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How to get fromKharkiv to Cluj-Napocaby train, bus or car

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There are 5 ways to get from Kharkiv to Cluj-Napoca by train, bus, or car

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  1. Train via Kyiv

    best
    1. Take the train from Kharkiv-Pas. to Kyiv-Pas.train
    2. Take the train from Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi to Debrecentrain
    3. Take the train from Debrecen to Dej CalatoritrainIc
    4. Take the train from Dej Călători to Cluj Napocatrain
    30h 59m
    $236–369

  2. Train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Kharkiv-Pas. to Mukachevotrain
    2. Take the train from Mukachevo to Debrecentrain
    3. Take the train from Debrecen to Dej CalatoritrainIc
    4. Take the train from Dej Călători to Cluj Napocatrain
    32h 47m
    $36–53

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Kharkiv Central bus station to Chișinău, North Bus Stationbus
    2. Take the bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens VestbusCluj-Napoca-Chişinău / ...
    32h 10m

  4. Drive 1,231.6 km

    1. Drive from Kharkiv to Cluj-Napocacar1,231.6 km
    19h 39m
    $197–284

  5. Bus via Kyiv

    1. Take the bus from Kharkiv 1 Bus station to Kyiv Bus stationbus371
    2. Take the bus from Kyiv Central Bus station to Chernivtsi Bus stationbus
    3. Take the bus from Chernivtsi Bus station to Suceavabus
    4. Take the bus from Suceava to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vestbus
    33h 1m
    $65–119

Kharkiv to Cluj-Napoca by train

Calendar14Weekly Trains
Duration30h 59mAverage Duration
Ticket$236Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Kharkiv, Ukraine and Cluj-Napoca, Romania?

You can take a train from Kharkiv-Pas. to Cluj Napoca via Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi, Debrecen, Dej Calatori, and Dej Călători in around 30h 59m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kharkiv Central bus station to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest via Chișinău, North Bus Station and Chişinău Northern Bus Station in around 32h 10m.

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