There are 10 ways to get from Cluj-Napoca to Cardiff by bus, train, night train, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Birminghambus
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain Nottingham - Cardiff Central / ...
21h 18m£73–169Fly Cluj-Napoca to Cardiff Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane CLJ - CWL
15h 38m£68–281Train, night train
- Take the train from Cluj Napoca to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbftrain Ec / ...
- Take the night train from Wien Hbf to Amsterdam Centraalnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
35h 45m£275–706Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cluj-Napoca to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
23h 54mBus, train via London
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to London Stonebridgebus
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain London Paddington - Swansea / ...
36h 17mBus, train via London #2
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to London Victoriabus
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain London Paddington - Swansea / ...
36h 48m£87–195Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cluj-Napoca to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar
25h 3m£344–499Fly Cluj-Napoca to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane CLJ - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 57m£103–363Fly Cluj-Napoca to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane CLJ - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 42m£124–404Bus to Tirgu Mures, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca Calea Turzii to Târgu Mures Airportbus
- Fly from Tirgu Mures (TGM) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane TGM - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
10h 10m
Cluj-Napoca to Cardiff by train, night train, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cluj-Napoca to Cardiff is to bus and train which costs £70 - £170 and takes 21h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Cluj-Napoca to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 8h 42m and costs £120 - £410.
No, there is no direct train from Cluj-Napoca to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Cluj Napoca and arriving at Cardiff Central via Budapest-Keleti, Wien Hbf, Amsterdam Centraal, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 45m.
The distance between Cluj-Napoca and Cardiff is 1575 miles.
The best way to get from Cluj-Napoca to Cardiff without a car is to bus and train which takes 21h 18m and costs £70 - £170.
It takes approximately 21h 18m to get from Cluj-Napoca to Cardiff, including transfers.
Cluj-Napoca to Cardiff train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Cluj Napoca station.
Cardiff is 2h behind Cluj-Napoca. It is currently 5:06 PM in Cluj-Napoca and 3:06 PM in Cardiff.
Cluj-Napoca to Cardiff train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
There are 1636+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Cluj-Napoca, Romania and Cardiff, Wales?
Ryanair, Ulendo Airlink, and three other airlines fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) twice daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–320
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–230
Flights from Tirgu Mures to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £28–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £85–300
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Birmingham Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Cardiff Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–280
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Cardiff Airport via Munich, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–500
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Cardiff Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Birmingham Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–280
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Tirgu Mures to Luton Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–220
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–140
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £50–80
- 1st Class
- £100–140
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Cluj Napoca to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £39–43
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–11
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wien Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £75–250
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £220–250
- Couchette Carriage
- £140–170
- Seating Carriage
- £75–95
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £75–260
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £75–110
- 1st Class
- £160–260
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £100–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £100–150
- Comfort
- £120–170
- Premium
- £160–210
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £75–95
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £100–140
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £15–22
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £22–35
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £22–29
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to London Stonebridge
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £10–55
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- +4-0729-770.870
- transolteanutour@yahoo.com
- Website
- transolteanu.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca Calea Turzii to Târgu Mures Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- transolteanu.ro
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–60
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–160
- On Foot
- £30–40
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