There are 8 ways to get from Dresden to Cluj-Napoca by plane, bus, train, 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 Dresden Airport to Cluj-Napoca
best- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane DRS - CLJ
6h 45m$193–502Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Dresden Prager Straße to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vestbus
18h 12m$60–85Bus via Prague
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus N60 / ...
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Cluj-Napocabus 1926
17h 52m$103–160Train
- Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Budapest-Nyugati putrain rj 175
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Cluj Napocatrain Ic
20h 5m$75–114Drive 1,070.2 km
- Drive from Dresden to Cluj-Napocacar 1,070.2 km
11h 40m$177–255Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane BER - CLJ
6h 7m$75–369Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Cluj-Napoca
- Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane PRG - CLJ
8h 40m$105–297Fly Dresden Airport to Oradea International Airport, bus
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Oradea International Airport (OMR)plane DRS - OMR
- Take the bus from Oradea to Cluj-Napocabus
9h 30m$337–868
Dresden to Cluj-Napoca by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dresden to Cluj-Napoca is to bus which costs $60 - $85 and takes 18h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Dresden to Cluj-Napoca is to train and fly which takes 6h 7m and costs $75 - $370.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Dresden Prager Straße and arriving at Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest. Services depart twice a week, and operate Wednesday and Thursday. The journey takes approximately 18h 12m.
No, there is no direct train from Dresden to Cluj-Napoca. However, there are services departing from Dresden Hbf and arriving at Cluj Napoca via Ferdinánd híd and Budapest-Keleti. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 5m.
The distance between Dresden and Cluj-Napoca is 892 km. The road distance is 1070.2 km.
The best way to get from Dresden to Cluj-Napoca without a car is to bus via Prague which takes 17h 52m and costs $100 - $160.
It takes approximately 6h 45m to get from Dresden to Cluj-Napoca, including transfers.
Dresden to Cluj-Napoca bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dresden central station.
Dresden to Cluj-Napoca train services, operated by Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK), depart from Dresden Hbf station.
The best way to get from Dresden to Cluj-Napoca is to fly which takes 6h 45m and costs $190 - $500. Alternatively, you can bus via Prague, which costs $100 - $160 and takes 17h 52m, you could also train, which costs $75 - $120 and takes 20h 5m.
What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Cluj-Napoca, Romania?
Lufthansa and Lufthansa City fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dresden central station to Constanța via Praha, ÚAN Florenc, Cluj-Napoca, and Traian Vuia Nord in around 17h 52m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Dresden Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–470
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–430
Flights from Dresden Airport to Oradea International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Dresden Airport to Oradea International Airport via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–290
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Cluj-Napoca via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–350
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $35–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $70–190
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–380
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Dresden Hbf to Budapest-Nyugati pu
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- 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)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–26
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Oradea to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–200
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- [email protected]
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Dresden Prager Straße to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Bus from Dresden Prager Straße to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
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Booking & Getting There
Dresden to Cluj-Napoca bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Cluj-Napoca is 1h ahead of Dresden. It is currently 7:54 PM in Dresden and 8:54 PM in Cluj-Napoca.
Dresden to Cluj-Napoca train services, operated by Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK), arrive at Budapest-Nyugati pu station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dresden to Cluj-Napoca is 1070 km. It takes approximately 11h 40m to drive from Dresden to Cluj-Napoca.
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