There are 8 ways to get from Cluj-Napoca to Zagreb by plane, bus, train, car, or shuttle
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Fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
best- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)CLJ - ZAG
5h 8m€79–242Train
cheapest- Take the train from Cluj Napoca to Budapest-KeletiIr
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Zagreb Glavni Kol.Ic
18h 56m€62–68Bus
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Zagreb976 / ...
10h 58mDrive 744.5 km
- Drive from Cluj-Napoca to Zagreb744.5 km
8h 48m€105–152Fly to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Ljubljana (LJU)CLJ - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Zagreb
6h 39m€158–560Fly to Graz, shuttle
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Graz (GRZ)CLJ - GRZ
- Take a shuttle bus from Graz Airport to Zagreb
7h 37m€123–840Bus via Huedin
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Huedin
- Take the bus from Huedin to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Zagreb976 / ...
11h 23mShuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from Cluj-Napoca to BudapestEurobusways
- Take a shuttle bus from Budapest to ZagrebEurobusways
11h 30m€117–169
Cluj-Napoca to Zagreb by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cluj-Napoca to Zagreb is to train which costs €60 - €70 and takes 18h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Cluj-Napoca to Zagreb is to fly which takes 5h 8m and costs €75 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Cluj-Napoca to Zagreb. However, there are services departing from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest and arriving at Zagreb via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 58m.
No, there is no direct train from Cluj-Napoca to Zagreb. However, there are services departing from Cluj Napoca and arriving at Zagreb Glavni Kol. via Budapest-Keleti. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 56m.
The distance between Cluj-Napoca and Zagreb is 621 km. The road distance is 744.5 km.
The best way to get from Cluj-Napoca to Zagreb without a car is to bus which takes 10h 58m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 8m to get from Cluj-Napoca to Zagreb, including transfers.
Cluj-Napoca to Zagreb bus services, operated by Romfour, depart from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest station.
Cluj-Napoca to Zagreb train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Cluj Napoca station.
The best way to get from Cluj-Napoca to Zagreb is to fly which takes 5h 8m and costs €75 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 10h 58m, you could also train, which costs €60 - €70 and takes 18h 56m.
What companies run services between Cluj-Napoca, Romania and Zagreb, Croatia?
Lufthansa, LOT, and three other airlines fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Zagreb via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar in around 10h 58m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Graz via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–550
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Graz via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Graz via Warsaw Chopin, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–490
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Graz via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Graz via Warsaw Chopin, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–490
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Graz via Bucharest Otopeni, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Ljubljana via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Ljubljana via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–270
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Cluj Napoca to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–49
- 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 Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–19
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
Bus from Huedin to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €32–240
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- €32–37
- Private
- €130–240
Shuttle from Graz Airport to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–280
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- €35–38
- Private
- €150–280
- Phone
- +4-0749-226.971
- Website
- irinatrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Huedin
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- irinatrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 004.0753.065.900
- Website
- alisgrup.autogari.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Huedin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- alisgrup.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- info@eurobusways.com
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Cluj-Napoca to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Budapest to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
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More Questions & Answers
Cluj-Napoca to Zagreb bus services, operated by Romfour, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Zagreb is 1h behind Cluj-Napoca. It is currently 7:01 AM in Cluj-Napoca and 6:01 AM in Zagreb.
Cluj-Napoca to Zagreb train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cluj-Napoca to Zagreb is 745 km. It takes approximately 8h 48m to drive from Cluj-Napoca to Zagreb.
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