There are 10 ways to get from Cluj to Athens by plane, bus, train, night train, ferry, or car
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Fly from Cluj-Napoca
best- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CLJ - ATH
3h 7m€85–216Bus via Thessaloníki
cheapest- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca Piata Mihai Viteazu to Turdabus
- Take the bus from Turda to Sibiubus
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Thessalonikibus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Athens Karaiskaki Squarebus
26h 4m€75–157Bus, train
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca, Railway Station Square to Sibiubus
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Thessalonikibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
24h 52mTrain, night train, bus
- Take the train from Cluj Napoca to Bucharesttrain
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Severtrain 461 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Monastirioubus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
30h 44m€89–122Bus, 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€130–324Bus to Oradea International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Huedin to Oradeabus
- Fly from Oradea International Airport (OMR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane OMR - ATH
8h 59mBus, 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 8mBus 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 4mBus
- 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€101–125Drive 1,410.3 km
- Drive from Cluj-Napoca to Athenscar 1,410.3 km
17h 30m€255–369
Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cluj to Athens is to train and night train and bus which costs €85 - €130 and takes 30h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Cluj to Athens is to fly which takes 3h 7m and costs €85 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Cluj to Athens. However, there are services departing from Cluj-Napoca Piata Mihai Viteazu and arriving at Athens Karaiskaki Square via Turda, Sibiu and Thessaloniki Monastiriou. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 4m.
The distance between Cluj and Athens is 1023 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 24h 52m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 7m to get from Cluj to Athens, including transfers.
Cluj to Athens bus services, operated by Tur Cento Trans, depart from Cluj-Napoca Piata Mihai Viteazu station.
The best way to get from Cluj to Athens is to fly which takes 3h 7m and costs €85 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus via Thessaloníki, which costs €70 - €160 and takes 26h 4m.
Cluj to Athens bus services, operated by Tur Cento Trans, arrive at Turda 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 Piata Mihai Viteazu to Athens Karaiskaki Square via Turda, Sibiu, Thessaloniki, and Thessaloniki Monastiriou in around 26h 4m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Oradea International Airport to Athens International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Oradea International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
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 Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Tirgu Mures to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Oradea International Airport to Athens International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–320
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- 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
- €90–310
Flights from Tirgu Mures to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tirgu Mures to Athens International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Tirgu Mures to Athens International Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Tirgu Mures to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- 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
- 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 Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–17
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €5–9
- 1st Class
- €8–10
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €7–11
- 1st Class
- €10–13
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–19
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- €7–12
- 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
- +40751451862
- Website
- starcof.autogari.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Railway Station Square to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- 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 Cluj-Napoca, Railway Station Square to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- emmalines.ro
Bus from Turda to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- emmalines.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
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Monastiriou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- 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
- 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
- +40-260-606343
- Website
- 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
- +4-0364.101.110
- Website
- fany.ro
Bus from Turda to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Schedules at
- fany.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0730-223.590
- Website
- 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
- +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
- €70–170
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €70–100
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €100–130
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €110–140
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €130–170
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