There are 10 ways to get from Paris to Cluj-Napoca by plane, train, bus, train (TGV), night train, 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 Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
best- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)CDG - CLJ
6h 42m$117–315Bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Paris-Beauvais Airport
- Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)BVA - CLJ
6h 13m$58–311Train, bus
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Lille FlandresTgv
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Gand-DampoortTer
- Take the bus from Ghent to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
18h 38m$79–164Train
- Take the train from Paris Est to Esslingen(Neckar)Tgv
- Take the train from Esslingen 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
26h 17m$179–403Night train, train
- 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
30h 3m$157–427Fly from Paris Orly Airport
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)ORY - CLJ
7h 44m$122–255Bus via Sebeș
- Take the bus from Gallieni to Sebes
- Take the bus from Sebes to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
31h 26m$100–148Bus
- Take the bus from Paris Tour Eiffel to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
36h$110–200Drive 1,863.4 km
- Drive from Paris to Cluj-Napoca1,863.4 km
18h 45m$334–483Drive, car train
- Drive from Paris to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Cluj-Napoca
21h 23m$358–1,577
Paris to Cluj-Napoca by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Paris to Cluj-Napoca is to train and bus which costs $75 - $170 and takes 18h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Paris to Cluj-Napoca is to bus and fly which takes 6h 13m and costs $55 - $320.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Paris Tour Eiffel and arriving at Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 36h.
No, there is no direct train from Paris to Cluj-Napoca. However, there are services departing from Paris Est and arriving at Cluj Napoca via Esslingen, Salzburg Hbf, Wien Hbf and Budapest-Keleti. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 17m.
The distance between Paris and Cluj-Napoca is 1626 km. The road distance is 1863.4 km.
The best way to get from Paris to Cluj-Napoca without a car is to train and bus which takes 18h 38m and costs $75 - $170.
It takes approximately 6h 42m to get from Paris to Cluj-Napoca, including transfers.
Paris to Cluj-Napoca bus services, operated by Transmarian, depart from Gallieni station.
Paris to Cluj-Napoca train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Paris Est station.
The best way to get from Paris to Cluj-Napoca is to fly which takes 6h 42m and costs $110 - $320. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $170 - $410 and takes 26h 17m, you could also bus via Sebeș, which costs $100 - $150 and takes 31h 26m.
What companies run services between Paris, France and Cluj-Napoca, Romania?
Lufthansa, Air France, and three other airlines fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Paris Est to Cluj Napoca via Esslingen, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, Wien Hbf, and Budapest-Keleti in around 26h 17m.
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- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–230
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $85–230
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Nuremberg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–230
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–280
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–270
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–260
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $30–270
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–270
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Nord to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Esslingen(Neckar)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Nord to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $40–65
- Rail 1st Class
- $65–95
Train from Lille Flandres to Gand-Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $15–22
- Rail 1st Class
- $23–35
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Esslingen to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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
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
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–60
- 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
- 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
- $22–75
- 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 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $22–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–65
- 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 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $14–21
- 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 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–34
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- 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
- $290–330
- Couchette Carriage
- $190–220
- Seating Carriage
- $100–130
- 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
- $110–1,200
- 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 Ghent to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +33 (0) 9 77 40 24 20
- service.clients@aeroportbeauvais.com.
- Website
- aerobus.fr
Bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Paris-Beauvais Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–23
- Schedules at
- aerobus.fr
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Bus from Gallieni to Sebes
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Schedules at
- transmarian.ro
- Phone
- (0250) 747-41
- secretariat@dacos.com.ro
- Website
- dacos.com.ro
Bus from Sebes to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- dacos.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Sebes to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +4-0730-223.590
- Website
- romtimex.autogari.ro
Bus from Sebes to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- romtimex.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +40-260-606343
- Website
- cento.ro
Bus from Sebes to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- cento.ro
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Paris Tour Eiffel to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0040 263 215 521
- alexa.trans@yahoo.com
- Website
- alexatrans.ro
Bus from Paris Tour Eiffel to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Schedules at
- alexatrans.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Paris to Cluj-Napoca bus services, operated by Transmarian, arrive at Sebes station.
Cluj-Napoca is 1h ahead of Paris. It is currently 6:37 PM in Paris and 7:37 PM in Cluj-Napoca.
Paris to Cluj-Napoca train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Esslingen(Neckar) station.
Yes, the driving distance between Paris to Cluj-Napoca is 1863 km. It takes approximately 18h 45m to drive from Paris to Cluj-Napoca.
There are 1360+ hotels available in Cluj-Napoca.






































































