There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Cluj-Napoca by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
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Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)CGN - CLJ
5h 52m$134–413Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Köln to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
21h 50m$22–160Train, bus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen HbfRe
- Take the bus from Aachen to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
14h 33m$29–243Train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt41
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Passau Hbf91 / ...
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Budapest-KeletiRjx
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Cluj NapocaIc
24h 13m$198–428Drive 1,523.9 km
- Drive from Cologne to Cluj-Napoca1,523.9 km
15h 51m$251–363Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)DUS - CLJ
7h 15m$154–373Train to Dortmund Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickede
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)DTM - CLJ
5h 57m$89–400Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Eindhoven
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)EIN - CLJ
6h 52m$125–589Train, bus via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)HbfIce
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
21h 9m$46–122Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Cluj-Napoca
17h 10m$277–1,460
Cologne to Cluj-Napoca by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Cluj-Napoca is to train and bus via Frankfurt am Main which costs $45 - $130 and takes 21h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Cluj-Napoca is to fly which takes 5h 52m and costs $130 - $420.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Köln and arriving at Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest. Services depart three times a week, and operate Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 21h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Cluj-Napoca. However, there are services departing from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf and arriving at Cluj Napoca via Frankfurt, Passau Hbf and Budapest-Keleti. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 13m.
The distance between Cologne and Cluj-Napoca is 1316 km. The road distance is 1523.9 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Cluj-Napoca without a car is to train and bus which takes 14h 33m and costs $28 - $250.
It takes approximately 5h 52m to get from Cologne to Cluj-Napoca, including transfers.
Cologne to Cluj-Napoca bus services, operated by Euro Fratello Srl, depart from Köln station.
Cologne to Cluj-Napoca train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Cluj-Napoca is to fly which takes 5h 52m and costs $130 - $420. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $190 - $430 and takes 24h 13m, you could also bus, which costs $22 - $160 and takes 21h 50m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Cluj-Napoca, Romania?
Lufthansa, Eurowings, and two other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Cluj Napoca via Frankfurt, Passau Hbf, and Budapest-Keleti in around 24h 13m.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–260
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–400
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–260
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–420
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–420
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–260
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–320
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–300
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $30–50
- Comfort
- $35–50
- Premium
- $55–75
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $30–45
- Comfort
- $30–45
- Premium
- $50–70
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Cluj Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–34
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Hbf to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $25–40
- 1st Class
- $45–85
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $30–50
- 1st Class
- $65–110
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–1,200
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- $320–650
- Car Compartment
- $600–1,200
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Aachen to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $23–170
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Köln to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $22–160
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Frankfurt to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $14
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Köln to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Cluj-Napoca bus services, operated by Euro Fratello Srl, arrive at Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest station.
Cluj-Napoca is 1h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 12:28 AM in Cologne and 1:28 AM in Cluj-Napoca.
Cologne to Cluj-Napoca train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Cluj-Napoca is 1524 km. It takes approximately 15h 51m to drive from Cologne to Cluj-Napoca.
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