There are 12 ways to get from Cardiff to Cluj-Napoca by train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane BHX - CLJ
9h 33m$178–341Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain Swansea - London Paddington / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vestbus
36h 28m$102–239Train, bus via Brent
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain Swansea - London Paddington / ...
- Take the bus from London Wembley to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vestbus
35h 18m$121–388Train, night train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the night train from Amsterdam Centraal to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keletitrain Ec
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Cluj Napocatrain Ic
38h 29m$316–685Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Cluj-Napocacar
24h 3m$569–761Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane LTN - CLJ
8h 28m$179–486Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane STN - CLJ
8h 37m$210–467Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane BRS - CLJ
12h 37m$109–198Fly Cardiff Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane CWL - CLJ
13h 15m$103–381Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Tirgu Mures, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Tirgu Mures (TGM)plane LTN - TGM
- Take the bus from Târgu Mures Airport to Cluj-Napoca Calea Turziibus
10h 38mTrain, bus #2
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain Swansea - London Paddington / ...
- Take the bus from London Stonebridge to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vestbus
37h 12mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Cluj-Napocacar
25h 12m$426–673
Cardiff to Cluj-Napoca by train, subway, and night train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Cluj-Napoca is to train and fly which costs $100 - $200 and takes 12h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Cluj-Napoca is to train and fly which takes 8h 28m and costs $170 - $490.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Cluj-Napoca. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Cluj Napoca via Paddington, London St. Pancras Int., Amsterdam Centraal, Wien Hbf and Budapest-Keleti. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 29m.
The distance between Cardiff and Cluj-Napoca is 2119 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Cluj-Napoca without a car is to train and bus via Brent which takes 35h 18m and costs $120 - $390.
It takes approximately 9h 33m to get from Cardiff to Cluj-Napoca, including transfers.
Cardiff to Cluj-Napoca train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cardiff Central station.
Cluj-Napoca is 2h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 8:42 AM in Cardiff and 10:42 AM in Cluj-Napoca.
Cardiff to Cluj-Napoca train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
There are 1548+ hotels available in Cluj-Napoca.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Cluj-Napoca, Romania?
Vueling Airlines, Ulendo Airlink, and four other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) once daily.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–250
Flights from Bristol Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–270
Flights from Bristol Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–310
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–420
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $130–440
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Belfast City, Leeds Bradford
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–370
Flights from Luton Airport to Tirgu Mures
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–230
Flights from Luton Airport to Tirgu Mures via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–490
Flights from Bristol Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–200
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–240
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–470
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Amsterdam Centraal to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–190
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $140–190
- Couchette Carriage
- $110–130
- Seating Carriage
- $75–95
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- $45–70
- 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
- $31–37
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $158
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- $158
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- [email protected]
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from London Wembley to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $28–210
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +4-0729-770.870
- [email protected]
- Website
- transolteanu.ro
Bus from Târgu Mures Airport to Cluj-Napoca Calea Turzii
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- transolteanu.ro
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- [email protected]
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $13–70
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- [email protected]
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from London Stonebridge to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–65
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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