There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Cluj-Napoca by plane, train, bus, train (TGV), car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane LYS - CLJ
8h 9m$96–299Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Bergamo - PIazzale Marconi Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Bergamo to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vestbus
25h 16m$88–168Train, bus via Ghent
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Lille to Ghent Dampoortbus 280 / ...
- Take the bus from Ghent to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vestbus
20h 15m$108–237Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dijon Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Dijon Ville to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keletitrain Ec
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Cluj Napocatrain Ic
27h 53m$255–477Drive 1,739.5 km
- Drive from Lyon to Cluj-Napocacar 1,739.5 km
19h 13m$312–450Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane GVA - CLJ
8h 29m$122–348Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Besançon Franche-Comté TGVtrain 84
- Take the bus from Besançon to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vestbus
30h 31mBus, train
- Take the bus from Lyon to Devabus 1921
- Take the train from Deva to Cluj Napocatrain Ic
32h 9m$171–234Drive, car train
- Drive from Lyon to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Salzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Cluj-Napocacar
18h 53m$409–576
Lyon to Cluj-Napoca by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Cluj-Napoca is to bus which costs $85 - $170 and takes 25h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Cluj-Napoca is to fly which takes 8h 9m and costs $95 - $300.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon station to Cluj-Napoca. However, there are services departing from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station and arriving at Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest via Bergamo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 16m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Cluj-Napoca. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Cluj Napoca via Dijon Ville, Zuerich Hb, Wien Hbf and Budapest-Keleti. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 53m.
The distance between Lyon and Cluj-Napoca is 1462 km. The road distance is 1739.5 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Cluj-Napoca without a car is to train and bus via Ghent which takes 20h 15m and costs $100 - $240.
It takes approximately 8h 9m to get from Lyon to Cluj-Napoca, including transfers.
Lyon to Cluj-Napoca bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station.
Lyon to Cluj-Napoca train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Cluj-Napoca is to fly which takes 8h 9m and costs $95 - $300. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $250 - $480 and takes 27h 53m, you could also bus, which costs $85 - $170 and takes 25h 16m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Cluj-Napoca, Romania?
Lufthansa, easyJet, and Ulendo Airlink fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Cluj Napoca via Dijon Ville, Zuerich Hb, Wien Hbf, and Budapest-Keleti in around 27h 53m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–440
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $65–260
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–220
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–400
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $48–53
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Dijon Ville to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $65–90
- 1st Class
- $95–130
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $35–55
- 1st Class
- $65–85
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Besançon Franche-Comté TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $120–190
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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 Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Cluj Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–35
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Deva to Cluj Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Besançon Franche-Comté TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- $110–130
- 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 Lille to Ghent Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Deva
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $160–230
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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 Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Bergamo - PIazzale Marconi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 0231 519 925
- Website
- trans-dor.ro
Bus from Bergamo to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Schedules at
- trans-dor.ro
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Besançon to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Lyon to Cluj-Napoca bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Bergamo - PIazzale Marconi Bus Station.
Cluj-Napoca is 1h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 8:24 AM in Lyon and 9:24 AM in Cluj-Napoca.
Lyon to Cluj-Napoca train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Dijon Ville station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Cluj-Napoca is 1740 km. It takes approximately 19h 13m to drive from Lyon to Cluj-Napoca.
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