How to reach Cluj-Napoca:
* by plane: As of February 1, 2008, there are direct flights connecting Cluj to Ancona, Athens, Barcelona, Bari, Bergamo, Bologna, Bucharest, Budapest, Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Florence, Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Milan, Munich, Rome, Stuttgart, Torino, Venice, Verona, Vienna.
Please check the
Cluj Airport Website and contact your travel agent.
* by train: Cluj-Napoca is about 7 hours from Bucuresti (Bucharest),and 6 hours from Budapest, Hungary. (For timetables we recommend the
DB Website)
* by car: If you travel from Western Europe, take motorway M1 from Wien to Budapest, then European Route E60 for Budapest - Szolnok - Püspökladány - Ártánd / Bors (border crossing) - Oradea - Cluj (
maps).
The
Wikitravel site has also some useful information.
Currency exchange: The local currency is Romanian Lei (RON). Many exchange offices close to the city center offer good rates for Euro, US Dollar or Hungarian Forint. Check
here for more information.
Visa: EU, US and Canada citizens do not need a visa to enter Romania. In other cases please contact the Romanian Embassy in your country, or check the website of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
About Cluj-Napoca: All the needed information can be found on
Cluj4all (includes a digital map) and on
Wikipedia.
If you want to make an idea of the town, here are some pictures:
( The pictures from below are propriety of deviantart.com and flickr.com/, we only use this small versions of the images which are intended just to redirect you to the pictures author page ! )
| Statue on The National Theatre Statue of Matei Corvin The Church of Saint Michael The Church of St. Michael
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| Babeş-Bolyai University Casino Chios Piaţa Unirii Iuliu Maniu street |
| Street to the Orthodox Cathedral Old Center of Cluj Central Street Building in the Center of Cluj |
| Botanic Garden Central Park Alleyway off the main square Central Street |
| The Church of Saint Michael The Prefect`s Office The Stadium Someş River |
