There are 10 ways to get from Preston to Cluj-Napoca by train, plane, bus, train (Eurostar), car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)MAN - CLJ
8h 4m$98–273Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Coach Stn to Manchester Central Coach Station181 / ...
- Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
21h 12m$38–51Train
- Take the train from Preston to London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurt79
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Passau Hbf91 / ...
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Budapest-KeletiRjx
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Cluj NapocaIc
32h 24m$395–1,143Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Preston to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Cluj-Napoca
25h 13mTrain to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Preston to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)BHX - CLJ
9h 41m$180–410Train to Liverpool, fly
- Take the train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quay
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)LPL - CLJ
9h 15m$98–355Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Preston to Bradford Interchange
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)LBA - CLJ
7h 25m$103–392Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Preston to London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)LTN - CLJ
8h 16m$171–751Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester PiccadillyBlackpool North - Manchester Airport / ...
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Cluj Napoca OMV
42h 50m$83–134Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Preston to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Cluj-Napoca
26h 19m$478–692
Preston to Cluj-Napoca by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Preston to Cluj-Napoca is to bus which costs $35 - $55 and takes 21h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Preston to Cluj-Napoca is to train and fly which takes 7h 25m and costs $100 - $400.
No, there is no direct bus from Preston to Cluj-Napoca. However, there are services departing from Coach Stn and arriving at Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest via Manchester, Coach Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 12m.
No, there is no direct train from Preston to Cluj-Napoca. However, there are services departing from Preston and arriving at Cluj Napoca via London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles Midi, Frankfurt, Passau Hbf and Budapest-Keleti. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 24m.
The distance between Preston and Cluj-Napoca is 2053 km.
The best way to get from Preston to Cluj-Napoca without a car is to bus which takes 21h 12m and costs $35 - $55.
It takes approximately 8h 4m to get from Preston to Cluj-Napoca, including transfers.
Preston to Cluj-Napoca bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Coach Stn station.
Preston to Cluj-Napoca train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Preston station.
The best way to get from Preston to Cluj-Napoca is to bus which takes 21h 12m and costs $35 - $55. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $390 - $1,200 and takes 32h 24m.
What companies run services between Preston, England and Cluj-Napoca, Romania?
You can take a bus from Coach Stn to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest via Manchester, Coach Station in around 21h 12m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Preston to Cluj Napoca via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Brussels-Midi, Bruxelles Midi, Frankfurt, Passau Hbf, and Budapest-Keleti in around 32h 24m.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–210
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $80–270
Flights from Liverpool to Cluj-Napoca via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–300
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–300
Flights from Luton Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–370
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–280
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–270
Flights from Liverpool to Cluj-Napoca via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Cluj-Napoca via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–300
Flights from Liverpool to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–300
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–270
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Liverpool to Cluj-Napoca via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–300
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–45
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–24
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–30
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–24
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–280
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–24
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $280–300
- Sleeper Seat
- $80–110
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $350–400
Train from Preston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $270–300
- Sleeper Seat
- $80–110
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $320–370
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $95–340
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- 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
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–25
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Coach Stn to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $27–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Cluj Napoca OMV
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- $90–220
- On Foot
- $40–50
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More Questions & Answers
Preston to Cluj-Napoca bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Manchester Central Coach Station.
Cluj-Napoca is 2h ahead of Preston. It is currently 1:07 AM in Preston and 3:07 AM in Cluj-Napoca.
Preston to Cluj-Napoca train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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