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Târgu Mureş · Romania

Car hire and driving in Târgu Mureş

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Romania traffic drives on the right. Picking up at CLJ means 72 km (45 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257.

Drives from Târgu Mureş

Car rental from Târgu Mureş: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Târgu Mureş to Cluj-NapocaRomania77 km (48 mi)about 1 h 11 min
Târgu Mureş to SibiuRomania88 km (55 mi)about 1 h 21 min
Târgu Mureş to BraşovRomania128 km (80 mi)about 1 h 57 min
Târgu Mureş to Piatra NeamţRomania142 km (88 mi)about 2 h 10 min
Târgu Mureş to Baia MareRomania145 km (90 mi)about 2 h 13 min
Târgu Mureş to BacăuRomania180 km (112 mi)about 2 h 45 min
Târgu Mureş to Satu MareRomania190 km (118 mi)about 2 h 53 min
Târgu Mureş to PiteştiRomania190 km (118 mi)about 2 h 54 min
Târgu Mureş to OradeaRomania209 km (130 mi)about 3 h 11 min
Târgu Mureş to PloieştiRomania210 km (131 mi)about 3 h 12 min
Târgu Mureş to ChernivtsiUkraine220 km (137 mi)about 3 h 21 min
Târgu Mureş to BuzăuRomania235 km (146 mi)about 3 h 35 min
Târgu Mureş to IstanbulTurkey708 km (440 mi)about 10 h 48 min
Târgu Mureş to MoscowRussia1,366 km (849 mi)about 20 h 50 min
Târgu Mureş to Saint PetersburgRussia1,537 km (955 mi)about 23 h 26 min
Târgu Mureş to AnkaraTurkey996 km (619 mi)about 15 h 11 min
Târgu Mureş to BerlinGermany1,042 km (647 mi)about 15 h 53 min
Târgu Mureş to BursaTurkey794 km (493 mi)about 12 h 6 min
Târgu Mureş to KyivUkraine618 km (384 mi)about 9 h 26 min
Târgu Mureş to İzmirTurkey928 km (577 mi)about 14 h 9 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Târgu Mureş?

The right, as everywhere in Romania.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.