There are 9 ways to get from Ciudad Real to Cluj-Napoca by train, plane, bus, train (Renfe, TGV), car, or car train
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Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Ciudad Real-Central to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)MAD - CLJ
7h 24m$113–401Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Ciudad Real, Estación de Autobuses to Valdepeñas
- Take the bus from Valdepenas to Alba Iulia
- Take the bus from Alba Iulia to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
2d 4h$84–222Train, bus via Ghent
- Take the train from Ciudad Real-Central to Zaragoza-DeliciasAve
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Avignon Tgv
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Tourcoing
- Take the train from Tourcoing to Gand-DampoortIc
- Take the bus from Ghent to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
31h 17m$363–690Train
- Take the train from Ciudad Real-Central to Barcelona-SantsAve
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to StrasbourgTgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Wien HauptbahnhofNj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-KeletiEc
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Cluj NapocaIc
41h 15m$342–904Drive, car train
- Drive from Ciudad Real to München Ost
- Take the car train from München Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Cluj-Napoca
30h 46m$637–920Train to Valencia Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ciudad Real-Central to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)VLC - CLJ
8h 36m$141–432Train, train to Málaga Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ciudad Real-Central to Cordoba-Central
- Take the train from Cordoba-Central to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)AGP - CLJ
8h 58m$121–422Train, bus
- Take the train from Ciudad Real-Central to XativaRe
- Take the bus from Xàtiva to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
44h 58m$178–220Drive 2,903.9 km
- Drive from Ciudad Real to Cluj-Napoca2,903.9 km
31h 13m$531–767
Ciudad Real to Cluj-Napoca by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ciudad Real to Cluj-Napoca is to train and bus which costs $170 - $220 and takes 44h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Ciudad Real to Cluj-Napoca is to train and fly which takes 7h 24m and costs $110 - $410.
No, there is no direct bus from Ciudad Real to Cluj-Napoca. However, there are services departing from Ciudad Real, Estación de Autobuses and arriving at Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest via Valdepenas and Alba Iulia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
No, there is no direct train from Ciudad Real to Cluj-Napoca. However, there are services departing from Ciudad Real-Central and arriving at Cluj Napoca via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Wien Hbf and Budapest-Keleti. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 15m.
The distance between Ciudad Real and Cluj-Napoca is 2491 km. The road distance is 2903.9 km.
The best way to get from Ciudad Real to Cluj-Napoca without a car is to train and bus via Ghent which takes 31h 17m and costs $360 - $700.
It takes approximately 7h 24m to get from Ciudad Real to Cluj-Napoca, including transfers.
Ciudad Real to Cluj-Napoca bus services, operated by Interbus, depart from Ciudad Real, Estación de Autobuses station.
Ciudad Real to Cluj-Napoca train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Ciudad Real-Central station.
The best way to get from Ciudad Real to Cluj-Napoca is to train which takes 41h 15m and costs $340 - $950. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $80 - $230 and takes 2 days 4h.
What companies run services between Ciudad Real, Spain and Cluj-Napoca, Romania?
You can take a train from Ciudad Real-Central to Cluj Napoca via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Strasbourg, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Wien Hauptbahnhof, Wien Hbf, and Budapest-Keleti in around 41h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ciudad Real, Estación de Autobuses to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest via Valdepeñas, Valdepenas, and Alba Iulia in around 2d 4h.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–400
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–440
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–280
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–280
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–270
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–210
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $80–240
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Ciudad Real-Central to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Ciudad Real-Central to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cordoba-Central to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Ciudad Real-Central to Xativa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Ciudad Real-Central to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Básico
- $29–45
Train from Ciudad Real-Central to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Ciudad Real-Central to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $95–180
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Ciudad Real-Central to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Ciudad Real-Central to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cordoba-Central to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Avignon Tgv to Tourcoing
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–370
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $170–250
- Rail 1st Class
- $260–370
Train from Tourcoing to Gand-Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–28
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $12–19
- Rail 1st Class
- $19–28
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Tourcoing to Gand-Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- $9–13
- 1st Class
- $13–20
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–220
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–320
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $300–320
- Couchette Carriage
- $180–210
- Seating Carriage
- $80–110
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $45–70
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Cluj Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–34
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Cordoba-Central to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–80
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Cordoba-Central to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–35
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Ghent to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +40 730 250 062
- bistrita@mateiunitrans.ro
- Website
- mateiunitrans.ro
Bus from Xàtiva to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $140–170
- Schedules at
- mateiunitrans.ro
- Phone
- +34 916 52 00 11
- info@interbus.es
- Website
- interbus.es
Bus from Ciudad Real, Estación de Autobuses to Valdepeñas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://www.interbus.es/
- Phone
- +34 984 689 912
- atencionalusuario@samar.es
- Website
- samar.es
Bus from Ciudad Real, Estación de Autobuses to Valdepeñas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6–7
- Schedules at
- samar.es
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Valdepenas to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- (0250) 747-41
- secretariat@dacos.com.ro
- Website
- dacos.com.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- dacos.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0364.101.110
- Website
- fany.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- fany.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0250.861.151
- Website
- normandiatransport.com
Bus from Alba Iulia to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- normandia.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0254 / 230 540
- cornul_prest@yahoo.com
- Website
- cornulprest.autogari.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–14
- Schedules at
- cornulprest.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Alba Iulia to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +4-0730-223.590
- Website
- romtimex.autogari.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- romtimex.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0353.806.666
- office@eta.ro
- Website
- eta.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- eta.ro
- Website
- cotofana.autogari.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- cotofana.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +40-260-606343
- Website
- cento.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- cento.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Ciudad Real to Cluj-Napoca bus services, operated by Interbus, arrive at Valdepeñas station.
Cluj-Napoca is 1h ahead of Ciudad Real. It is currently 6:00 PM in Ciudad Real and 7:00 PM in Cluj-Napoca.
Ciudad Real to Cluj-Napoca train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ciudad Real to Cluj-Napoca is 2904 km. It takes approximately 31h 13m to drive from Ciudad Real to Cluj-Napoca.
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