There are 11 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$85–322Train, 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$34–294Train
- 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 46m$227–709Drive 1,538.5 km
- Drive from Dortmund to Cluj-Napoca1,538.5 km
16h$254–366Train 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 17m$146–322Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)CGN - CLJ
7h 20m$144–378Train 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 31m$174–601Bus
- Take the bus from Dortmund Stadthaus to Köln Hbf
- Take the bus from Köln to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
24h 8mNight 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 40m$149–428Train, bus
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Bielefeld Hbf55 / ...
- Take the bus from Detmold, Bahnhof to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
36h 16mDrive, 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$291–1,466
Dortmund to Cluj-Napoca by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dortmund to Cluj-Napoca is to fly which costs $80 - $330 and takes 4h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Dortmund to Cluj-Napoca is to fly which takes 4h 40m and costs $80 - $330.
No, there is no direct bus from Dortmund to Cluj-Napoca. However, there are services departing from Dortmund Stadthaus and arriving at Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest via Köln. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 8m.
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 46m.
The distance between Dortmund and Cluj-Napoca is 1301 km. The road distance is 1538.5 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 bus services, operated by SARVALTEH AUTO, depart from Dortmund Stadthaus station.
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 $80 - $330. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $220 - $750 and takes 26h 46m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 24h 8m.
What companies run services between Dortmund, Germany and Cluj-Napoca, Romania?
Ulendo Airlink flies from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Dortmund Hbf to Cluj Napoca via Wien Hbf and Budapest-Keleti in around 26h 46m.
- 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
- $110–440
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–410
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, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–280
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–250
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–250
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–410
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–340
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–290
- 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 Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $60–85
- Comfort
- $70–95
- Premium
- $95–130
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $35–50
- Comfort
- $35–55
- Premium
- $60–80
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- 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
- $10–18
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- 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
- $170–650
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $170–260
- 1st Class
- $370–650
- 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
- *
- $45–70
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–70
- 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 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–34
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Dortmund Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–330
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $300–330
- Couchette Carriage
- $190–220
- 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
- $120–1,200
- 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
- $23–170
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Dortmund Stadthaus to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- 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
- 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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More Questions & Answers
Dortmund to Cluj-Napoca bus services, operated by SARVALTEH AUTO, arrive at Köln Hbf station.
Cluj-Napoca is 1h ahead of Dortmund. It is currently 1:20 AM in Dortmund and 2:20 AM in Cluj-Napoca.
Dortmund to Cluj-Napoca train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Wien Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dortmund to Cluj-Napoca is 1538 km. It takes approximately 16h to drive from Dortmund to Cluj-Napoca.
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