Car hire and driving in Cluj-Napoca
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Romania traffic drives on the right. Picking up at CLJ means 7 km (4 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257.
Drives from Cluj-Napoca
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureş | Romania | 77 km (48 mi) | about 1 h 11 min |
| Cluj-Napoca to Baia Mare | Romania | 99 km (62 mi) | about 1 h 31 min |
| Cluj-Napoca to Sibiu | Romania | 115 km (72 mi) | about 1 h 46 min |
| Cluj-Napoca to Satu Mare | Romania | 128 km (79 mi) | about 1 h 57 min |
| Cluj-Napoca to Oradea | Romania | 131 km (82 mi) | about 2 h |
| Cluj-Napoca to Debrecen | Hungary | 172 km (107 mi) | about 2 h 37 min |
| Cluj-Napoca to Arad | Romania | 186 km (116 mi) | about 2 h 51 min |
| Cluj-Napoca to Nyíregyháza | Hungary | 194 km (120 mi) | about 2 h 57 min |
| Cluj-Napoca to Braşov | Romania | 198 km (123 mi) | about 3 h 1 min |
| Cluj-Napoca to Piatra Neamţ | Romania | 209 km (130 mi) | about 3 h 11 min |
| Cluj-Napoca to Timişoara | Romania | 214 km (133 mi) | about 3 h 16 min |
| Cluj-Napoca to Uzhhorod | Ukraine | 228 km (142 mi) | about 3 h 29 min |
| Cluj-Napoca to Istanbul | Turkey | 770 km (478 mi) | about 11 h 44 min |
| Cluj-Napoca to Moscow | Russia | 1,391 km (865 mi) | about 21 h 13 min |
| Cluj-Napoca to London | United Kingdom | 1,796 km (1,116 mi) | about 27 h 23 min |
| Cluj-Napoca to Saint Petersburg | Russia | 1,529 km (950 mi) | about 23 h 19 min |
| Cluj-Napoca to Ankara | Turkey | 1,066 km (662 mi) | about 16 h 16 min |
| Cluj-Napoca to Berlin | Germany | 972 km (604 mi) | about 14 h 49 min |
| Cluj-Napoca to Bursa | Turkey | 853 km (530 mi) | about 13 h |
| Cluj-Napoca to Kyiv | Ukraine | 653 km (406 mi) | about 9 h 58 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Cluj-Napoca?
The right, as everywhere in Romania.
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.