There are 9 ways to get from Zakopane to Cluj-Napoca by train, plane, bus, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, fly
best- Take the train from Zakopane to Krakow Glowny
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)KRK - CLJ
8h 40m$93–337Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Zakopane, Bus station to Poprad
- Take the train from Poprad-Tatry to KosiceRe / ...
- Take the train from Kosice to Miskolc TiszaiEc
- Take the train from Miskolc Tiszai to DebrecenIc
- Take the train from Debrecen to Dej CalatoriIc
- Take the train from Dej Calatori to Cluj Napoca
17h 19m$39–105Bus
- Take the bus from Nowy Targ, Bus Station to Budapest AirportN986
- Take the bus from Budapest Airport to Cluj-Napoca
15h$60–118Bus, train via Oradea
- Take the bus from Zakopane, Bus station to Poprad
- Take the train from Poprad-Tatry to KosiceRe / ...
- Take the train from Kosice to Miskolc TiszaiEc
- Take the train from Miskolc Tiszai to PuespoekladanyIc
- Take the train from Puespoekladany to OradeaRe
- Take the bus from Oradea to Cluj-Napoca
15h 22mDrive 511.7 km
- Drive from Zakopane to Cluj-Napoca511.7 km
7h 45m$82–118Train, train to Katowice International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zakopane to Krakow Glowny
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Fly from Katowice International Airport (KTW) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)KTW - CLJ
11h 8m$87–369Bus, train to Košice International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Zakopane, Bus station to Poprad
- Take the train from Poprad-Tatry to Kosice
- Fly from Košice International Airport (KSC) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)KSC - CLJ
9h 59m$143–508Drive, train
- Drive from Zakopane to Strba
- Take the train from Strba to Kosice643 / ...
- Take the train from Kosice to Miskolc TiszaiEc
- Take the train from Miskolc Tiszai to DebrecenIc
- Take the train from Debrecen to Dej CalatoriIc
- Take the train from Dej Calatori to Cluj Napoca
16h 40m$45–112Shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from Zakopane to BudapestEurobusways
- Take a shuttle bus from Budapest to Cluj-NapocaEurobusways
13h$131–183
Zakopane to Cluj-Napoca by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zakopane to Cluj-Napoca is to bus and train which costs $35 - $110 and takes 17h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Zakopane to Cluj-Napoca is to drive which takes 7h 45m and costs $80 - $120.
No, there is no direct bus from Zakopane to Cluj-Napoca. However, there are services departing from Zakopane ZDA and arriving at Cluj-Napoca via Nowy Targ, Bus Station and Budapest Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h.
The distance between Zakopane and Cluj-Napoca is 617 km. The road distance is 511.7 km.
The best way to get from Zakopane to Cluj-Napoca without a car is to bus which takes 15h and costs $60 - $120.
It takes approximately 8h 40m to get from Zakopane to Cluj-Napoca, including transfers.
Zakopane to Cluj-Napoca bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nowy Targ, Bus Station.
Zakopane to Cluj-Napoca bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Budapest Airport station.
Cluj-Napoca is 1h ahead of Zakopane. It is currently 10:56 AM in Zakopane and 11:56 AM in Cluj-Napoca.
Yes, the driving distance between Zakopane to Cluj-Napoca is 512 km. It takes approximately 7h 45m to drive from Zakopane to Cluj-Napoca.
What companies run services between Zakopane, Poland and Cluj-Napoca, Romania?
You can take a bus from Zakopane ZDA to Cluj-Napoca via Nowy Targ, Bus Station and Budapest Airport in around 15h.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Cluj-Napoca via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–300
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–330
Flights from Košice International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–460
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $75–190
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Zakopane to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +48 22 474 00 44
- bilety@polregio.pl
- Website
- polregio.pl
Train from Zakopane to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://polregio.pl/pl/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://polregio.pl/pl/
Train from Zakopane to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $11–14
- Website
- https://kolejemalopolskie.com.pl/en/home-page
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Poprad-Tatry to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Kosice to Miskolc Tiszai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–9
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Strba to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Poprad-Tatry to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Strba to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- info@le.cz
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Train from Poprad-Tatry to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–10
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
Train from Strba to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–13
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Poprad-Tatry to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Strba to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Miskolc Tiszai to Puespoekladany
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–11
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Puespoekladany to Oradea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Miskolc Tiszai to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Debrecen to Dej Calatori
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +48 32 428 88 88
- bok@kolejeslaskie.com
- Website
- kolejeslaskie.com
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.kolejeslaskie.com/en/
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Dej Calatori to Cluj Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–9
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 004-0264-596775
- office@viaterraspedition.ro
- Website
- interregional.ro
Train from Dej Calatori to Cluj Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Interregional Calatori
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Nowy Targ, Bus Station to Budapest Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zakopane, Bus station to Poprad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Oradea to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- info@eurobusways.com
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Zakopane to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Budapest to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
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