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Budapest is surprisingly close to Cluj-Napoca, so it's easy for travelers visiting Romania to make a side trip to Budapest (though frankly, Romania is better!). "Overnight" busses are a bit of a misnomer, as with so little traffic on the roads at night the trip is dramatically shorter than if you were to drive during the day. Minibuses leave at 11:00 pm every night (when I went it was from the front of Hotel Napoca, though this can change), and will have you in God-knows-where Budapest by 4:30 am (before the metro begins operating). Sadly, you cannot expect anyone at all to be quiet on this journey, and thus you're unlikely to get any sleep on the minibus. Manners, people! Your arrival in the middle of nowhere can be a little creepy but ask friendly-looking people for directions to the metro and they'll be sure to help you out. It is helpful to get some forints before you arrive, as no currency exchanges will be open at 5:00 am and you'll need to buy a metro ticket.
This route is not listed on the official Romanian bus website- all the listed routes require nine or more hours. You CAN do this quickly if you travel at night, and I'm sure your hotel can help you make the reservation. If not, check with the guys at Retro Hostel (and give them a tip!).
Written Mar 13, 2011
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Once in Cluj-Napoca, as the weather was good (0 to 6ºC, but there was not snow), we decided to do some excursions. The best way to move around was renting a car. Among the offers we found at the tourist office, we chose Olis rent-a-car.
www.olis.ro
office@olis.ro
0740-945094
We took the car at City Plaza Hotel, in downtown. In fact, we contacted the agent through the reception. We rented a Renault Megane for two days, for 38 euro per day, with a deposit of 300 euro.
Updated Feb 19, 2011
Phone: 0740-945094
Website: www.olis.ro
Left Cluj by train heading for Brasov. Station around a 10 - 15 minute walk for us. Tickets easy enough to buy and pretty cheap too, a 5 - 6 hour journey 2nd class for around 10GBP. Train itself an Accelerat, reasonably clean and comfortable a lots of stops though!
Updated Oct 4, 2010
Website: http://www.cfr.ro/
Flew into Cluj with Wizzair from London Luton, easy airport to negotiate and fairly busy when we arrived.
Bus #8 runs to / from the airport and Piata Mihai Vitaezul in the city centre. Journey around 15 mins. Leave the airport main gate and the bus stop is around 50 metres on the right, don't cross over the road!
There is a ticket booth at the busstop or the relay shop close to the airport exit sells them as well.
Written Oct 3, 2010
Website: www.airportcluj.ro
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They don’t have specific color, could be red or white or grey, etc. The drivers are friendly and the cars are comfortable (at least one, hehe). The price per km is 1.80 lei (around 0.45 EUR). I’m telling you this just to watch out before catching a taxi.
Written Jan 26, 2010
Yes, it is a good idea to take the train from Budapest to Cluj-Napoca. I have taken it myself and it was a real nice journey, more so from Cluj to Budapest as the train was more comfortable/modern. On the way back from Budapest, the train was pretty shabby, but hey...we eventually got there. At the frontier, they did take our passports away for control, just like they do anywhere in the world,(including between Canada and the USA for example), but they gave them back to us once they finished checking them, a matter of minutes and no, they did not ask for bribes, they were very serious at their job. The railway station is really in downtown Cluj, catch a cab if you are going to the National Theatre, the Opera Magyar of the Students Concert Hall, it will be much easier for you if you don't know the city. Just one piece of advice, make sure the taxi driver put the taxi meter on...Cluj is a lovely city, we are happy we have decided to settle down here.Nadyala
Written Jan 3, 2010
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The Public Transportation Authority (RATUC) provides access to nearly ever part of the city.
The map shows all bus, trolleybus and tram routes in different colours, points of tourist interest, the airport and the railway station. This map is available in English, German, Romanian and Hungarian.
Written Dec 3, 2009
Website: http://www.harta-ratuc-cluj-napoca.netai.net
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Cluj-Napoca's airport is served by local bus number 8. The bus stop can be found about 150 metres in front of the terminal at the main street. Depending on the day the bus runs every 10-30 minutes to the Piata Mihai Viteazul in the city centre.
As I usually prefer taking public transport to taxis in Eastern Europe we went to the bus stop, where we got in contact with two Romanian people.
As it was a bank holiday, the bus only ran every 30 minutes, so we finally decided to take a taxi altogether. The taxi ride was only 17 RON to the city centre. Of course the Romanian people did the talking with the driver, so that we didn't get ripped off.
Updated Apr 5, 2009
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Cluj-Napoca's city centre is best explored on foot, especially as many streets in the historic city centre are pedestrianised.
There are also many small alleys which aren't accessible to cars or buses.
If you are tired from walking you can still catch a local bus or tram and get back to your starting point.
Written Apr 5, 2009
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Cluj-Napoca's public transport system consists of buses, trolleybuses and trams.
We only used the trams, which cover the route along Hora Street between the city centre and the train station.
Tickets can be purchased from kiosks and cost 3 RON (2008) for two journeys. One half of the ticket has to be punched in the vehicle as soon as you board it.
Website: http://www.ratuc.ro/
Written Apr 5, 2009
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