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[[Cluj-Napoca]] (pronunciation in Romanian: /'kluʒ na'poka/; German: Klausenburg; Hungarian: Kolozsvár) is a city in north-western [[Romania]] and the seat of [[Cluj]] county. The city, one of the most important academic, cultural and industrial centers in the country, is located in the historic province of Transylvania, being also its historic capital, and is approximately 440 km north-west of [[Bucharest]], in the valley of the Someşul Mic river. It concentrates about 310,000 people, but a high rise in metropolitan population is expected within the next 10 years.
 
[[Cluj-Napoca]] (pronunciation in Romanian: /'kluʒ na'poka/; German: Klausenburg; Hungarian: Kolozsvár) is a city in north-western [[Romania]] and the seat of [[Cluj]] county. The city, one of the most important academic, cultural and industrial centers in the country, is located in the historic province of Transylvania, being also its historic capital, and is approximately 440 km north-west of [[Bucharest]], in the valley of the Someşul Mic river. It concentrates about 310,000 people, but a high rise in metropolitan population is expected within the next 10 years.

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Cluj-Napoca
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County: Cluj
Population: 310,243 (July 2007)
Major roads: A3 (under construction)
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Cluj-Napoca (pronunciation in Romanian: /'kluʒ na'poka/; German: Klausenburg; Hungarian: Kolozsvár) is a city in north-western Romania and the seat of Cluj county. The city, one of the most important academic, cultural and industrial centers in the country, is located in the historic province of Transylvania, being also its historic capital, and is approximately 440 km north-west of Bucharest, in the valley of the Someşul Mic river. It concentrates about 310,000 people, but a high rise in metropolitan population is expected within the next 10 years.

Hitching out

At Cluj-Napoca intersect some main internal routes of Romania:

Each one of these routes have specific places for hitchhiking, usually on the outskirts of the city. You can normally tell where these are, because you'll see a bunch of people hitchhiking, as it's very popular in Romania.
It's recommended that you take a bus from one exit to another. A bus ticket (including 2 rides) costs 3.0Lei (about 75 Eurocents). Tickets have to be validated by using the punchers on the bus.

North towards Baia Mare, Ukraine

  • You need to get to the IRA / Atlas bus station, in the Mărăşti neighborhood. You can do this by taking any of the buses 8, 30 or 46B, or trolley-buses 4, 6 or 7 (these cover most of the city, but if you can't find a stop for one of them, ask around). It's best to ask someone how to get to Mărăşti, so you know in which direction to get on the bus.
  • After you get off the bus, you should see a bridge over the railroad. You can hitchhike North just at the start of it.

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South towards Alba Iulia, Sibiu, Bucharest / Târgu Mureş, Braşov, Bucharest

  • You need to get to Sigma Center, in the Zorilor neighborhood, you can also look for the universitat techina.

(the bus station is called Observatorului). You can do this by taking any of the buses 35, 43, 43B, 46, 46B or 50 (these cover most of the city, but if you can't find a stop for one of them, ask around). It's best to ask someone how to get to Zorilor, so you know in which direction to get on the bus.

  • After you get off the bus, you should see a large round-about, close to the Sigma Center buildings. The hichhiking spot is a bit uphill from that.

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West towards Oradea, Hungary (E60)

You need to get to Node N, a large clover-leaf intersection in the Mănăştur neighborhood. You can do this by taking any of the buses/trolley-buses 9, 24, 29, 52 (to the Bucium stop) or 1, 6, 25, 43, 43B (to the Clãbucet stop) (these cover most of the city, but if you can't find a stop for one of them, ask around). It's best to ask someone how to get to Mănăştur, so you know in which direction to get on the bus. If you got off at Clãbucet, follow the road, make a right, and you'll be at the Bucium stop. From the Bucium stop, follow the road for about 100m. The large clover-leaf intersection should be visible. Make a left at the intersection. Right after it, there's a good hitchhiking spot, and there may be others hitching there.

If you are going to Budapest, make a sign reading "BP". Because all traffic from the culturally Hungarian regions of eastern Transylvania passes through this spot, many drivers are going straight to Budapest. CRCulver typically gets a lift to Budapest with under 2 minutes waiting time by using a sign.

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Waiting time

  • Going North to Baia Mare: generally under 30 minutes, may vary
  • Going South to Sibiu: generally under 15 minutes, may vary
  • Going West to Oradea: generally under 30 minutes, may vary

Please note that waiting times generally increase by 50% on Saturdays, and can double on Sundays.

Accommodation

Hostels

  • Retro Youth Hostel – Address: Potaissa 13, Tel: 0040/264/450452 – Official site
  • Heltai Pension - Address: Clinicilor 18, Tel: 0040/264/590096 - Further information

CouchSurfing




Romanian cities with more than 100.000 inhabitants

> 1.000.000: Bucureşti

300.000–500.000: Cluj-NapocaConstanţaIaşiTimişoara

100.000–300.000: AradBacăuBaia MareBotoşaniBrăilaBraşovBuzăuCraiovaDrobeta-Turnu SeverinGalaţiOradeaPiatra-NeamţPiteştiPloieştiRâmnicu VâlceaSatu MareSibiuSuceavaTârgu Mureş