There are 8 ways to get from Bansko to Cluj-Napoca by bus, plane, train, night train, car, or shuttle
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Bus to Sofia Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Bansko New Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)SOF - CLJ
8h 3m$93–271Bus, train, night train
cheapest- Take the bus from Bansko to Plovdiv South
- Take the train from Plovdiv to DimitrovgradRe / ...
- Take the night train from Dimitrovgrad to Bucharest
- Take the train from Bucharest to Feldioara Hm.
- Take the bus from Feldioara to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
17h 48m$52–81Bus via Ruse
- Take the bus from Bansko Gondola to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ruse Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Ruse to Sibiu
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
19h 10m$64–106Drive 803.3 km
- Drive from Bansko to Cluj-Napoca803.3 km
10h 53m$128–185Bus, shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly
- Take the bus from Bansko New Station to Sofia Bus and Coach Station Zapad
- Take a shuttle bus from Sofia to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)OTP - CLJ
9h 57m$348–581Bus
- Take the bus from Bansko Gondola to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sofia to Drobeta-Turnu Severin
- Take the bus from Drobeta-Turnu Severin to Târgu Jiu
- Take the bus from Târgu Jiu to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
20h 28mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Bansko to SeptemvriRe
- Take the train from Septemvri to DimitrovgradRe / ...
- Take the night train from Dimitrovgrad to Bucharest
- Take the train from Bucharest to Cluj Napoca
21h 16m$65–92Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bansko Gondola to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Take the train from Sofia to VidinRe
- Take the train from Vidin to Craiova
- Take the train from Craiova to Teiuş
- Take the train from Teiuş to Cluj Napoca
24h 22m$68–95
Bansko to Cluj-Napoca by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bansko to Cluj-Napoca is to bus and train and night train which costs $50 - $85 and takes 17h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Bansko to Cluj-Napoca is to bus and fly which takes 8h 3m and costs $90 - $280.
No, there is no direct bus from Bansko to Cluj-Napoca. However, there are services departing from Bansko Gondola and arriving at Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest via Sofia Central Bus Station, Ruse and Sibiu. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Bansko to Cluj-Napoca. However, there are services departing from Bansko and arriving at Cluj Napoca via Septemvri, Dimitrovgrad and Bucharest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 16m.
The distance between Bansko and Cluj-Napoca is 627 km. The road distance is 803.3 km.
The best way to get from Bansko to Cluj-Napoca without a car is to bus and train and night train which takes 17h 48m and costs $50 - $85.
It takes approximately 8h 3m to get from Bansko to Cluj-Napoca, including transfers.
Bansko to Cluj-Napoca bus services, operated by Traventuria, depart from Bansko Gondola station.
Bansko to Cluj-Napoca train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Bansko station.
Bansko to Cluj-Napoca bus services, operated by Traventuria, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
What companies run services between Bansko, Bulgaria and Cluj-Napoca, Romania?
You can take a bus from Bansko Gondola to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest via Sofia Central Bus Station, Ruse, and Sibiu in around 19h 10m.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–230
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–300
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–300
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–410
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–240
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Plovdiv to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Night train from Dimitrovgrad to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $12–28
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $12–17
- 1st Class
- $16–21
Train from Bansko to Septemvri
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $7–8
Train from Septemvri to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–7
Train from Sofia to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $8–12
- 1st Class
- $11–14
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Feldioara Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–21
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucharest to Cluj Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–49
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Vidin to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Craiova to Teiuş
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–32
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Teiuş to Cluj Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–13
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 004-0264-596775
- office@viaterraspedition.ro
- Website
- interregional.ro
Train from Teiuş to Cluj Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Website
- Interregional Calatori
Train from Teiuş to Cluj Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–14
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $4–8
- 1st Class
- $9–14
- Phone
- +359 2 493 0191
- info@traventuria.com
- Website
- traventuria.com
Bus from Bansko New Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
Bus from Bansko Gondola to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
Bus from Bansko New Station to Sofia Bus and Coach Station Zapad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- 0898 448 696
- marketing@grad.bg
- Website
- bansko.net
Bus from Bansko to Plovdiv South
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- https://bansko.org/bansko_bus_schedule
- Website
- https://bansko.org/
- Phone
- +4-0364.101.110
- Website
- fany.ro
Bus from Feldioara to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Schedules at
- fany.autogari.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Schedules at
- fany.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ruse Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 2 989000
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ruse Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–17
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Ruse to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en/transport_company/omega+group+84
- Phone
- (0250) 747-41
- secretariat@dacos.com.ro
- Website
- dacos.com.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Schedules at
- dacos.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +40-260-606343
- Website
- cento.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- cento.ro
- Phone
- +4-0730-223.590
- Website
- romtimex.autogari.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- romtimex.autogari.ro
- Website
- cotofana.autogari.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Schedules at
- cotofana.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Sofia to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $270–430
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia to Drobeta-Turnu Severin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +4-0745-779.908
- Website
- dikeltour.autogari.ro
Bus from Drobeta-Turnu Severin to Târgu Jiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- dikeltour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0353.806.666
- office@eta.ro
- Website
- eta.ro
Bus from Târgu Jiu to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20
- Schedules at
- eta.ro
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