There are 9 ways to get from Essen to Cluj-Napoca by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)DUS - CLJ
6h 43m$151–365Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln HbfRe
- Take the bus from Köln to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
23h 53m$28–248Train, bus via Aachen
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Aachen HbfRe
- Take the bus from Aachen to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
15h 39m$36–276Train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Würzburg Hbf41 / ...
- Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to Passau Hbf91 / ...
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Budapest-KeletiRjx
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Cluj NapocaIc
25h 2m$235–542Drive 1,572.3 km
- Drive from Essen to Cluj-Napoca1,572.3 km
16h 23m$259–374Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)CGN - CLJ
6h 54m$155–492Fly from Dortmund Airport
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)DTM - CLJ
5h 47m$72–431Train, bus via Detmold
- Take the train from Essen 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
36h 31mCar train, drive
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Cluj-Napoca
17h 7m$275–1,458
Essen to Cluj-Napoca by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Cluj-Napoca is to fly which costs $70 - $440 and takes 5h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Cluj-Napoca is to fly which takes 5h 47m and costs $70 - $440.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Cluj-Napoca. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Cluj Napoca via Würzburg Hbf, Passau Hbf and Budapest-Keleti. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 2m.
The distance between Essen and Cluj-Napoca is 1373 km. The road distance is 1572.3 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Cluj-Napoca without a car is to train and bus via Aachen which takes 15h 39m and costs $35 - $280.
It takes approximately 6h 43m to get from Essen to Cluj-Napoca, including transfers.
Essen to Cluj-Napoca train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Cluj-Napoca is to fly which takes 6h 43m and costs $150 - $370. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $230 - $550 and takes 25h 2m.
Cluj-Napoca is 1h ahead of Essen. It is currently 7:47 AM in Essen and 8:47 AM in Cluj-Napoca.
Essen to Cluj-Napoca train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Würzburg Hbf station.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Cluj-Napoca, Romania?
Lufthansa, LOT, and four other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Essen Hbf to Cluj Napoca via Würzburg Hbf, Passau Hbf, and Budapest-Keleti in around 25h 2m.
- 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
- $100–420
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–390
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–400
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 Dortmund Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–260
- 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
- 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 Essen Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $50–75
- Comfort
- $55–80
- Premium
- $80–110
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $35–55
- Comfort
- $40–55
- Premium
- $60–80
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $35–55
- Comfort
- $40–55
- Premium
- $60–80
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Würzburg Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6–14
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Würzburg Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–200
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $55–85
- 1st Class
- $110–200
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
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Detmold, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- 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
- $22–170
- Schedules at
- tarsin.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
- 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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