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[[{{Infobox Romanian Location|country = Romania|state = Cluj-Napoca]] |pop = 310,243 (pronunciation in Romanian: /July 2007)|map = <map lat='46.77020358480152' lng='23.58541488647461' zoom='12' view='kluʒ na3'poka/; German: Klausenburg; Hungarian: Kolozsvár; Latin: Napoca, Castrum Clus, Claudiopolis; Bulgarian: Клуж-Напока, Czech: Kluž; Slovak: Kluž, Polish: Kluż), until 1974 Cluj, is a city in north-western >|motorways = [[A3 (Romania)|A3 (under construction)]] and the seat of Cluj County. The city, one of the most important academic, cultural and industrial centres 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.}}

== Transport ==[[File:Cluj_in_Romania.png|thumb|right]][[Cluj-Napoca ]] (pronunciation in Romanian: /'kluʒ na'poka/; German: Klausenburg; Hungarian: Kolozsvár) is connected to major Romanian a city in north-western [[Romania]] and European cities through the extensive airseat of [[Cluj]] county. The city, rail one of the most important academic, cultural and road networks it interconnectsindustrial 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 [[Bucureşti|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.<br><br>

==Hitching out = Road ===Cluj-Napoca is an important node in the European road network, being on three different European routes (E60, E81 and E576). At a national level, Cluj-Napoca is located on three different main national roads, DN1, DN1C and DN1F.<br>The Romanian Motorway A3, currently under construction, will link the city with Bucharest and the Romanian western border. Its western part (Romanian border - Oradea - Cluj-Napoca) is planned to be finished by 2009, while its eastern and southern part (Cluj-Napoca - Braşov) is planned to be finished by 2012.

The Cluj-Napoca Coach Station (=== North towards [http://www.betatour.ro/betahtm/autogara2.htm official site[Dej]]) is used by several private transport companies to provide coach connections from Cluj-Napoca to a large number of national and international locations.<br><br>, Ucraine {{European Route Number|576}} ===

=== Public transport ===RATUC ([http://www.ratuc.ro/ official site]), This direction is good for northern Transylvania and going northeast into the local public transport company, runs an extensive 342 km public transport network within the city using trams, trolleybuses and busesprovince of Moldavia.<br><br>

=== Air === The Cluj-Napoca airport Taking bus 8, 30 or 46B, or trolleybus 4, 6 or 7 east to the stop ''IRA'' / ''Atlas'' (CLJ - [http://www.airportcluj.ro/ro/hpg.html official site]) is the fourth largest in the country, and serves about 250,000 passengers yearly. Soon there will be added a larger passenger terminal (1,000,000 people per year''Mărăşti'' neighbourhood)After you get off the bus, and a new cargo terminal. Also, you should see a longer runway, capable of handling larger aircraft, like bridge going up over the 747, is undergoing constructionrailroad tracks.<br>The airport is connected to You can hitchhike from the city by start of the local transport nr. 8 bus and servers direct destinations like Bucharest,Venice, Barcelona, Valencia, Budapest, Bologna, Frankfurt, Madrid, Milan and Viennabridge (near where some taxi drivers are typically hanging around).<br><br>

== Hitchhiking directions ==At Cluj-Napoca intersect some main internal routes of [[Romania]]:<br>* North: [[Baia-Mare]], [[Ukraine]] (E576)<br>* South: towards [[Alba-Iulia]], [[Sibiu]], [[Bucureşti|Bucharest]] (E60/E81)<br>* West: [[OradeaTârgu Mureş]], [[HungaryBraşov]] (E60)<br>Each one of these routes have specific places for hitchhiking, usually on the outskirts of the city.<br>It's recommended that you take a bus from one exit to another. A bus ticket (including 2 rides) costs 2.6Lei (about 75 Eurocents).<br>[[Bucureşti|Bucharest]] ===

Note: check out the maps at the end of the page to fully understand the directions below.<br>'''Option 1'''=== Coming from South and Going North ===*Get dropped just before You need to get to Sigma Center, in the big round-about (There's a big'Zorilor'' neighborhood, white building near)you can also look for the universitat techina. *Make a left (as the trucks go) at the round-about. Go about 100m and there's a bus station (heading towards the round-aboutis called ''Observatorului'').*Buy a bus ticket and get on You can do this by taking any of the bus buses '''35, 43, 43B, 46, 46B. It doesnor 50'''t run on weekends.*Take (these cover most of the bus to the last stop.*Get down. You city, but if you can hitchhike North right at the start of the bridge over the railroad.<br>=== Coming from South and going West ===*Get dropped just before the big round-about (There's t find a bigstop for one of them, white building near)*Make a left (as the trucks goask around) at the round-about. Go about 300m and thereIt's a bus station (heading towards the round-about).*Cross the road best to ask someone how to get to ''Zorilor'', so you know in which direction to the opposite bus station and get on the bus 43 or 43B.*Get of After you get off the bus when , you should see a big trolleylarge round-bus and tram parking. If you miss itabout, you can get down after the clover-leaf intersection.*Get close to the clover-leaf intersectionSigma Center buildings. You can hitchhike West The hitchhiking spot is a bit uphill from herethat. Related map [http://www.liftershalte.<br>info/?lat=46.75538337689141&lng=23.596047163009644&zoom= Coming from North and going South =18&trip=0&view=2 Exiting South]*Get dropped just after the bridge over the railroad.*Walk about 50m away from the bridge and there's a bus stop heading away from the bridge''Option 2''' Take f.e.*Get a bus ticket and get on 40, 40S or M16 to the bus 46Bstation "Drum Faget".*The bus will cross the town center and then go up There is a road, on a big hill.*Get off the bus roundabout with directions Bucureşti or Făget right after the big round-about (Therebu's a bigstop, white building near)*You so you can hitchhike South by staying easily find a little uphill ride south from the round-aboutbus stop.<br> === Coming from North and going West towards [[Oradea]], [[Hungary]] {{European Route Number|60}} ===*Get dropped just after the bridge over the railroad.*Walk about 50m away from the bridge and thereYou need to get to ''Node N''s , a bus stop heading away from large clover-leaf intersection in the bridge''Mănăştur'' neighborhood.*Get a bus ticket and get on You can do this by taking any of the buses/trolley-bus buses '''9, 24, 29, 52 (to the ''Bucium'' stop)''' or '''1, 6.*Take the trolley-bus , 25, 43, 43B (to the last station.*Follow ''Clãbucet'' stop)''' (these cover most of the road as it makes city, but if you can't find a right. Go straight ahead stop for about 400mone of them, ask around).*Get It's best to ask someone how to get to ''Mănăştur'', so you know in which direction to get on the clover-leaf intersectionbus. You can hitchhike West from here.<br>=== Coming from West and going South ===*Get If you got off right before at ''Clãbucet'', follow the clover-leaf intersection.*Make road, make a right at the clover-leaf intersection, go about 400m and make a left as you'll be at the road goes. *There's a bus station'Bucium'' stop. Get a ticket and take From the bus 43.*Get down at ''Bucium'' stop, follow the last station.*There's a big round-about road for about 100m forward from the bus stop. You can hitchhike South by staying a little uphill from it.<br>=== Coming from West and going North ===*Get off right before the The large clover-leaf intersectionshould be visible.*Make a right left at the clover-leaf intersection. Right after it, go about 400m and make a left as the road goes. *Therethere's a bus station. Get a ticket good hitchhiking spot, and take the trolley-bus 6there may be others hitching there.*Get down at the last stationIf you are going to [[Budapest]], make a sign reading "Budapest".*You can hitchhike North right at Because all traffic from the start culturally Hungarian regions of the bridge over the railroadeastern Transylvania passes through this spot, many drivers are going straight to Budapest.<br>=== Maps ===*[http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=46.78205534645891&lng=23.637492656707764&zoom=17Nomadwiki &tripTrashwiki =0&view=2 North]*[http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=46.75538337689141&lng=23.596047163009644&zoom=18&trip=0&view=2 South]*[http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=46.756577816930374&lng=23.540353775024414&zoom=16&trip=0&view=2 West]{{nomadwiki}}   __NOTOC__{{IsIn|Cluj}}