the hills of Mărginimea Sibiului.

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Valea Viilor

The UNESCO fortified church village of Valea Viilor, about an hour by road from Sibiu, close to Mediaș and Biertan.

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Viscri

The UNESCO Saxon village of Viscri from Sibiu: drive times, the fortified church, and how it compares with Biertan and Valea Viilor.

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Turda Salt Mine

The underground salt mine day trip from Sibiu: distances, tours and what to confirm before you go.

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Peles Castle From Sibiu

The long Carpathian loop from Sibiu to Sinaia: distances, train and road options, and what to confirm at Peleș Castle before you go.

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Rasnov Fortress

The peasant citadel above Râșnov, a day trip from Sibiu between Brașov and Bran Castle.

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Bucharest From Sibiu

Distance, trains, buses and the unfinished A1: how to plan Bucharest from Sibiu, and what to do instead if a day trip is all you have.

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