There are 7 ways to get from Split to Cluj-Napoca by plane, bus, train, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)SPU - CLJ
7h 3m$138–312Train
cheapest- Take the train from Split to Zagreb Glavni Kol.Ic
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Budapest-DeliIc
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Cluj NapocaIc
27h 14m$79–101Bus via Oradea
- Take the bus from Solin to Zagreb970
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Budapest-Kelenföld976 / ...
- Take the bus from Budapest-Kelenföld to Oradea
- Take the bus from Oradea to Cluj-Napoca
16h 50mNight train, train
- Take the night train from Split to Budapest-Keleti1205
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Cluj NapocaIc
27h 39m$93–119Bus
- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Zagreb924 / ...
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar976 / ...
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Cluj-Napoca
17h 26mBus, train
- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Mrkonjic Grad, Autobuska Stanica
- Take the bus from Mrkonjic Grad, Autobuska Stanica to Subotica, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Subotica AS to Szeged
- Take the bus from Szeged, autóbusz-állomás to Lőkösháza, vasútállomás
- Take the train from Lokoshaza to Cluj Napoca
28h 39mDrive 939 km
- Drive from Split to Cluj-Napoca939 km
13h 11m$153–221
Split to Cluj-Napoca by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Split to Cluj-Napoca is to train which costs $75 - $110 and takes 27h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Split to Cluj-Napoca is to fly which takes 7h 3m and costs $130 - $320.
No, there is no direct bus from Split to Cluj-Napoca. However, there are services departing from Solin and arriving at Cluj-Napoca via Zagreb, Budapest-Kelenföld and Oradea. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Split to Cluj-Napoca. However, there are services departing from Split and arriving at Cluj Napoca via Zagreb Glavni Kol., Déli pályaudvar and Budapest-Keleti. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 14m.
The distance between Split and Cluj-Napoca is 714 km. The road distance is 939 km.
The best way to get from Split to Cluj-Napoca without a car is to bus via Oradea which takes 16h 50m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 3m to get from Split to Cluj-Napoca, including transfers.
Split to Cluj-Napoca bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Solin station.
Split to Cluj-Napoca train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), depart from Split station.
The best way to get from Split to Cluj-Napoca is to fly which takes 7h 3m and costs $130 - $320. Alternatively, you can bus via Oradea, which costs and takes 16h 50m, you could also train, which costs $75 - $110 and takes 27h 14m.
What companies run services between Split, Croatia and Cluj-Napoca, Romania?
Croatia Airlines, Lufthansa, and seven other airlines fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Solin to Cluj-Napoca via Zagreb, Budapest-Kelenföld, and Oradea in around 16h 50m.
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- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Split Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–290
Flights from Split Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–290
Flights from Split Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–290
Flights from Split Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Split Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Split Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–290
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Split to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Budapest-Deli
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–29
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Night train from Split to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/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 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–34
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Lokoshaza to Cluj Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $33–37
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Solin to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb to Budapest-Kelenföld
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Split Bus Station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Subotica AS to Szeged
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Budapest-Kelenföld to Oradea
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $14
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Oradea to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–29
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +385 1 3335 170
- uprava@samoborcek.hr
- Website
- samoborcek.hr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- samoborcek.hr
- Phone
- +387 51 211-850
- info@zak-tours.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Split Bus Station to Mrkonjic Grad, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +387 51 215-725
- bocacturs@gmail.com
- Website
- bocactours.com
Bus from Split Bus Station to Mrkonjic Grad, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- http://www.bocactours.com
- Phone
- +387 50 212-676
- mexpres@gmail.com
Bus from Mrkonjic Grad, Autobuska Stanica to Subotica, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $36
- Schedules at
- polazak.com
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- mavcsoport.hu
Bus from Szeged, autóbusz-állomás to Lőkösháza, vasútállomás
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.mavcsoport.hu/en
- Schedules at
- https://emma.mav.hu/#/route?ui_activeItinerary=-1
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More Questions & Answers
Split to Cluj-Napoca bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zagreb station.
Cluj-Napoca is 1h ahead of Split. It is currently 10:09 PM in Split and 11:09 PM in Cluj-Napoca.
Split to Cluj-Napoca train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), arrive at Zagreb Glavni Kol. station.
Yes, the driving distance between Split to Cluj-Napoca is 939 km. It takes approximately 13h 11m to drive from Split to Cluj-Napoca.
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