Bus Hire in Sibiu, Romania

In 2007, Sibiu became European Capital of Culture, sharing the title that year with Luxembourg, and the honour capped a restoration effort that had already turned a fading Saxon trading town into one of Romania's most visited historic centres. Pastel townhouses with distinctive roofline windows, dubbed the eyes of Sibiu by generations of locals, still watch over the Large Square and Small Square at the old town's heart.

The Brukenthal Museum, opened to the public in 1817, predates Romania itself as a unified state and holds the country's oldest public art collection, assembled by an 18th-century Habsburg governor with expensive taste in Flemish and Dutch painting. Sibiu's Christmas market, running each December through Small Square and the surrounding lanes, has become one of the most established in Eastern Europe, drawing coach groups from across the region for six weeks every winter.

Large Square and Small Square

Piata Mare, the Large Square, has served as Sibiu's civic and market centre since the medieval period, ringed by merchant houses whose steep tiled roofs carry the small dormer windows known locally as the eyes of Sibiu. A short passage connects it to Piata Mica, the Small Square, where the Council Tower offers a rooftop view across both squares and the old Saxon fortifications beyond.

Brukenthal Museum

Samuel von Brukenthal, Habsburg governor of Transylvania in the 1770s, assembled a private collection of Flemish, Dutch, and Austrian paintings that opened to the public in 1817, making it Romania's oldest museum, older than the modern Romanian state itself. The collection remains housed in Brukenthal's own baroque palace on the Large Square.

Sibiu Christmas Market

Running from late November into early January, Sibiu's Christmas market fills Small Square and the connecting lanes with wooden stalls, mulled wine, and a large rotating Ferris wheel, and has grown into one of the most visited Christmas markets in Eastern Europe. Coach parking is arranged outside the pedestrianised core, a short walk into the market itself.

What Bus Hire Costs in Sibiu

As a rough guide, a minibus (up to 19 seats) in Sibiu runs around 780 to 1,300 RON per day, a midi-coach (around 29 seats) around 1,300 to 2,150 RON per day, and a full-size coach (49 seats) around 1,950 to 3,200 RON per day. Sibiu's December Christmas market drives the sharpest single demand spike of any Romanian city on this list, alongside a steadier summer heritage-tourism season. The final figure depends on your route, the date, and how long you need the vehicle. We confirm a fixed price with no hidden charges -- send your details for a free quote.