There are 10 ways to get from Lausanne to Cluj-Napoca by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane GVA - CLJ
9h 55m$138–335Train to Basel, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Lausanne to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane BSL - CLJ
7h 39m$118–483Train, bus via Vienna
- Take the train from Lausanne to Zürich HBtrain Ic5 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Wien Hbftrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ec
- Take the bus from Budapest-Kelenföld to Oradeabus
- Take the bus from Oradea to Cluj-Napocabus
21h 13mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Lausanne to St. Gallentrain Ic5 / ...
- Take the bus from Bregenz to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vestbus
28h 30mDrive 1,550.9 km
- Drive from Lausanne to Cluj-Napocacar 1,550.9 km
17h 2m$313–452Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lausanne to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane ZRH - CLJ
7h 16m$216–593Train, bus to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lausanne to Domodossolatrain
- Take the bus from Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria to Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1bus
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane MXP - CLJ
8h 59m$152–474Train via Vienna
- Take the train from Lausanne to Zürich HBtrain Ic5 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Wien Hbftrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keletitrain Ec
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Cluj Napocatrain Ic
25h 4m$208–517Train
- Take the train from Lausanne to St. Gallentrain Ic5 / ...
- Take the train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Dornbirntrain Rjx
- Take the train from Dornbirn to Budapest-Keletitrain Rjx
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Cluj Napocatrain Ic
26h 41m$313–708Bus
- Take the bus from Lausanne to Orăștiebus FlixBus 1921
- Take the bus from Orăștie to Cluj-Napocabus Cj1
28h 55m
Lausanne to Cluj-Napoca by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lausanne to Cluj-Napoca is to train and fly which costs $130 - $340 and takes 9h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Lausanne to Cluj-Napoca is to train and fly which takes 7h 16m and costs $210 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Lausanne to Cluj-Napoca. However, there are services departing from Lausanne and arriving at Cluj-Napoca via Orăștie. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Lausanne to Cluj-Napoca. However, there are services departing from Lausanne and arriving at Cluj Napoca via Zürich HB, Wien Hbf and Budapest-Keleti. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 4m.
The distance between Lausanne and Cluj-Napoca is 1419 km. The road distance is 1550.9 km.
The best way to get from Lausanne to Cluj-Napoca without a car is to train and bus via Vienna which takes 21h 13m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 55m to get from Lausanne to Cluj-Napoca, including transfers.
Lausanne to Cluj-Napoca bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lausanne station.
Lausanne to Cluj-Napoca train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Lausanne station.
The best way to get from Lausanne to Cluj-Napoca is to train via Vienna which takes 25h 4m and costs $200 - $550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 28h 55m.
What companies run services between Lausanne, Switzerland and Cluj-Napoca, Romania?
You can take a train from Lausanne to Cluj Napoca via Zürich HB, Wien Hbf, and Budapest-Keleti in around 25h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lausanne to Cluj-Napoca via Orăștie in around 28h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–460
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–490
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $90–250
Flights from Basel to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $30–200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–460
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $90–280
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120–400
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $95–300
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–230
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–240
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $90–280
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120–400
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Dornbirn
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Zürich HB to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Zürich HB to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- $40–65
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- $45–70
Train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Dornbirn
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- $14–22
Train from Dornbirn to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- $140–210
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Cluj Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $31–37
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Cluj Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $31–37
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- [email protected]
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Budapest-Kelenföld to Oradea
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $14
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Oradea to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
Bus from Bregenz to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +39 0322 844 862
- [email protected]
- Website
- comazzibus.com
Bus from Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria to Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10
- Website
- https://www.comazzibus.com/eng/index.php
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lausanne to Orăștie
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–280
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +4 0250 997
- Website
- normandiatransport.com
Bus from Orăștie to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- normandia.autogari.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Lausanne to Cluj-Napoca bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Orăștie station.
Cluj-Napoca is 1h ahead of Lausanne. It is currently 6:41 AM in Lausanne and 7:41 AM in Cluj-Napoca.
Lausanne to Cluj-Napoca train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lausanne to Cluj-Napoca is 1551 km. It takes approximately 17h 2m to drive from Lausanne to Cluj-Napoca.
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