There are 11 ways to get from Cluj to Athens by bus, plane, train, car, or ferry
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Bus to Oradea International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Huedin to Oradeabus
- Fly from Oradea International Airport (OMR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane OMR - ATH
8h 19mFly from Cluj-Napoca
cheapest- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CLJ - ATH
5h 17m€78–212Bus, train
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iuliabus Cj1
- Take the bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiubus
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Thessalonikibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
25h 8mTrain, drive
- Take the train from Cluj Napoca to Bucharesttrain
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofiatrain 461
- Take the train from Sofia to Petrichtrain
- Drive from Petrich to Rodopoliscar
- Take the train from Rodopolis to Thessalonikitrain Re
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
35h 21m€121–154Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca, Railway Station Square to Thessalonikibus Simeonidis
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Port of Piraeusferry Bsf
2d 3h€220–524Bus, train to Bucharest Otopeni, fly
- Take the bus from Câmpia Turzii to Braşovbus
- Take the train from Brașov to Bucharesttrain
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane OTP - ATH
11h 8mTrain to Craiova Airport, fly
- Take the train from Câmpia Turzii to Banu Mărăcine Hm.train
- Fly from Craiova Airport (CRA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CRA - ATH
13h 4m€107–306Bus to Tirgu Mures, fly
- Take the bus from Câmpia Turzii to Tirgu Mures Airportbus
- Fly from Tirgu Mures (TGM) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane TGM - ATH
9h 44mBus via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iuliabus Cj1
- Take the bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiubus
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Thessalonikibus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Athens Karaiskaki Squarebus
25h 56mBus
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca Piata Mihai Viteazu to Turdabus
- Take the bus from Turda to Sibiubus
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Rusebus
- Take the bus from Ruse to Athensbus
27h 53m€101–126Drive 1,410.3 km
- Drive from Cluj-Napoca to Athenscar 1,410.3 km
17h 30m€257–371
Oradea International Airport (OMR) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cluj to Athens is to bus which costs €100 - €130 and takes 27h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Cluj to Athens is to fly which takes 5h 17m and costs €75 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Cluj to Athens. However, there are services departing from Cluj-Napoca and arriving at Athens Karaiskaki Square via Alba Iulia, Sibiu and Thessaloniki Monastiriou. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 56m.
The distance between Cluj and Athens is 1180 km. The road distance is 1410.3 km.
The best way to get from Cluj to Athens without a car is to bus and train which takes 25h 8m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 19m to get from Cluj to Athens, including transfers.
Cluj to Athens bus services, operated by Normandia Transport, depart from Cluj-Napoca station.
The best way to get from Cluj to Athens is to fly which takes 5h 17m and costs €75 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus via Thessaloníki, which costs and takes 25h 56m.
Cluj to Athens bus services, operated by Normandia Transport, arrive at Alba Iulia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cluj to Athens is 1410 km. It takes approximately 17h 30m to drive from Cluj to Athens.
What companies run services between Cluj, Romania and Athens, Greece?
Anima Wings flies from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Athens International Airport (ATH) once a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cluj-Napoca to Athens Karaiskaki Square via Alba Iulia, Sibiu, Thessaloniki, and Thessaloniki Monastiriou in around 25h 56m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Oradea International Airport to Athens International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Oradea International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–140
Flights from Tirgu Mures to Athens International Airport via Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Oradea International Airport to Athens International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–320
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Oradea International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Tirgu Mures to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Craiova Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Oradea International Airport to Athens International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Tirgu Mures to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tirgu Mures to Athens International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Rodopolis to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Cluj Napoca to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €39–42
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €41–45
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–17
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Câmpia Turzii to Banu Mărăcine Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–32
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Petrich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €5–8
- 1st Class
- €8–9
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–19
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- €6–12
- 1st Class
- €13–19
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/#/cautare/
- Phone
- 0751.525.520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- 0351/40.91.53
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–9
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- Phone
- +40743919764
- Website
- olteanutravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Huedin to Oradea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- olteanutravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Câmpia Turzii to Tirgu Mures Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- olteanutravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4 0250 997
- Website
- normandiatransport.com
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- normandia.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +40751451862
- Website
- starcof.autogari.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- starcof.autogari.ro
Bus from Turda to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- starcof.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +40766.318.799
- Website
- emmalines.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- emmalines.ro
Bus from Turda to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- emmalines.ro
- Phone
- +4-0364.101.110
- Website
- fany.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Schedules at
- fany.autogari.ro
- Standard Adult
- €5–8
Bus from Turda to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- fany.autogari.ro
- Standard Adult
- €9–14
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €2–6
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- +40-260-606343
- Website
- cento.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- cento.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca Piata Mihai Viteazu to Turda
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- cento.ro
Bus from Turda to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- cento.ro
- Phone
- +4-0730-223.590
- Website
- romtimex.autogari.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- romtimex.autogari.ro
Bus from Turda to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- romtimex.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +40744619453
- Website
- cotofana.autogari.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- cotofana.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Sibiu to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Railway Station Square to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- edimond.ro
Bus from Câmpia Turzii to Braşov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- edimond.ro
- Phone
- +4-0729-770.870
- transolteanutour@yahoo.com
- Website
- transolteanu.ro
Bus from Câmpia Turzii to Tirgu Mures Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- transolteanu.ro
- Phone
- +30 2310 500111
- ktel2310@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelthes.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Athens Karaiskaki Square
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–45
- Schedules at
- ktelthes.gr
- Book at
- ktelthes.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sibiu to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en/transport_company/omega+group+84
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Ruse to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €68
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €160–370
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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