There are 7 ways to get from Tirana to Cluj-Napoca by plane, bus, 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 Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)TIA - CLJ
8h 3m$109–288Bus, train #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Tirana to Podgorica , Bus station
- Take the train from Podgorica to Subotica
- Take the train from Subotica to SzegedRe
- Take the train from Szeged to BekescsabaRe
- Take the train from Bekescsaba to Cluj NapocaIc
30h 22m$89–125Bus, train
- Take the bus from Tiranë to Shkodër
- Take the bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Podgorica , Bus station
- Take the bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Negotin
- Take the bus from Negotin to Kladovo
- Take the train from Drobeta Tr. Severin to LugojIr
- Take the train from Lugoj to Cluj Napoca
22h 30m$100–132Bus, train via Belgrade
- Take the bus from Tiranë to Shkodër
- Take the bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Polje, Autobuska Stanica Bar
- Take the train from Željeznička stanica Bar to Beograd centar
- Take the train from Beograd Centar to VrsacRe
- Take the train from Stamora Moravita to Timisoara Nord
- Take the train from Timisoara Nord to Cluj Napoca
26h 54mDrive 959 km
- Drive from Tirana to Cluj-Napoca959 km
12h 40m$174–251Bus via Budapest
- Take the bus from Tirana to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Budapest
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Cluj-Napoca
24h 31mBus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Cluj-Napoca, Railway Station SquareSimeonidis
37h 11m
Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tirana to Cluj-Napoca is to bus and train which costs $85 - $130 and takes 30h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Tirana to Cluj-Napoca is to fly which takes 8h 3m and costs $100 - $290.
No, there is no direct bus from Tirana to Cluj-Napoca. However, there are services departing from Tirana and arriving at Cluj-Napoca via Prizren,Autobuska Stanica, Budapest-Kelenföld and Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 31m.
The distance between Tirana and Cluj-Napoca is 702 km. The road distance is 959 km.
The best way to get from Tirana to Cluj-Napoca without a car is to bus via Budapest which takes 24h 31m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 3m to get from Tirana to Cluj-Napoca, including transfers.
Tirana to Cluj-Napoca bus services, operated by Auloni Tours, depart from Tirana station.
The best way to get from Tirana to Cluj-Napoca is to fly which takes 8h 3m and costs $100 - $290. Alternatively, you can bus via Budapest, which costs and takes 24h 31m.
Tirana to Cluj-Napoca bus services, operated by Auloni Tours, arrive at Prizren,Autobuska Stanica station.
Cluj-Napoca is 1h ahead of Tirana. It is currently 3:40 AM in Tirana and 4:40 AM in Cluj-Napoca.
What companies run services between Tirana, Albania and Cluj-Napoca, Romania?
Lufthansa, Ulendo Airlink, and five other airlines fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tirana to Cluj-Napoca via Prizren,Autobuska Stanica, Budapest, Budapest-Kelenföld, and Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar in around 24h 31m.
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- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Cluj-Napoca via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–240
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Cluj-Napoca via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–240
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Cluj-Napoca via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–240
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Cluj-Napoca via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–490
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–280
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–280
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Drobeta Tr. Severin to Lugoj
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–20
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Lugoj to Cluj Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–30
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Stamora Moravita to Timisoara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–9
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Timisoara Nord to Cluj Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $33–36
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0751.525.520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Drobeta Tr. Severin to Lugoj
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- +382 20 441 197
- info@zpcg.me
- Website
- zcg-prevoz.me
Train from Željeznička stanica Bar to Beograd centar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- https://zpcg.me/en
- Second Class
- $24–28
- First Class
- $40–50
Train from Podgorica to Subotica
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://zpcg.me/en
- Second Class
- $30–33
- First Class
- $56–60
- Phone
- +381 11 360 28 99
- putnik.info@srbvoz.rs
- Website
- srbijavoz.rs
Train from Beograd Centar to Vrsac
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- srbijavoz.rs
- Rail 2nd Class
- $4–5
- 1st Class
- $4–7
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Subotica to Szeged
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Szeged to Bekescsaba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–6
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Bekescsaba to Cluj Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–23
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Tiranë to Shkodër
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +355 69 234 8608
- info@dritatravel.com
- Website
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Podgorica , Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Polje, Autobuska Stanica Bar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Tirana to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Tirana to Podgorica , Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
- Phone
- +382 69 312 161
- mstourspodgorica@gmail.com
- Website
- busticket4.me
Bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Podgorica , Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- busticket4.me
- Phone
- +382 32 520 495
- info@kotortotirana.com
- Website
- kotortotirana.com
Bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Podgorica , Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20
- Website
- https://www.kotortotirana.com/
- Phone
- +381 (12) 538 400
- office@litas.rs
- Website
- litas.rs
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Negotin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- litas.rs
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- rezervacije@nis-ekspres.rs
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Negotin to Kladovo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
- Phone
- +381 19 542 888
- motoboemtrans@hotmail.com
- Website
- redvoznje.net
Bus from Negotin to Kladovo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- redvoznje.net
- Phone
- +383 49 129 586
- aulonitours@hotmail.com
- Website
- aulonitours.com
Bus from Tirana to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 44 283 209
- vellezerit-thaqi@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +43 664 3160790
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Tirana to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Cluj-Napoca, Railway Station Square
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $65–190
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
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