Train stations in Cluj-Napoca

Cluj-Napoca station on Piața Gării is the station to use, with CFR Călători trains to Bucharest, Brașov, Timișoara, Iași and Budapest.

From the station into the centre

The station sits north of the old centre, and Piața Unirii with St Michael's Church lies south of it. CTP Cluj, the city company, runs the buses, trolleybuses and trams, and many lines start at the Piața Gării stops outside the station. A single trip costs RON 3 from the ticket machines at those stops, which work round the clock, or by tapping a contactless bank card on the reader on board. The 24Pay app also sells tickets.

For Cluj Avram Iancu airport, CTP line A1 runs between the airport and Piața Mihai Viteazul in the centre.

Trains from Cluj-Napoca

Times are for the timetable valid until 12 December 2026.

• Bucharest Nord: CFR runs IC 532 at 08:00 (8 hours 56 minutes), IR 1734 at 10:24 (10 hours 10 minutes) and the night train IRN 1644 at 20:06 (10 hours 16 minutes). The same trains run at weekends. Coming back, IC 531 leaves Bucharest Nord at 12:21 (8 hours 54 minutes), IR 1735 at 06:09 (10 hours 2 minutes) and the night train IRN 1641 at 21:20 (9 hours 50 minutes).
• Brașov: the same trains call at Brașov, IC 532 in 6 hours 36 minutes and IR 1734 in 7 hours 11 minutes. Transferoviar Călători also runs InterRegio 10030 at 05:09, reaching Brașov at 12:03, and 10031 back from Brașov at 12:28, arriving at 20:05. The night train IRN 1644 also calls at Brașov at 02:53. From Brașov, IR 1735 leaves at 08:59, IC 531 at 14:46 and the night train IRN 1643 at 00:11.
• Timișoara Nord: IR 1833 leaves at 15:18 and takes 7 hours 35 minutes, and the night train IRN 1763 leaves at 00:50. Coming back, IR 1831 leaves Timișoara Nord at 06:45 and IRN 1765 at 14:51.
• Iași: IR 1832 at 09:40 takes 8 hours 52 minutes, IR 1831 at 14:08 takes 8 hours 47 minutes, and the night trains IRN 1838 and IRN 1765 leave at 21:18 and 22:39. From Iași, IR 1833 leaves at 06:01 and IR 1830 at 10:59.
• Budapest Keleti: IR 74 leaves Cluj-Napoca at 10:00 and reaches Budapest Keleti at 18:55 Hungarian time, 9 hours 55 minutes, running through Arad and Békéscsaba. Coming back, IR 75 leaves Budapest Keleti at 09:05 and arrives in Cluj-Napoca at 19:28, 9 hours 23 minutes. Hungary is one hour behind Romania.
• Sibiu: there is no direct train. The 10:24 IR 1734 with a change at Copșa Mică arrives at 18:11, and the 10:00 IR 74, also with one change, arrives at 18:56.

Oradea and the Cluj-Napoca to Oradea line

Trains between Cluj-Napoca and Oradea have not run since 8 January 2024, when the line closed for rebuilding. Coaches replace them, taking 3 hours 50 minutes to 4 hours 20 minutes, with about seven a day in October 2026. They leave from the car park in front of the station. No date has been announced for trains to return. Because of the closure, the Budapest train runs via Arad, not Oradea.

Night trains and works

Night train IRN 1644 carries couchettes with four or six berths and sleepers with one or two beds. Sleeper and couchette tickets go on sale up to 30 days ahead.

On 7 and 8 November 2026, track works in Hungary make IR 75 leave Budapest Keleti at 09:00 instead of 09:05.

Tickets

Buy tickets on the CFR Călători website or its "CFR Călători bilete online" app, at station ticket desks, at machines or from agencies. Intercity and InterRegio tickets always come with a seat reservation, added to the fare automatically. As a guide, a full-price second-class ticket from Cluj-Napoca to Bucharest Nord costs RON 152.50 on an Intercity or RON 132 on an InterRegio, plus RON 6.50 for the reservation. If you board at a stop without a desk or machine, ask the conductor for a ticket straight away, or the higher train fare applies.

Rail passes and reservations

As of October 2026, an Interrail pass is valid on CFR Călători trains; Interrail does not list Transferoviar Călători, so buy a separate ticket for its train to Brașov. Intercity and InterRegio trains need a reservation, listed at €1.20 per train, and the night trains need one as well. On the Budapest train a reservation is recommended rather than required, at €3 on Interrail's international fee list. Regional trains need no reservation. Sleeper and couchette supplements are charged separately.