There are 5 ways to get from Rio de Janeiro to Cluj-Napoca by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Cluj-Napoca
best- Fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)GIG - CLJ
19h 42m$510–1,113Fly Santos Dumont Airport to Cluj-Napoca
cheapest- Fly from Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)SDU - CLJ
20h 58m$389–1,390Fly Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport, bus
- Fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR)GIG - TSR
- Take the bus from Timisoara Airport to Cluj-Napoca Mănăștur
24h 42m$460–1,736Fly Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, bus
- Fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)GIG - BUD
- Take the bus from Budapest Airport to Cluj-Napoca
23h 24m$619–1,151Fly Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Sibiu, train
- Fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to Sibiu (SBZ)GIG - SBZ
- Take the train from Sibiu to Clujana h.
26h 18m$509–1,911
Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rio de Janeiro to Cluj-Napoca is to fly which costs $500 - $1,200 and takes 19h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Rio de Janeiro to Cluj-Napoca is to fly which takes 19h 42m and costs $500 - $1,200.
The distance between Rio de Janeiro and Cluj-Napoca is 10261 km.
It takes approximately 19h 42m to get from Rio de Janeiro to Cluj-Napoca, including transfers.
Cluj-Napoca is 5h ahead of Rio de Janeiro. It is currently 12:09 AM in Rio de Janeiro and 5:09 AM in Cluj-Napoca.
There are 1370+ hotels available in Cluj-Napoca.
What companies run services between Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Cluj-Napoca, Romania?
TAP Portugal, Ulendo Airlink, and Lufthansa fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) twice daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Sao Paulo, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Sibiu via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Sao Paulo Viracopos, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Belo Horizonte Confins, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Brasilia, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Sao Paulo Viracopos, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Salvador, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Frankfurt, Nuremberg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
- Phone
- 004-0264-596775
- office@viaterraspedition.ro
- Website
- interregional.ro
Train from Sibiu to Clujana h.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- Interregional Calatori
- Phone
- +4-0722-862.442
- Website
- pristyl.autogari.ro
Bus from Timisoara Airport to Cluj-Napoca Mănăștur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Schedules at
- pristyl.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0720 008899
- office@presidenttour.ro
- Website
- presidenttour.ro
Bus from Budapest Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–50
- Schedules at
- presidenttour.ro
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