--- title: "Sibiu – what to see, and every way to get there | Mixroutes" description: "How to get to Sibiu from Brașov (Ghimbav), Cluj-Napoca and Craiova: every way compared, with today's quickest and its fare. Sibiu is a city in central…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/places/sibiu" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/places/sibiu.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Biserica_Iezui%C8%9Bilor_din_Sibiu_-_Jesuit_Church_of_Sibiu_%28MAR_2023%29_exterior_-_IMG_01.jpg/1920px-Biserica_Iezui%C8%9Bilor_din_Sibiu_-_Jesuit_Church_of_Sibiu_%28MAR_2023%29_exterior_-_IMG_01.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail" --- ![Sibiu](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Biserica_Iezui%C8%9Bilor_din_Sibiu_-_Jesuit_Church_of_Sibiu_%28MAR_2023%29_exterior_-_IMG_01.jpg/1920px-Biserica_Iezui%C8%9Bilor_din_Sibiu_-_Jesuit_Church_of_Sibiu_%28MAR_2023%29_exterior_-_IMG_01.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) # Sibiu Sibiu is a city in central Romania, situated in the historical region of Transylvania. [Plan a trip to Sibiu](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Sibiu) [From Brașov (Ghimbav)](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Bra%C8%99ov+%28Ghimbav%29&to=Sibiu) ## Every way there - Brașov (Ghimbav) → Sibiu 106 km · quickest by road, 2h 39m · lei31–41 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/brasov-ghimbav-to-sibiu) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Bra%C8%99ov+%28Ghimbav%29&to=Sibiu) - Cluj-Napoca → Sibiu 116 km · quickest by road, 2h 20m · lei41–55 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/cluj-napoca-to-sibiu) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Cluj-Napoca&to=Sibiu) - Craiova → Sibiu 167 km · quickest by road, 4h 27m · lei55–70 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/craiova-to-sibiu) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Craiova&to=Sibiu) Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds. The field note What is in and around Sibiu, ranked by how widely it is written about, how you reach it, and the nearest places where we have researched how people move. [Read the note on Sibiu](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/sibiu) What Sibiu has - Y Scheduled flights Sibiu (SBZ), 5 km - Y Trains and coaches Transitous carries 29 timetable feeds for this country, 11 with real-time - N Ferries no crossing within 25 km - Y Driving and taxi OpenStreetMap roads; cab fare from the country band - F Bike and scooter share 2 share feeds in Transitous, not surfaced yet - N Cruises no open itinerary source anywhere Y routable now · F found, not yet implemented · N no source known. 45.793°, 24.152° Located some 275 km (171 mi) north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the Cibin River, a tributary of the Olt River. Now the seat of Sibiu County, between 1692 and 1791 and 1849–65, Sibiu was the capital of the Principality of Transylvania. Until 1876, the Hecht house in Sibiu served as the seat of the Transylvanian Saxon University. See ## Worth seeing The Old Town is beautiful. It was mostly built in the late medieval period by the German merchants who were encouraged to settle in and around Sibiu. It’s in excellent condition, having escaped modern encroachments, and having been thoroughly renovated to be European Capital of Culture in 2007. 1. The Great Square 2. Huet Square 3. Turnul Sfatului Climb the tower and get a panoramic view of Sibiu. 4. Orthodox Holy Trinity Cathedral 5. Brukenthal National Museum 6. ASTRA Museum of Transylvanian Civilisation Do ## Things to do Football: FC Hermannstadt play soccer in Liga 1, the top tier. Their Sibiu Municipal Stadium (capacity 12,300) is 1 km south of old town centre. After visiting ASTRA, continue driving south through the village of Rasinari, to see that charming rural Romania isn’t just in a museum. From there continue up to the road end at the ski resort of Paltinis. Eat ## Where to eat You won’t go hungry. Food & drink here is to a good standard, and cheap by West European standards – reckon €30 for two people with two courses and drinks. The main concentration of restaurants, cafes and pubs is in and around Piata Mica. Hearty Transylvanian fare includes "ciorbă" (sour soup with various meat or veg), “sarmale” (stuffed cabbage leaves), stews and grills, often with mamaliga (polenta). 1. La Cuptor Butoiul de Aur (Golden Barrel), Pasajul Scărilor (foot of stairway down to Str Turnului),. Text adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibiu) and [Wikivoyage](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Sibiu), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Chainwit (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons. --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/places/sibiu, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. Mixroutes is made by Lascade LLC, Sharjah Media City, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Index of every page: https://www.mixroutes.com/llms.txt