There are 10 ways to get from La Rochelle to Cluj-Napoca by plane, train, bus, train (TGV), car, night train, or car train
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Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
best- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)LRH - CLJ
12h 59m$99–396Bus via Ghent
cheapest- Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Ghent Dampoort803 / ...
- Take the bus from Ghent to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
26h 47m$69–161Train, bus
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Anvers-Central
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Gand-DampoortIc / ...
- Take the bus from Ghent to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
22h 36m$171–452Train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Muenchen HbfTgv
- 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
30h 21m$324–731Drive 2,203 km
- Drive from La Rochelle to Cluj-Napoca2,203 km
24h 31m$395–570Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jean
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)BOD - CLJ
13h 22m$113–263Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantes
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)NTE - CLJ
10h 16m$108–396Train, night train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2Tgv
- Take the night train from Paris Est to Wien HbfNj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-KeletiEc
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Cluj NapocaIc
34h 48m$209–580Bus
- Take the bus from La Rochelle to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)723 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris to Cluj-Napoca, Railway Station Square
41h 30m$157–245Drive, car train
- Drive from La Rochelle to München Ost
- Take the car train from München Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Cluj-Napoca
24h 19m$478–691
La Rochelle to Cluj-Napoca by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Cluj-Napoca is to bus via Ghent which costs $65 - $170 and takes 26h 47m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Cluj-Napoca is to train and fly which takes 10h 16m and costs $100 - $400.
No, there is no direct bus from La Rochelle station to Cluj-Napoca. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle - Bus Station and arriving at Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Ghent. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 47m.
No, there is no direct train from La Rochelle to Cluj-Napoca. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle Ville and arriving at Cluj Napoca via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Est, Muenchen Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof and Blaj. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 21m.
The distance between La Rochelle and Cluj-Napoca is 1912 km. The road distance is 2203 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Cluj-Napoca without a car is to train and bus which takes 22h 36m and costs $170 - $460.
It takes approximately 12h 59m to get from La Rochelle to Cluj-Napoca, including transfers.
La Rochelle to Cluj-Napoca bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from La Rochelle - Bus Station.
La Rochelle to Cluj-Napoca train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from La Rochelle Ville station.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Cluj-Napoca is to fly which takes 12h 59m and costs $95 - $400. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $320 - $750 and takes 30h 21m, you could also bus via Ghent, which costs $65 - $170 and takes 26h 47m.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Cluj-Napoca, Romania?
Ryanair, Ulendo Airlink, and three other airlines fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from La Rochelle Ville to Cluj Napoca via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare de l'Est, Paris Est, Muenchen Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof, and Blaj in around 30h 21m.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $90–390
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–210
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $60–210
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Geneva, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–440
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Cluj-Napoca via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $130–430
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–240
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from La Rochelle to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–260
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Anvers-Central to Gand-Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- $8–13
- 1st Class
- $13–19
- 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
- $40–140
- 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
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Paris Est to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–330
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $300–330
- Couchette Carriage
- $200–230
- Seating Carriage
- $100–140
- 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 München Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Ghent to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Ghent Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from La Rochelle to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0040 263 215 521
- alexa.trans@yahoo.com
- Website
- alexatrans.ro
Bus from Paris to Cluj-Napoca, Railway Station Square
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Schedules at
- alexatrans.ro
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More Questions & Answers
La Rochelle to Cluj-Napoca bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Cluj-Napoca is 1h ahead of La Rochelle. It is currently 8:15 PM in La Rochelle and 9:15 PM in Cluj-Napoca.
La Rochelle to Cluj-Napoca train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between La Rochelle to Cluj-Napoca is 2203 km. It takes approximately 24h 31m to drive from La Rochelle to Cluj-Napoca.
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