There are 8 ways to get from Dortmund to Cluj-Napoca by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Dortmund Airport
best- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane DTM - CLJ
5h 11m$50–340Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Bonn Hbftrain 55 / ...
- Take the bus from Bonn to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vestbus
25h 3m$45–212Train, bus via Frankfurt Airport (FRA)
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurttrain 43 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt Flughafen to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vestbus
22h 35mTrain
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Wien Hbftrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keletitrain Ec
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Cluj Napocatrain Ic
26h 38m$207–382Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Dortmund Hbf to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keletitrain Ec
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Cluj Napocatrain Ic
26h 38m$136–276Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane DUS - CLJ
7h 18m$104–342Drive 1,535.7 km
- Drive from Dortmund to Cluj-Napocacar 1,535.7 km
16h 2m$253–366Drive, car train
- Drive from Dortmund to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Salzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Cluj-Napocacar
19h$312–451
Dortmund to Cluj-Napoca by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dortmund to Cluj-Napoca is to train and bus which costs $45 - $220 and takes 25h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Dortmund to Cluj-Napoca is to fly which takes 5h 11m and costs $50 - $340.
No, there is no direct train from Dortmund to Cluj-Napoca. However, there are services departing from Dortmund Hbf and arriving at Cluj Napoca via Wien Hbf and Budapest-Keleti. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 38m.
The distance between Dortmund and Cluj-Napoca is 1300 km. The road distance is 1535.7 km.
The best way to get from Dortmund to Cluj-Napoca without a car is to train and bus via Frankfurt Airport (FRA) which takes 22h 35m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 11m to get from Dortmund to Cluj-Napoca, including transfers.
Dortmund to Cluj-Napoca train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Dortmund Hbf station.
The best way to get from Dortmund to Cluj-Napoca is to fly which takes 5h 11m and costs $50 - $340. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $200 - $390 and takes 26h 38m.
Cluj-Napoca is 1h ahead of Dortmund. It is currently 4:08 AM in Dortmund and 5:08 AM in Cluj-Napoca.
Dortmund to Cluj-Napoca train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Wien Hbf station.
What companies run services between Dortmund, Germany and Cluj-Napoca, Romania?
Ulendo Airlink flies from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Dortmund Hbf to Cluj Napoca via Wien Hbf and Budapest-Keleti in around 26h 38m.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–480
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–430
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Bonn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–270
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–80
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–80
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- *
- $40–65
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- *
- $40–65
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Cluj Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–35
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Cluj Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–35
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Dortmund Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–170
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- $120–170
- Couchette Carriage
- $95–120
- Seating Carriage
- $65–80
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–22
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- [email protected]
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Frankfurt Flughafen to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- [email protected]
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bonn to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $20–160
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
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