Cheapest€23.44
- CFR Călători CF137506:491h 40m08:29Timișoara Est railway stationTârgu Jiu railway station
Door to door 2h 24mCO2 6.8 kgChanges 0Refundable
Traveling from Timișoara to Târgu Jiu costs €23.44 at the cheapest and takes 2h 12m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 205 km. Cheapest is by train, fastest is by train.
At a glance
- Distance
- 205 km
- Fastest
- 2h 12m
- Average
- 2h 17m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €23.44
- CO2 per passenger
- 6.8 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 28, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 2h 24m | 1h 40m | 44m | €28.39 | 6.8 kg | 5 |
- 2h 24mFastest, by Train
- €28.39Cheapest, by Train
- 6.8 kgLowest CO2, by Train
- 205 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Checking the live timetables.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Timișoara to Târgu Jiu | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 | FriSep 25 | SatSep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | €55.89 | €43.79 | €44.89 | €40.49 | €48.74 | €52.59 | €48.74 | €34.44 | €28.39 | €29.49 | €31.69 | €44.34 | €38.29 | €34.44 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €23.44
Târgu Jiu is small enough to walk across, so almost anywhere downtown works. We still do not sell the room.
Rooms within reach of Târgu Jiu railway station
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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When to book Timișoara to Târgu Jiu
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €30.0490 days
- €24.5460 days
- €24.5345 days
- €25.6430 days
- €31.1421 days
- €34.4414 days
- €48.747 days
- €44.893 days
- €55.891 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €24.53.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 128 percent. The most expensive point is €55.89, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €34.99Sun
- €28.39Mon
- €29.49Tue
- €31.69Wed
- €44.34Thu
- €38.29Fri
- €34.44Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €44.89Sep
- €33.89Oct
- €23.44Nov
- €27.28Dec
- €25.08Jan
- €23.99Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 205 km against 179 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Râmnicu Vâlcea, Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Sibiu, Reşiţa. The gap between arriving and leaving is 65 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 15 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Timișoara at 06:49 and the last at 07:30, across 5 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Timişoara
Rail
- Timișoara Est railway station
- Timișoara Sud railway station
- Timișoara Nord railway station
Bus
- Atlassib
- Autogara Drobeta Turism
Air
- TSR
Ferry
- Dacia
- Ardealul
Târgu Jiu
Rail
- Târgu Jiu railway station
- Vârț railway station
- Budieni railway station
Bus
- Autogara
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFR Călători | €23.44 | 2h 12m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €19.50 | 83% |
| Taxes | €1.95 | 8% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 8% |
| Total you pay | €23.44 | 100% |
Târgu Jiu is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Târgu Jiu?
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
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Questions about Timișoara to Târgu Jiu
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Timișoara to Târgu Jiu?
The fastest journey from Timișoara to Târgu Jiu takes 2h 12m door to door, of which 1h 40m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 2h 17m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Timișoara to Târgu Jiu?
The cheapest fare from Timișoara to Târgu Jiu is €23.44, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €36.09. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Timișoara to Târgu Jiu?
The cheapest way from Timișoara to Târgu Jiu is by train, at €28.39 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 2h 24m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Timișoara to Târgu Jiu?
Fares from Timișoara to Târgu Jiu bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €24.53. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 128 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Timișoara to Târgu Jiu?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Timișoara to Târgu Jiu, at €28.39. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 12, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Timișoara to Târgu Jiu?
November is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Timișoara to Târgu Jiu, at €23.44 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Timișoara to Târgu Jiu?
1 operators sell services from Timișoara to Târgu Jiu across 1 mode: CFR Călători. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Timișoara to Târgu Jiu?
20 percent of the services we sell from Timișoara to Târgu Jiu are direct. The rest connect at Râmnicu Vâlcea, Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Sibiu, Reşiţa, with about 65 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Timișoara to Târgu Jiu use?
Services from Timișoara to Târgu Jiu by train leave from Timișoara Est railway station and arrive at Târgu Jiu railway station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Timișoara to Târgu Jiu?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Timișoara to Târgu Jiu allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Timișoara to Târgu Jiu on September 12, 2026: 205 km of route against 179 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €23.44, and 2h 12m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Târgu Jiu and elsewhere in Romania. None of it is ours to sell.
What to book in Târgu Jiu before you go
Day trips that leave Târgu Jiu in the morning and cover a good part of Romania by evening.
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