There are 5 ways to get from Basel to Cluj-Napoca by train, plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Zurich Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane ZRH - CLJ
6h 6m$160–422Fly from Basel
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane BSL - CLJ
5h 7m$44–265Train, bus via Vienna
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Sarganstrain Ic3 / ...
- Take the train from Sargans to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ec
- Take the bus from Budapest-Kelenföld to Oradeabus
- Take the bus from Oradea to Cluj-Napocabus
20h 18mTrain, bus
- Take the train from St Louis to Colmartrain Ter
- Take the bus from Colmar to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vestbus
31h 2mDrive 1,392.2 km
- Drive from Basel to Cluj-Napocacar 1,392.2 km
15h 55m$281–406
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Cluj-Napoca is to fly which costs $40 - $270 and takes 5h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Cluj-Napoca is to fly which takes 5h 7m and costs $40 - $270.
The distance between Basel and Cluj-Napoca is 1251 km. The road distance is 1392.2 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Cluj-Napoca without a car is to train and bus via Vienna which takes 20h 18m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 6m to get from Basel to Cluj-Napoca, including transfers.
Cluj-Napoca is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 5:52 PM in Basel and 6:52 PM in Cluj-Napoca.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Cluj-Napoca is 1392 km. It takes approximately 15h 55m to drive from Basel to Cluj-Napoca.
There are 1487+ hotels available in Cluj-Napoca.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Cluj-Napoca, Romania?
Ulendo Airlink flies from Basel (BSL) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) 3 times a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–450
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–470
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–450
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Basel to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $30–200
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–220
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–22
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Sargans to Wien Hbf
- *
- $110–160
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- *
- $40–65
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from St Louis to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–27
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Budapest-Kelenföld to Oradea
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $14
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Oradea to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
Bus from Colmar to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
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