There are 11 ways to get from Gelsenkirchen to Cluj-Napoca by train, plane, bus, car, night train, 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 56m$142–276Train, bus via Aachen
cheapest- 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 53m$58–286Train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to München Hbf41 / ...
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof969 / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Blaj347
- Take the train from Blaj to Cluj Napoca
26h 7m$286–602Drive 1,567 km
- Drive from Gelsenkirchen to Cluj-Napoca1,567 km
16h 21m$259–373Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)CGN - CLJ
6h 57m$113–425Fly from Dortmund Airport
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)DTM - CLJ
5h 47m$93–320Train 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 44m$176–651Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly
- Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhof
- Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoven
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)EIN - CLJ
7h 31m$110–347Night train, train
- Take the night train from Bochum Hbf to Wien HbfNj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-KeletiEc
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Cluj NapocaIc
28h 33m$138–427Train, bus
- 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$287–1,460
Gelsenkirchen to Cluj-Napoca by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gelsenkirchen to Cluj-Napoca is to train and fly which costs $110 - $350 and takes 7h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Gelsenkirchen to Cluj-Napoca is to fly which takes 5h 47m and costs $90 - $320.
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, Muenchen Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof and Blaj. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 7m.
The distance between Gelsenkirchen and Cluj-Napoca is 1380 km. The road distance is 1567 km.
The best way to get from Gelsenkirchen to Cluj-Napoca without a car is to train and bus via Aachen which takes 15h 53m and costs $55 - $290.
It takes approximately 6h 56m 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 26h 7m and costs $280 - $600. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $90 - $320 and takes 5h 47m.
Cluj-Napoca is 1h ahead of Gelsenkirchen. It is currently 3:57 AM in Gelsenkirchen and 4:57 AM in Cluj-Napoca.
Gelsenkirchen to Cluj-Napoca train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf 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, München Hbf, Muenchen Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof, and Blaj in around 26h 7m. Alternatively, Ulendo Airlink flies from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) 6 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
- $110–440
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–420
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–260
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 Eindhoven Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–270
- 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
- $120–410
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- 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, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–300
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- 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
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Dülmen, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- 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
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- 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
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–150
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Blaj
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–230
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Website
- interregional.ro
Train from Blaj to Cluj Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- interregional.ro
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Blaj to Cluj Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Blaj to Cluj Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–17
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $6–10
- 1st Class
- $11–17
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $13–20
- 1st Class
- $23–40
Train from Venlo to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Bochum Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–320
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $300–320
- Couchette Carriage
- $180–210
- Seating Carriage
- $85–110
- 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
- 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 (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
- 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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