There are 11 ways to get from Cluj-Napoca to Montpellier by plane, train, bus, train (TGV, Renfe), 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 to Marseille Provence Airport, train
best- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane CLJ - MRS
- Take the train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain
10h 6m€92–384Bus, train via Venice
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Venezia, Piazzale Romabus
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain Tgv
24h 30m€263–458Train
- Take the train from Cluj Napoca to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Muenchen Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain Tgv
30h 13m€272–481Drive 1,880.7 km
- Drive from Cluj-Napoca to Montpelliercar 1,880.7 km
21h 56m€302–437Fly to Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport, train
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport (FNI)plane CLJ - FNI
- Take the train from Nimes to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain
25h 8m€160–411Fly to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, train
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane CLJ - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain
12h 5m€108–344Fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane CLJ - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain
10h 27m€102–352Fly to Fréjorgues Airport
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Fréjorgues Airport (MPL)plane CLJ - MPL
9h 4m€248–401Bus, train
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Toulon - Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Toulon to Marseille St Charlestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain Ter
30h 11m€171–267Bus
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iuliabus
- Take the bus from Alba Iulia to Montpellierbus
33h 26mBus via Orăștie
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Orăștiebus
- Take the bus from Orăștie to Montpellierbus 1922
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Cluj-Napoca to Montpellier by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cluj-Napoca to Montpellier is to fly and train which costs €100 - €350 and takes 12h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Cluj-Napoca to Montpellier is to fly which takes 9h 4m and costs €240 - €410.
No, there is no direct bus from Cluj-Napoca to Montpellier. However, there are services departing from Cluj-Napoca and arriving at Montpellier via Alba Iulia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 26m.
No, there is no direct train from Cluj-Napoca to Montpellier. However, there are services departing from Cluj Napoca and arriving at Montpellier Saint-Roch via Budapest-Keleti, München Hbf, Strasbourg and Lyon Part Dieu. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 13m.
The distance between Cluj-Napoca and Montpellier is 1656 km. The road distance is 1880.7 km.
The best way to get from Cluj-Napoca to Montpellier without a car is to bus and train via Venice which takes 24h 30m and costs €260 - €460.
It takes approximately 10h 6m to get from Cluj-Napoca to Montpellier, including transfers.
Cluj-Napoca to Montpellier bus services, operated by Normandia Transport, depart from Cluj-Napoca station.
Cluj-Napoca to Montpellier train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Cluj Napoca station.
The best way to get from Cluj-Napoca to Montpellier is to train which takes 30h 13m and costs €270 - €490. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €240 - €410 and takes 9h 4m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 33h 26m.
What companies run services between Cluj-Napoca, Romania and Montpellier, France?
You can take a train from Cluj Napoca to Montpellier Saint-Roch via Budapest-Keleti, Muenchen Hbf, München Hbf, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, and Lyon Part Dieu in around 30h 13m. Alternatively, Ulendo Airlink, easyJet, and two other airlines fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) 4 times a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Marseille Provence Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–450
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–500
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Marseille Provence Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–370
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Marseille Provence Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–370
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–490
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport via Milan Bergamo, Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–500
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport via Bologna, Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Fréjorgues Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Fréjorgues Airport via Munich, Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Fréjorgues Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nimes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Toulon to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Marseille St Charles to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Nimes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Toulon to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille St Charles to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €60–80
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nimes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Toulon to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Nimes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Marseille St Charles to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Cluj Napoca to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €43–47
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €33–39
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Venezia, Piazzale Roma
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €130–180
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Toulon - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €130–180
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4 0250 997
- Website
- normandiatransport.com
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- normandia.autogari.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Orăștie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- normandia.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–160
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Orăștie to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €180–280
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Cluj-Napoca to Montpellier bus services, operated by Normandia Transport, arrive at Alba Iulia station.
Montpellier is 1h behind Cluj-Napoca. It is currently 12:48 AM in Cluj-Napoca and 11:48 PM in Montpellier.
Cluj-Napoca to Montpellier train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cluj-Napoca to Montpellier is 1881 km. It takes approximately 21h 56m to drive from Cluj-Napoca to Montpellier.
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