There are 8 ways to get from Tirana to Cluj by plane, bus, train, night 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 to Cluj-Napoca
best- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane TIA - CLJ
6h 24m$98–261Bus via Belgrade
cheapest- Take the bus from Tirana Airport to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to Timișoarabus
- Take the bus from Timișoara Autogara Normandia to Cluj-Napoca Mănășturbus
22h 13m$89–129Bus, train, night train
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain Ic
- Take the nighttrain from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the train from Bucharest to Cluj Napocatrain
29h 34m$99–109Drive 960.7 km
- Drive from Tirana to Cluj-Napocacar 960.7 km
12h 51m$174–251Fly to Tirgu Mures, bus
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Tirgu Mures (TGM)plane TIA - TGM
- Take the bus from Tirgu Mures Airport to Câmpia Turziibus
9h 57mFly to Sibiu, bus
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Sibiu (SBZ)plane TIA - SBZ
- Take the bus from Sibiu Airport to Turdabus
11h 5m$139–405Bus, train
- Take the bus from Tirana to Podgorica , Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Podgorica to Beograd centartrain 432
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to Aradbus
- Take the bus from Arad to Cluj-Napocabus
26h 32m$94–159Bus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Cluj-Napoca, Railway Station Squarebus Simeonidis
41h 10m
Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tirana to Cluj is to bus and train and night train which costs $95 - $110 and takes 29h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Tirana to Cluj is to fly which takes 6h 24m and costs $95 - $270.
No, there is no direct bus from Tirana to Cluj. However, there are services departing from Tirana and arriving at Victoria via Tirana Airport, Pristina, Belgrade bus station, Timișoara Autogara Normandia and P-ța Flora. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 13m.
The distance between Tirana and Cluj is 701 km. The road distance is 960.7 km.
The best way to get from Tirana to Cluj without a car is to bus via Belgrade which takes 22h 13m and costs $85 - $130.
It takes approximately 6h 24m to get from Tirana to Cluj, including transfers.
Tirana to Cluj bus services, operated by Albani Tours, depart from Tirana Airport station.
The best way to get from Tirana to Cluj is to fly which takes 6h 24m and costs $95 - $270. Alternatively, you can bus via Belgrade, which costs $85 - $130 and takes 22h 13m.
Tirana to Cluj bus services, operated by Albani Tours, arrive at Pristina station.
Cluj is 1h ahead of Tirana. It is currently 1:20 PM in Tirana and 2:20 PM in Cluj.
What companies run services between Tirana, Albania and Cluj, Romania?
Lufthansa, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tirana to Victoria via Tirana, Airport, Tirana Airport, Pristina, Beograd, Autobuska stanica, Belgrade bus station, Timișoara Autogara Normandia, and P-ța Flora in around 22h 13m.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Cluj-Napoca via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–240
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Tirgu Mures via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Tirgu Mures via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Tirgu Mures via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Sibiu via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–230
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Sibiu via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Sibiu via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–800
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–260
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Tirgu Mures via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–300
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Sofia to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $5–7
Night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucharest to Cluj Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $41–45
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +382 20 441 197
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Montenegro (ŽPCG)
Train from Podgorica to Beograd centar
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–41
- Website
- Railways of Montenegro (ŽPCG)
- Second Class
- $20–27
- First Class
- $38–41
- Phone
- +38349112555
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana Airport to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +383 44 344 200
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $31–32
- Schedules at
- SP Adio
- Phone
- +383 44 190 915
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Belgrade bus station to Timișoara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Belgrade bus station to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Arad to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +4-0722-862.442
- Website
- pristyl.autogari.ro
Bus from Timișoara Autogara Normandia to Cluj-Napoca Mănăștur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Schedules at
- pristyl.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- [email protected]
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $51
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- Phone
- +4-0729-770.870
- [email protected]
- Website
- transolteanu.ro
Bus from Tirgu Mures Airport to Câmpia Turzii
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- transolteanu.ro
- Phone
- +40743919764
- Website
- olteanutravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Tirgu Mures Airport to Câmpia Turzii
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- olteanutravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0231-517.509
- Website
- apetrans.ro
Bus from Sibiu Airport to Turda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Schedules at
- apetrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +355 69 234 8608
- [email protected]
- Website
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Tirana to Podgorica , Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- [email protected]
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
Bus from Thessaloniki to Cluj-Napoca, Railway Station Square
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $65–180
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
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