There are 10 ways to get from Dortmund to Cluj-Napoca by plane, train, bus, car, night train, or car train
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Fly from Dortmund Airport
best- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)DTM - CLJ
4h 40m$72–318Train, bus via Aachen
cheapest- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Aachen HbfRe
- Take the bus from Aachen to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
16h 8m$33–292Train
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-KeletiEc
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Cluj NapocaIc
26h 51m$223–698Drive 1,538.7 km
- Drive from Dortmund to Cluj-Napoca1,538.7 km
16h$254–367Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)DUS - CLJ
7h 12m$156–331Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)CGN - CLJ
7h 32m$149–505Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)FMO - CLJ
7h 43m$171–602Night train, train
- Take the night train from Dortmund Hbf to Wien HbfNj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-KeletiEc
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Cluj NapocaIc
27h 45m$146–422Train, bus
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Paderborn HbfRe
- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Detmold, Bahnhof
- Take the bus from Detmold, Bahnhof to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
35h 55mDrive, car train
- Drive from Dortmund to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Cluj-Napoca
17h 30m$281–1,466
Dortmund to Cluj-Napoca by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dortmund to Cluj-Napoca is to fly which costs $70 - $320 and takes 4h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Dortmund to Cluj-Napoca is to fly which takes 4h 40m and costs $70 - $320.
No, there is no direct train from Dortmund to Cluj-Napoca. However, there are services departing from Dortmund Hbf and arriving at Cluj Napoca via Wien Hbf and Budapest-Keleti. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 51m.
The distance between Dortmund and Cluj-Napoca is 1301 km. The road distance is 1538.7 km.
The best way to get from Dortmund to Cluj-Napoca without a car is to train and bus via Aachen which takes 16h 8m and costs $30 - $300.
It takes approximately 4h 40m to get from Dortmund to Cluj-Napoca, including transfers.
Dortmund to Cluj-Napoca train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Dortmund Hbf station.
The best way to get from Dortmund to Cluj-Napoca is to fly which takes 4h 40m and costs $70 - $320. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $220 - $700 and takes 26h 51m.
Cluj-Napoca is 1h ahead of Dortmund. It is currently 4:24 PM in Dortmund and 5:24 PM in Cluj-Napoca.
Dortmund to Cluj-Napoca train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Wien Hbf station.
What companies run services between Dortmund, Germany and Cluj-Napoca, Romania?
Ulendo Airlink flies from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Dortmund Hbf to Cluj Napoca via Wien Hbf and Budapest-Keleti in around 26h 51m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–410
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–260
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–410
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–290
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–250
- 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
- $120–390
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–320
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–260
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $60–85
- Comfort
- $65–95
- Premium
- $95–130
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $35–50
- Comfort
- $35–55
- Premium
- $55–75
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $40–65
- Comfort
- $45–70
- Premium
- $70–95
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $170–250
- 1st Class
- $360–600
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Cluj Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–34
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–22
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Detmold, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Dortmund Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–320
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $300–320
- Couchette Carriage
- $180–220
- Seating Carriage
- $95–120
- 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
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Detmold, Bahnhof to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
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