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£42–119Train, 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 48m£211–687Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cluj-Napoca to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
24h 1mFly to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane CLJ - CWL
13h 30m£66–283Bus, 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 15mBus, 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 47m£47–165Drive, 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 10m£326–487Fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane CLJ - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 57m£97–222Fly 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
6h 32m£87–385Fly 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
7h 49m£92–245
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 £40 - £120 and takes 21h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Cluj-Napoca to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 6h 32m and costs £85 - £390.
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 48m.
The distance between Cluj-Napoca and Cardiff is 1577 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 £40 - £120.
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 10:00 AM in Cluj-Napoca and 8:00 AM in Cardiff.
Cluj-Napoca to Cardiff train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
There are 1601+ 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
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £80–290
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Bristol Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–220
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Birmingham Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Cardiff Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–270
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Cardiff Airport via Munich, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–470
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Cardiff Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Bristol Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Birmingham Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–280
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £5–19
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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
- £10–12
- 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
- £80–260
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 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
- £50–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–24
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- 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
- £8–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- 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
- 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
- £25–45
- 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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