There are 10 ways to get from Sicily to Cluj-Napoca by plane, train, ferry, bus, train (Trenitalia), or car
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Fly Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Cluj-Napoca
best- Fly from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)CIY - CLJ
8h 13m$101–348Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)CTA - BUD
- Take the bus from Budapest Airport to Cluj-Napoca
11h 21m$65–219Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Notarbartolo to Messina CentraleRe
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.GiovanniM1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia MestreFr
- Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione to Cluj-Napoca, Railway Station Square
31h 54mTrain
- Take the train from Palermo Notarbartolo to Messina CentraleRe
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Arezzo
- Take the train from Arezzo to Cervignano-Aquil.-GrIc
- Take the train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Wien HbfRjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-KeletiEc
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Cluj NapocaIc
42h 9m$238–383Drive, ferry
- Drive from Palermo to Messina Marittima
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Cluj-Napoca
25h 49m$444–663Fly Palermo Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)PMO - CLJ
7h 7m$88–278Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)CTA - CLJ
4h 29m$66–266Train, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Napoli CentraleIc
- Take the bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
40h 12m$70–254Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo to Bologna CentraleN597
- Take the bus from Bologna to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
41h$68–302Bus, train
- Take the bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Napoli, Autostazione Metropark
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Roma Termini
- Take the bus from Rome, Termini to Cluj Napoca
46h 18m
Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sicily to Cluj-Napoca is to fly which costs $65 - $270 and takes 4h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Sicily to Cluj-Napoca is to fly which takes 4h 29m and costs $65 - $270.
No, there is no direct bus from Sicily to Cluj-Napoca. However, there are services departing from Piazza Boiardo and arriving at Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest via Palermo and Bologna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h.
No, there is no direct train from Sicily to Cluj-Napoca. However, there are services departing from Palermo Notarbartolo and arriving at Cluj Napoca via Messina Centrale, Arezzo, Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr, Wien Hbf and Budapest-Keleti. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 9m.
The distance between Sicily and Cluj-Napoca is 1341 km.
The best way to get from Sicily to Cluj-Napoca without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 31h 54m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 13m to get from Sicily to Cluj-Napoca, including transfers.
Sicily to Cluj-Napoca bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Palermo station.
Sicily to Cluj-Napoca train services, operated by Trenitalia S.p.A., depart from Palermo Notarbartolo station.
The best way to get from Sicily to Cluj-Napoca is to fly which takes 8h 13m and costs $100 - $350. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $230 - $390 and takes 42h 9m, you could also bus, which costs $65 - $310 and takes 41h.
What companies run services between Sicily, Italy and Cluj-Napoca, Romania?
Neos, Ulendo Airlink, and three other airlines fly from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Palermo Notarbartolo to Cluj Napoca via Messina Centrale, Arezzo, Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr, Wien Hbf, and Budapest-Keleti in around 42h 9m.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–160
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–160
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–330
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–310
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $55–260
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–270
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–270
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Linate, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,500
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–260
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Notarbartolo to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Arezzo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–190
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Arezzo to Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 2nd Class
- $30–40
Train from Palermo Centrale to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $90–140
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
- +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 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- 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
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Napoli Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- 004-0745517360
- office@teotrans.ro
- Website
- teotrans.ro
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione to Cluj-Napoca, Railway Station Square
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70
- Schedules at
- teotrans.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
- $18–55
- Schedules at
- presidenttour.ro
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $27–140
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bologna to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $21–140
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Napoli, Autostazione Metropark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Rome, Termini to Cluj Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 342 32 55 869
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
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More Questions & Answers
Sicily to Cluj-Napoca bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Cluj-Napoca is 1h ahead of Sicily. It is currently 7:42 AM in Sicily and 8:42 AM in Cluj-Napoca.
Sicily to Cluj-Napoca train services, operated by Trenitalia S.p.A., arrive at Messina Centrale station.
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