There are 10 ways to get from Gelsenkirchen to Cluj-Napoca by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)DUS - CLJ
6h 57m$152–336Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln HbfRe
- Take the bus from Köln to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
24h 37m$28–248Train, bus via Aachen
- Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf35 / ...
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen HbfRe
- Take the bus from Aachen to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
15h 54m$57–285Train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf 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
25h 47m$199–488Drive 1,567.2 km
- Drive from Gelsenkirchen to Cluj-Napoca1,567.2 km
16h 22m$259–373Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
- Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)CGN - CLJ
7h 26m$155–457Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)FMO - CLJ
7h 58m$168–601Fly from Dortmund Airport
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)DTM - CLJ
5h 52m$78–399Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Dülmen, BahnhofRe2
- Take the train from Dülmen, Bahnhof to Enschede
- Take the bus from Enschede to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
41h 8mDrive, car train
- Drive from Gelsenkirchen to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Cluj-Napoca
17h 14m$277–1,460
Gelsenkirchen to Cluj-Napoca by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gelsenkirchen to Cluj-Napoca is to fly which costs $75 - $400 and takes 5h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Gelsenkirchen to Cluj-Napoca is to fly which takes 5h 52m and costs $75 - $400.
No, there is no direct train from Gelsenkirchen to Cluj-Napoca. However, there are services departing from Gelsenkirchen Hbf and arriving at Cluj Napoca via Essen Hbf, Frankfurt, Passau Hbf and Budapest-Keleti. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 47m.
The distance between Gelsenkirchen and Cluj-Napoca is 1383 km. The road distance is 1567.2 km.
The best way to get from Gelsenkirchen to Cluj-Napoca without a car is to train and bus via Aachen which takes 15h 54m and costs $55 - $290.
It takes approximately 6h 57m to get from Gelsenkirchen to Cluj-Napoca, including transfers.
Gelsenkirchen to Cluj-Napoca train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Gelsenkirchen to Cluj-Napoca is to train which takes 25h 47m and costs $190 - $490. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $75 - $400 and takes 5h 52m.
Cluj-Napoca is 1h ahead of Gelsenkirchen. It is currently 3:43 PM in Gelsenkirchen and 4:43 PM in Cluj-Napoca.
Gelsenkirchen to Cluj-Napoca train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
What companies run services between Gelsenkirchen, Germany and Cluj-Napoca, Romania?
You can take a train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Cluj Napoca via Essen Hbf, Frankfurt, Passau Hbf, and Budapest-Keleti in around 25h 47m. Alternatively, Ulendo Airlink flies from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) 4 times a week.
- 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
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 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
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Dülmen, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dülmen, Bahnhof to Enschede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- 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
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $27–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–140
- 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 Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $40–60
- Comfort
- $45–65
- Premium
- $70–90
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
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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6–14
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- 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 Enschede to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
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