Day trip to Cluj-Napoca.
From London Luton, back by 21:05.
Time in the city
3.9 hours
after transfersAfter transfers and airport time
Airport distance
7km
to the centreFrom Cluj-Napoca centre (CLJ)
Daylight
10.3 hours
07:00 to 17:19Sunrise 07:00, sunset 17:19
Passport queues are tight. Under 5 hours in Cluj-Napoca once we allow 30 min for passport control on landing and 10 min extra before the flight home.
08:05
Leave London Luton
2h 55min
13:56
In the city
Lands 13:00, 30min immigration, 26min from the airport
17:49
Leave the city
26min back, 100min at the airport incl. immigration
21:05
Back in London Luton
Flies 19:55
- Leave London Luton08:05
- Land in Cluj-Napoca2h 55min13:00
- In the city30min immigration, 26min from the airport13:56
- Leave the city26min back, 100min at the airport incl. immigration17:49
- Fly home2h 55min19:55
- Back in London Luton21:05
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Getting to Luton
Per person. Not in the total above. Prices checked 21 Oct 2026.
Free
- Free drop-off, Long Stay car parkFree~10 min shuttle
First 2 hours free. Free shuttle bus, about every 20 min, 24/7. Source
Train
Coach
- National Express from London£7.00 each way
Cheapest advertised single. Runs round the clock. Source
Taxi
- From London£90-£130 one way~35 miles
Estimate, not a quote. Uber or Bolt usually £45-£75.
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What a day in Cluj-Napoca costs
On the ground only. We could not price the flight for this pair, so the day costs more than this.
£30.00/ on the ground, plus flights
We could not price this pair. Check the fare on the airline's site before you count on the figure above.
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Return flights are about 460 kg CO2e per person (UK government 2026 factors), about the same as driving 1,720 miles in an average UK car. How we work this out
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- Phone data. EE, Vodafone and Three charge about £2.75 a day to use your allowance in Europe. O2, Tesco Mobile and giffgaff include it free.
- Card fees. Many cards add a foreign-exchange fee to every payment abroad. Check yours before you go, or take one that doesn't charge it.
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