There are 5 ways to get from Almaty to Cluj-Napoca by plane, train, or bus
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Fly
best- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane ALA - CLJ
12h 33m$280–850Train, bus via Dej
- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Saratov 1 Passtrain
- Take the bus from Saratov to Salaryevo Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Moscow International Bus Station to Chișinău, North Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chișinău Autogara Nord to Dej - OMVbus
- Take the bus from Dej OMV to Cluj-Napoca Airportbus
4d 16hTrain, bus
- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Saratov 1 Passtrain
- Take the bus from Saratov to Salaryevo Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Chişinău Northern Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chișinău Autogara Nord to Cluj-Napocabus
5d 13h$342–743Train, bus via Warsaw
- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Saratov 1 Passtrain
- Take the bus from Saratov to Salaryevo Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Warsaw Westbus
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Budapest-Nyugati putrain
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Cluj Napocatrain
4d 22h$405–751Train, bus via Iași
- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Saratov 1 Passtrain
- Take the bus from Saratov to Salaryevo Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Orhei, Moldovabus
- Take the bus from Orhei to Iașibus
- Take the train from Iași to Cluj Napocatrain
5d 3h$422–767
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Almaty to Cluj-Napoca is to fly which costs $280 - $850 and takes 12h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to Cluj-Napoca is to fly which takes 12h 33m and costs $280 - $850.
The distance between Almaty and Cluj-Napoca is 4147 km.
The best way to get from Almaty to Cluj-Napoca without a car is to train and bus via Dej which takes 4 days 16h and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 33m to get from Almaty to Cluj-Napoca, including transfers.
Cluj-Napoca is 2h behind Almaty. It is currently 11:09 PM in Almaty and 9:09 PM in Cluj-Napoca.
There are 1521+ hotels available in Cluj-Napoca.
What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Cluj-Napoca, Romania?
Turkish Airlines, LOT, and two other airlines fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) twice daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 2 to Saratov 1 Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $230–440
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $230–320
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $310–440
Train from Almaty 2 to Saratov 1 Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $230–440
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $230–320
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $310–440
Train from Almaty 2 to Saratov 1 Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $230–440
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $230–320
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $310–440
Train from Almaty 2 to Saratov 1 Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $230–440
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $230–320
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $310–440
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Budapest-Nyugati pu
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Cluj Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $31–36
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Iași to Cluj Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–44
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Saratov to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Saratov to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–220
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Saratov to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Saratov to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- [email protected]
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Moscow International Bus Station to Chișinău, North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $87–174
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- $174
- Children
- $87
Bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Warsaw West
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $73–146
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- $146
- Children
- $73
Bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Orhei, Moldova
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $97–194
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- $194
- Children
- $97
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- [email protected]
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Chișinău Autogara Nord to Dej - OMV
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
Bus from Chișinău Autogara Nord to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
Bus from Orhei to Iași
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +4-0742-122.615
- Website
- turcalatori.autogari.ro
Bus from Dej OMV to Cluj-Napoca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- turcalatori.autogari.ro
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