There are 11 ways to get from Kaiserslautern to Cluj-Napoca by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
best- Take the train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)FRA - CLJ
7h 6m$135–362Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Kaiserslautern central train station to Frankfurt central train station220 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
21h 40m$24–29Train
- Take the train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof62
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien HbfRj / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-KeletiEc
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Cluj NapocaIc
23h 43m$142–359Train, night train
- Take the train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof82 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof47 / ...
- Take the night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Budapest-KeletiEn
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Cluj NapocaIc
26h 57m$104–209Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)STR - CLJ
6h 10m$122–445Train, bus to Luxembourg, fly
- Take the train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Merzig
- Take the bus from Merzig, Bahnhof to Kirchberg, Hugo Gernsback
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)LUX - CLJ
9h$115–322Train, train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)BSL - CLJ
8h 3m$118–503Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)MUC - CLJ
8h 41m$206–475Train, bus
- Take the train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Karlsruhe HauptbahnhofS3 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Cluj-Napoca, Railway Station Square
27h 17m$115–165Drive 1,406.9 km
- Drive from Kaiserslautern to Cluj-Napoca1,406.9 km
14h 45m$232–335Drive, car train
- Drive from Kaiserslautern to Fulda
- Take the car train from Fulda to Salzburg Hbf
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Cluj-Napoca
15h 21m$316–452
Kaiserslautern to Cluj-Napoca by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kaiserslautern to Cluj-Napoca is to bus which costs $23 - $29 and takes 21h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Kaiserslautern to Cluj-Napoca is to train and fly which takes 6h 10m and costs $120 - $450.
No, there is no direct bus from Kaiserslautern station to Cluj-Napoca. However, there are services departing from Kaiserslautern central train station and arriving at Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest via Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Kaiserslautern to Cluj-Napoca. However, there are services departing from Kaiserslautern, Hbf and arriving at Cluj Napoca via Salzburg Hbf, Wien Hbf and Budapest-Keleti. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 43m.
The distance between Kaiserslautern and Cluj-Napoca is 1315 km. The road distance is 1406.9 km.
The best way to get from Kaiserslautern to Cluj-Napoca without a car is to bus which takes 21h 40m and costs $23 - $29.
It takes approximately 7h 6m to get from Kaiserslautern to Cluj-Napoca, including transfers.
Kaiserslautern to Cluj-Napoca bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kaiserslautern central train station.
Kaiserslautern to Cluj-Napoca train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Kaiserslautern, Hbf station.
The best way to get from Kaiserslautern to Cluj-Napoca is to bus which takes 21h 40m and costs $23 - $29. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $140 - $360 and takes 23h 43m.
What companies run services between Kaiserslautern, Germany and Cluj-Napoca, Romania?
You can take a bus from Kaiserslautern central train station to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest via Frankfurt in around 21h 40m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Cluj Napoca via Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, Wien Hbf, and Budapest-Keleti in around 23h 43m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Cluj-Napoca via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–250
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–410
Flights from Luxembourg to Cluj-Napoca via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–410
Flights from Basel to Cluj-Napoca via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–310
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–280
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Cluj-Napoca via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–260
Flights from Luxembourg to Cluj-Napoca via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–400
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–200
Flights from Luxembourg to Cluj-Napoca via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–260
Flights from Basel to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–270
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Frankfurt to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Luxembourg to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Frankfurt to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–280
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–22
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
Train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Merzig
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–30
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Merzig
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $22–29
- 1st Class
- $40–55
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $15–22
- 1st Class
- $26–45
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $21–35
- 1st Class
- $35–65
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–160
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $45–70
- 1st Class
- $90–160
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $50–80
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
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–60
- 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 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 Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $108
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–80
- 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/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–25
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $15–21
- 1st Class
- $20–25
- 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/
Night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Kaiserslautern central train station to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Frankfurt to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $14
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- +352 2465 2465
- service@mobiliteit.lu
- Website
- mobiliteit.lu
Bus from Merzig, Bahnhof to Kirchberg, Hugo Gernsback
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.mobiliteit.lu/en/
- Phone
- 0040 263 215 521
- alexa.trans@yahoo.com
- Website
- alexatrans.ro
Bus from Karlsruhe to Cluj-Napoca, Railway Station Square
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Schedules at
- alexatrans.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Kaiserslautern to Cluj-Napoca bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Frankfurt central train station.
Cluj-Napoca is 1h ahead of Kaiserslautern. It is currently 2:49 AM in Kaiserslautern and 3:49 AM in Cluj-Napoca.
Kaiserslautern to Cluj-Napoca train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Salzburg Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kaiserslautern to Cluj-Napoca is 1407 km. It takes approximately 14h 45m to drive from Kaiserslautern to Cluj-Napoca.
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