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* South: [[Alba Iulia]], [[Sibiu]], [[Bucureşti]] (E60/E81)
 
* South: [[Alba Iulia]], [[Sibiu]], [[Bucureşti]] (E60/E81)
 
* West: [[Oradea]], [[Hungary]] (E60)
 
* West: [[Oradea]], [[Hungary]] (E60)
Each one of these routes have specific places for hitchhiking, usually on the outskirts of the city.<br />
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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.<br />
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).
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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.
  
=== Coming from South and Going North ===
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=== North towards [[Baia Mare]], [[Ukraine]] ===
* Get dropped just before the big round-about (there are some building that say "Sigma Center")
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* 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.
* Make a left (as the trucks go / direction [[Oradea]]) at the round-about. Go about 50 m and there's a bus station (heading towards the round-about).
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* After you get off the bus, you should see a bridge over the railroad. You can hitchhike North just at the start of it.
* Buy a bus ticket and get on the bus 46B. It doesn't run on weekends.
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'''Related map'''
* Take the bus to the last stop ("IRA" station).
 
* Get down. You can hitchhike North right at the start of the bridge over the railroad.
 
'''Related maps'''
 
* [http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=46.75538337689141&lng=23.596047163009644&zoom=18&trip=0&view=2 Entering South]
 
 
* [http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=46.78205534645891&lng=23.637492656707764&zoom=17&trip=0&view=2 Exiting North]
 
* [http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=46.78205534645891&lng=23.637492656707764&zoom=17&trip=0&view=2 Exiting North]
  
=== Coming from South and going West ===
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=== South towards [[Alba Iulia]], [[Sibiu]], [[Bucharest]] / [[Târgu Mureş]], [[Braşov]], [[Bucharest]] ===
* Get dropped just before the big round-about (there are some buildings that say "Sigma Center")
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* You need to get to Sigma Center, in the ''Zorilor'' neighborhood (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.
* Make a left (as the trucks go / direction Oradea) at the round-about. Go about 50 m and there's a bus station (heading towards the round-about). Get a bus ticket.
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* 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.
* Cross the road to the opposite bus station and get on the bus 43 or 43B.
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'''Related map'''
* Get of the bus when you see a big trolley-bus and tram parking ("Bucium" station). If you miss it, you can get down after the clover-leaf intersection.
 
* Get to the clover-leaf intersection. You can hitchhike West from here.
 
'''Related maps'''
 
* [http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=46.75538337689141&lng=23.596047163009644&zoom=18&trip=0&view=2 Entering South]
 
* [http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=46.756577816930374&lng=23.540353775024414&zoom=16&trip=0&view=2 Exiting West]
 
 
 
=== Coming from North and going South ===
 
* Get dropped just after the bridge over the railroad ("IRA" bus station).
 
* Walk about 50m away from the bridge and there's a bus stop heading away from the bridge.
 
* Get a bus ticket and get on the bus 46B (doesn't run on weekends).
 
* The bus will cross the town center and then go up a road, on a big hill.
 
* Get off the bus right after the big round-about (there are some buildings that say "Sigma Center" / "Observatorului" bus station).
 
* You can hitchhike South by staying a little uphill from the round-about.
 
'''Related maps'''
 
* [http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=46.78205534645891&lng=23.637492656707764&zoom=17&trip=0&view=2 Entering North]
 
 
* [http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=46.75538337689141&lng=23.596047163009644&zoom=18&trip=0&view=2 Exiting South]
 
* [http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=46.75538337689141&lng=23.596047163009644&zoom=18&trip=0&view=2 Exiting South]
  
=== Coming from North and going West ===
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=== West towards [[Oradea]], [[Hungary]] ===
* Get dropped just after the bridge over the railroad ("IRA" bus station).
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* 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.
* Walk about 50m away from the bridge and there's a bus stop heading away from the bridge.
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* If you got off at ''Clãbucet'', follow the road, make a right, and you'll be at the ''Bucium'' stop.
* Get a bus ticket and get on the trolley-bus 6.
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* 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.
* Take the trolley-bus to the last station ("Bucium" bus station).
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'''Related map'''
* Follow the road as it makes a right. Go straight ahead for about 150 m.
 
* Get to the clover-leaf intersection. You can hitchhike West from here.
 
'''Related maps'''
 
* [http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=46.78205534645891&lng=23.637492656707764&zoom=17&trip=0&view=2 Entering North]
 
 
* [http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=46.756577816930374&lng=23.540353775024414&zoom=16&trip=0&view=2 Exiting West]
 
* [http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=46.756577816930374&lng=23.540353775024414&zoom=16&trip=0&view=2 Exiting West]
 
=== Coming from West and going South ===
 
* Get off right before the clover-leaf intersection (after "Polus Center", "Metro" and "Arabesque").
 
* Make a right at the clover-leaf intersection, go about 150 m and make a left as the road goes.
 
* There's a bus station. Get a ticket and take the bus 43.
 
* Get down at the last station.
 
* There's a big round-about about 50 m forward from the bus stop. You can hitchhike South by staying a little uphill from it.
 
'''Related maps'''
 
* [http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=46.756577816930374&lng=23.540353775024414&zoom=16&trip=0&view=2 Entering West]
 
* [http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=46.75538337689141&lng=23.596047163009644&zoom=18&trip=0&view=2 Exiting South]
 
 
=== Coming from West and going North ===
 
* Get off right before the clover-leaf intersection (after "Polus Center", "Metro" and "Arabesque").
 
* Make a right at the clover-leaf intersection, go about 150 m and make a left as the road goes.
 
* There's a bus station. Get a ticket and take the trolley-bus 6.
 
* Get down at the last station ("IRA" bus station).
 
* You can hitchhike North right at the start of the bridge over the railroad.
 
'''Related maps'''
 
* [http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=46.756577816930374&lng=23.540353775024414&zoom=16&trip=0&view=2 Entering West]
 
* [http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=46.78205534645891&lng=23.637492656707764&zoom=17&trip=0&view=2 Exiting North]
 
  
 
=== Waiting time ===
 
=== Waiting time ===
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=== CouchSurfing ===
 
=== CouchSurfing ===
* [http://www.couchsurfing.com/mapsurf.html?form=basic Search for a couch] (212 users in Cluj-Napoca, as of July 2008)
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* [http://www.couchsurfing.com/mapsurf.html?form=basic Search for a couch] (213 users in Cluj-Napoca, as of July 2008)
 
* You could try contacting [[User:TruckThor | TruckThor]], who lives in Cluj-Napoca. ([http://www.couchsurfing.com/people/truckthor CouchSurfing profile])
 
* You could try contacting [[User:TruckThor | TruckThor]], who lives in Cluj-Napoca. ([http://www.couchsurfing.com/people/truckthor CouchSurfing profile])
 
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Revision as of 12:55, 4 July 2008

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.

Hitchhiking directions

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.

Related map

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

  • You need to get to Sigma Center, in the Zorilor neighborhood (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.

Related map

West towards Oradea, Hungary

  • 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.

Related map

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