There are 11 ways to get from Cluj-Napoca to Zakopane by bus, train, car, plane, 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.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Cluj Napoca to Huedinbus
- Take the bus from Huedin to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Zakopane, Bus stationbus
14h 37mTrain, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Cluj Napoca to Episcopia Bihortrain
- Take the train from Episcopia Bihor to Puespoekladanytrain 360 / ...
- Take the train from Puespoekladany to Miskolc Tiszaitrain Ic
- Take the train from Miskolc Tiszai to Kosicetrain Ic
- Take the train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatrytrain Re / ...
- Take the bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolnebus A15
19h 37mzł 205–258Bus, train
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Oradeabus
- Take the train from Oradea to Puespoekladanytrain 360 / ...
- Take the train from Puespoekladany to Miskolc Tiszaitrain Ic
- Take the train from Miskolc Tiszai to Kosicetrain Ic
- Take the train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatrytrain Re / ...
- Take the bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolnebus A15
14h 46mDrive 511.7 km
- Drive from Cluj-Napoca to Zakopanecar 511.7 km
7h 49mzł 305–440Fly Cluj-Napoca to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane CLJ - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
9h 59mzł 347–1,113Train, drive
- Take the train from Cluj Napoca to Dej Călătoritrain
- Take the train from Dej Calatori to Debrecentrain Ir
- Take the train from Debrecen to Miskolc Tiszaitrain Ic
- Take the train from Miskolc Tiszai to Kosicetrain Ic
- Take the train from Kosice to Strbatrain 642 / ...
- Drive from Strba to Zakopanecar
15h 59mzł 241–312Fly Cluj-Napoca to Katowice International Airport, shuttle, train
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane CLJ - KTW
- Take a shuttle bus from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
11h 10mzł 415–1,209Bus to Tirgu Mures, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca Calea Turzii to Târgu Mures Airportbus
- Fly from Tirgu Mures (TGM) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane TGM - BUD
- Take a shuttle bus from Budapest to Zakopane
11h 30mFly Cluj-Napoca to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane CLJ - WAW
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Krakow Glownytrain
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
9h 21mzł 403–1,806Fly Cluj-Napoca to Košice International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane CLJ - KSC
- Take the train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatrytrain
- Take the bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolnebus
12h 14mzł 447–1,331Shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from Cluj-Napoca to BudapestEurobusways
- Take a shuttle bus from Budapest to ZakopaneEurobusways
13hzł 486–2,200
Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cluj-Napoca to Zakopane is to train and bus which costs 200 zł - 260 zł and takes 19h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Cluj-Napoca to Zakopane is to drive which takes 7h 49m and costs 300 zł - 440 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Cluj-Napoca to Zakopane station. However, there are services departing from Cluj Napoca and arriving at Zakopane, Bus station via Huedin and Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 37m.
The distance between Cluj-Napoca and Zakopane is 879 km. The road distance is 511.7 km.
The best way to get from Cluj-Napoca to Zakopane without a car is to bus which takes 14h 37m and costs .
It takes approximately 14h 37m to get from Cluj-Napoca to Zakopane, including transfers.
Cluj-Napoca to Zakopane bus services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Cluj Napoca station.
Cluj-Napoca to Zakopane bus services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Huedin station.
Zakopane is 1h behind Cluj-Napoca. It is currently 10:39 PM in Cluj-Napoca and 9:39 PM in Zakopane.
Yes, the driving distance between Cluj-Napoca to Zakopane is 512 km. It takes approximately 7h 49m to drive from Cluj-Napoca to Zakopane.
What companies run services between Cluj-Napoca, Romania and Zakopane, Poland?
You can take a bus from Cluj Napoca to Zakopane, Bus station via Huedin, Huedin, and Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar in around 14h 37m.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 330–1,100
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Katowice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 360–1,200
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 340–1,100
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Košice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- zł 490–1,600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 440–1,500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Katowice International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 300–750
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Košice International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 470–1,600
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Tirgu Mures to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 100–430
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Oradea to Puespoekladany
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 14–18
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Puespoekladany to Miskolc Tiszai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 35–45
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Miskolc Tiszai to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 18–22
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Debrecen to Miskolc Tiszai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 28–33
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Miskolc Tiszai to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 18–22
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Episcopia Bihor to Puespoekladany
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 13–16
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Puespoekladany to Miskolc Tiszai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 35–45
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Miskolc Tiszai to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 18–22
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 21–40
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Kosice to Strba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 25–45
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 21–40
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 21–40
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 26–45
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Kosice to Strba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 30–50
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 26–45
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 26–45
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 85–320
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 85–320
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 190–700
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 85–320
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Cluj Napoca to Dej Călători
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 30–33
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Dej Calatori to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 90–100
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Cluj Napoca to Episcopia Bihor
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 105–115
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 70–120
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Bus from Cluj Napoca to Huedin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +40 238 434 380
- [email protected]
- Website
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
Bus from Cluj Napoca to Huedin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Huedin to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Zakopane, Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 160–280
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +40743919764
- Website
- olteanutravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Oradea
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- olteanutravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +48 (12) 30 71 714
- [email protected]
- Website
- kolejemalopolskie.com.pl
Bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 12–17
- Website
- https://kolejemalopolskie.com.pl/en/home-page
Bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 12–17
- Website
- https://kolejemalopolskie.com.pl/en/home-page
Bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 12–17
- Website
- https://kolejemalopolskie.com.pl/en/home-page
- Phone
- +48 32 236 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- matuszek.com.pl
Shuttle from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 25–80
- Website
- https://www.matuszek.com.pl/a_index.php?lang=en
- Phone
- +4-0729-770.870
- [email protected]
- Website
- transolteanu.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca Calea Turzii to Târgu Mures Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- transolteanu.ro
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Budapest to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 220–310
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Cluj-Napoca to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 260–1,900
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Budapest to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 220–310
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
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