There are 12 ways to get from Rijeka to Cluj-Napoca by plane, bus, train, car, 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.
Fly from Rijeka Airport
best- Fly from Rijeka Airport (RJK) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane RJK - CLJ
7h 19m$180–650Drive 901.7 km
cheapest- Drive from Rijeka to Cluj-Napocacar 901.7 km
10h 12m$147–213Bus via Budapest
- Take the bus from Rijeka bus station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus N986 / ...
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Cluj-Napocabus
14h 15mTrain via Ogulin
- Take the train from Rijeka to Ogulintrain Re
- Take the train from Ogulin to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train Re
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Budapest-Delitrain Ic
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Cluj Napocatrain Ic
22h 54m$163–237Shuttle to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Rijeka to Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane ZAG - CLJ
9h 29m$326–864Bus to Pula Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Rijeka bus station to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Fly from Pula Airport (PUY) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane PUY - CLJ
11h 23m$149–304Bus, shuttle to Ljubljana, fly
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane LJU - CLJ
11h 12m$397–996Shuttle to Treviso Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Rijeka to Treviso, Aeroporto
- Fly from Treviso Airport (TSF) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane TSF - CLJ
8h 39m$231–1,147Bus, train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane BLQ - CLJ
9h 48m$193–561Bus, train
- Take the bus from Rijeka bus station to Siófokbus
- Take the train from Siofok to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Koebanya-Kispest to Puespoekladanytrain Ir / ...
- Take the train from Puespoekladany to Oradeatrain Re
- Take the bus from Oradea to Cluj-Napocabus
14h 56mBus
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Take the bus from Monfalcone to Cluj-Napoca, Railway Station Squarebus
17h 35m$180–355Train
- Take the train from Rijeka to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train Re
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Budapest-Keletitrain Ic
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Cluj Napocatrain Ic
23h 45m$162–262
Rijeka to Cluj-Napoca by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rijeka to Cluj-Napoca is to drive which costs $140 - $220 and takes 10h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Rijeka to Cluj-Napoca is to fly which takes 7h 19m and costs $180 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Rijeka station to Cluj-Napoca. However, there are services departing from Rijeka bus station and arriving at Cluj-Napoca via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Rijeka to Cluj-Napoca. However, there are services departing from Rijeka and arriving at Cluj Napoca via Ogulin, Zagreb Glavni Kol., Déli pályaudvar and Budapest-Keleti. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 54m.
The distance between Rijeka and Cluj-Napoca is 758 km. The road distance is 901.7 km.
The best way to get from Rijeka to Cluj-Napoca without a car is to bus via Budapest which takes 14h 15m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 19m to get from Rijeka to Cluj-Napoca, including transfers.
Rijeka to Cluj-Napoca bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rijeka bus station.
Rijeka to Cluj-Napoca train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), depart from Rijeka station.
The best way to get from Rijeka to Cluj-Napoca is to fly which takes 7h 19m and costs $180 - $650. Alternatively, you can bus via Budapest, which costs and takes 14h 15m, you could also train via Ogulin, which costs $160 - $240 and takes 22h 54m.
What companies run services between Rijeka, Croatia and Cluj-Napoca, Romania?
Croatia Airlines and Lufthansa fly from Rijeka Airport (RJK) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rijeka bus station to Cluj-Napoca via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar in around 14h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Rijeka Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–460
Flights from Pula Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Ljubljana to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–220
Flights from Pula Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–310
Flights from Treviso Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–280
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–180
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Cluj-Napoca via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–950
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–230
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Cluj-Napoca via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Rijeka to Ogulin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Ogulin to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Budapest-Deli
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Siofok to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Rijeka to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/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
- $31–36
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Siofok to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Koebanya-Kispest to Puespoekladany
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–11
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Puespoekladany to Oradea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–5
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Cluj Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $31–36
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Rijeka to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Rijeka bus station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Rijeka bus station to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Rijeka bus station to Siófok
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
Bus from Oradea to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Rijeka to Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $240–650
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $100–270
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $170–430
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- $236
Shuttle from Rijeka to Treviso, Aeroporto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $111–800
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- $111
- Private
- $258
Bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $100–270
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $100–270
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Phone
- +385 (0) 32 308 935
- [email protected]
- Website
- polet.hr
Bus from Rijeka bus station to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $54
- Schedules at
- polet.hr
- Phone
- 004-0745517360
- [email protected]
- Website
- teotrans.ro
Bus from Monfalcone to Cluj-Napoca, Railway Station Square
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70
- Schedules at
- teotrans.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Rijeka to Cluj-Napoca bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Cluj-Napoca is 1h ahead of Rijeka. It is currently 10:13 PM in Rijeka and 11:13 PM in Cluj-Napoca.
Rijeka to Cluj-Napoca train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), arrive at Ogulin station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rijeka to Cluj-Napoca is 902 km. It takes approximately 10h 12m to drive from Rijeka to Cluj-Napoca.
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