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Cluj-Napoca (Romanian) or Kolozsvár (Hungarian) [1], as capital of historical region
Transylvania, is one of the most visited cities in Romania. The city, with 310,243
people, is very pleasant, and it is certainly a great experience for those who want to
see urban Transylvanian life at its best. Along with fine dining, excellent cultural
activities, a wonderful historical legacy and a great atmosphere, the city will certainly
not disappoint those who add it to their travel itinerary. What's more is the fact that
Cluj (as it's called for short) is so easy to access and get around.

Talk
The official language is Romanian, a Romance language. Most educated people born
after about 1970 will speak reasonably good English and will likely be proficient in one
or more second Romance languages; most educated people born before about 1970
will speak reasonably good French and Italian. Hungarian is a commonplace language,
spoken by the relatively large Hungarian minority. The Roma people (Gypsies) speak
their native Romany, as well as Romanian, and sometimes English as well. Beyond
that, as in any major city, there will be a smattering of other languages.

Get in Cluj-Napoca
Getting to Cluj-Napoca is easy due to its position and its status as a major Romanian
city.

By train
As with many other Romanian cities, train is the easiest way to reach Cluj from
Bucharest. There are train connections to most Romanian cities, including fast
InterCity connections to Oradea, Arad, Timisoara, Brasov, Sighisoara, Ploiesti and
Bucharest. Many trains to Budapest leave early in the morning.

By plane
The International Someşeni Airport of Cluj-Napoca[[2] is offering flights to Bucharest,
Timisoara, Budapest, Vienna, Frankfurt, Munich, Dusseldorf, Stuttgart, Dortmund,
Milano, Bologna, Ancona, Bergamo, Florence, Rome, Treviso, Verona , Lviv, Paris,
Barcelona, Valencia, Madrid and London provided by Blue Air, TAROM, Austrian,
Lufthansa, Iberia, Alitalia, Carpatair, Malev and Wizzair).

For European travellers, a budget alternative is to fly to Budapest Ferihegy Airport with
a low-cost company, and then shuttle to Cluj-Napoca. The shuttle takes six to eight
hours to make the travel. Many companies travel this route. You can find shuttles from
early morning till late night. Reservations have to be made in advance, make sure you
leave at least two hours between your flight arrival and the departure of the shuttle, to
account for any flight delays. Prices are around 60 to 80 RON (25 EUR).

Car rental by Avis, Budget, Europcar and several local providers is available, as well as
on request by Hertz.

City transfer
The Airport of Cluj-Napoca has transport connections to downtown Cluj-Napoca. To
get there, travelers can choose between car rentals, taxi, limo service and public
transport (bus line 8 running from 5:30AM till midnight, with cheap prices). For the
public bus, you need to buy a ticket from the booth in front of either the Arrivals or
Departures terminals. You are not allowed to buy tickets from the driver.
Also, WizzAir company introduced a bus-shuttle to the center of fixed price of 15 RON
(about 4 EUR/ 7USD).

By car
Cluj-Napoca has good road connections. European road E60 links it to Bucharest and
Brasov to the south, Oradea and Budapest to the west, through Bors customs. E81
leads to Zalau and Satu Mare to the north, Brasov and Bucharest to the south. E58
links Cluj-Napoca to Dej, Bistrita, Baia Mare and Vatra Dornei.

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Cluj-Napoca Central Train Station

Cluj-Napoca International Airport

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