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Cluj-Napoca

Cluj-Napoca

Cluj-Napoca, or simply Cluj, is a city in northwestern Romania.

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It is the second-most populous city in the country and the seat of Cluj County. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest, Budapest and Belgrade. Located in the Someșul Mic river valley, the city is considered the unofficial capital of the historical province of Transylvania. For some decades prior to the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, it was the official capital of the Grand Principality of Transylvania.

Get in

Getting to Cluj-Napoca

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

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    Cluj-Napoca

    The main train station serving Cluj-Napoca.

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    Autogară Cluj-Napoca

    Cluj-Napoca can be reached by bus from Bucharest, major cities in Romania, most cities in Transylvania, and a number of major cities in Europe.

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    Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport
See

Worth seeing

The area around the Union Square is a must see for the visitor, with the Teleki and Banffy Palaces (the latter now housing the National Art Museum), the Franciscan Monastery, the first Unitarian Church in the world, the Piarist Church, the Mirror Street (Iuliu Maniu Street, a unique architectural accomplishment dating back to the late 1800s) and Matthias Corvinus' place of birth, a 15th-century hotel now home to the…

Do

Things to do

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    Lucian Blaga National Theatre
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    Romanian National Opera

    Housed in the same building as the National Theatre.

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    Hungarian State Theater
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    Hungarian Opera

    Housed in the same building as the Hungarian State Theater.

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    PUCK Puppet Theatre
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    Tranzit House

    An old synagogue converted into an arts center.

Eat

Where to eat

Cluj dining is some of the best in Romania. Ranging from traditional Romanian, Hungarian and Transylvanian (a combination of the previous two) to Italian (very good Italian food), Chinese, Japanese, Mexican, Middle Eastern, American and International Cuisine, the city can offer great dining for all tastes.

How locals move

Getting around Cluj-Napoca the local way

  • Go nextAnother option is to get a minibus (at 11:30, 14:45 first one) from same Autogare to Târgu-Mureș (20 lei) and take another minibus there to Brașov (at 14:20 and 16:20).

From Wikivoyage: Cluj-Napoca, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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