There are 11 ways to get from Erfurt to Cluj-Napoca by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Frankfurt, fly
best- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane FRA - CLJ
8h 46m$146–420Train to Nuremberg Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane NUE - CLJ
5h 55m$83–667Train, bus
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 29 / ...
- Take the bus from Nuremberg to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vestbus
18h 28mTrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 29 / ...
- Take the train from Nuernberg Hbf to Passau Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keletitrain Ec
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Cluj Napocatrain Ic
22h 15m$216–478Drive 1,236.3 km
- Drive from Erfurt to Cluj-Napocacar 1,236.3 km
13h 20m$204–295Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane BER - CLJ
6h 30m$97–444Train to Dresden Airport, fly
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane DRS - CLJ
8h 24m$186–547Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane MUC - CLJ
7h 43m$183–678Train to Dortmund Airport, fly
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Soest, Bahnhoftrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane DTM - CLJ
8h 57m$121–508Train, bus via Dresden
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 50 / ...
- Take the bus from Dresden to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vestbus
26h 19m$105–189Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbftrain 50 / ...
- Take the bus from Eisenach, ZOB to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vestbus
31h 35m$161–248
Erfurt to Cluj-Napoca by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Erfurt to Cluj-Napoca is to train and bus via Dresden which costs $100 - $190 and takes 26h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Erfurt to Cluj-Napoca is to train and fly which takes 5h 55m and costs $80 - $700.
No, there is no direct train from Erfurt to Cluj-Napoca. However, there are services departing from Erfurt Hbf and arriving at Cluj Napoca via Nuernberg Hbf, Passau Hbf, Wien Hbf and Budapest-Keleti. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 15m.
The distance between Erfurt and Cluj-Napoca is 1445 km. The road distance is 1236.3 km.
The best way to get from Erfurt to Cluj-Napoca without a car is to train and bus which takes 18h 28m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 46m to get from Erfurt to Cluj-Napoca, including transfers.
Erfurt to Cluj-Napoca train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Erfurt Hbf station.
Cluj-Napoca is 1h ahead of Erfurt. It is currently 5:59 AM in Erfurt and 6:59 AM in Cluj-Napoca.
Erfurt to Cluj-Napoca train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Nürnberg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Erfurt to Cluj-Napoca is 1236 km. It takes approximately 13h 20m to drive from Erfurt to Cluj-Napoca.
What companies run services between Erfurt, Germany and Cluj-Napoca, Romania?
You can take a train from Erfurt Hbf to Cluj Napoca via Nürnberg Hbf, Nuernberg Hbf, Passau Hbf, Wien Hbf, and Budapest-Keleti in around 22h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Cluj-Napoca via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–420
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–450
Flights from Dresden Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–340
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Cluj-Napoca via Nuremberg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–290
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $35–260
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–120
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–330
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Cluj-Napoca via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $120–440
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–270
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Soest, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–24
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 800 589 28 40
- [email protected]
- Website
- agilis
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Schedules at
- agilis
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–75
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Cluj Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–35
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- [email protected]
- Website
- Abellio GmbH
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–19
- Schedules at
- Abellio GmbH
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Schedules at
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- [email protected]
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Nuremberg to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Bus from Dresden to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Eisenach, ZOB to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $150–200
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
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