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[[Image:Cluj_in_Romania.png{{Infobox Romanian Location|thumb|right]]country = Romania[[Image:Stema-Cluj.jpg|thumb|left|Seal of state = Cluj-Napoca]][[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 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.}}

== 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 the seat of [[Cluj]] county. The city, one of the most important academic, cultural and European cities through industrial centers in the country, is located in the extensive airhistoric province of Transylvania, being also its historic capital, rail and road networks it interconnectsis 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.

=== Road =Hitching out ==At Cluj-Napoca is an important node in the European road networkseveral main internal routes of [[Romania]] intersect:* North: [[Baia Mare]], being on three different European routes [[Ukraine]] (E60, E81 and E576). At a national level* South: [[Alba Iulia]], Cluj-Napoca is located on three different main national roads[[Sibiu]], DN1, DN1C and DN1F.<br [[Bucureşti]] (E60/>E81)The Romanian Motorway A3* West: [[Oradea]], currently under construction[[Hungary]] (E60)Each one of these routes have specific places for hitchhiking, will link usually on the outskirts of the city with Bucharest and the Romanian western border. Its western part (Romanian border – Oradea – Cluj-Napoca) is planned to be finished by 2009You can normally tell where these are, while its eastern and southern part (Cluj-Napoca – Braşov) is planned to be finished by 2012.<br />The Cluj-Napoca Coach Station ([http://www.betatour.ro/betahtm/autogara2.htm official site]) is used by several private transport companies to provide coach connections from Cluj-Napoca to because you'll see a large number bunch of national and international locationspeople hitchhiking, as it's very popular in Romania.

=== Public transport ===RATUC It's recommended that you take a bus from one exit to another. A bus ticket allowing two rides costs 4 lei ([http://wwwabout 0.ratuc90€).ro/ official site]), Tickets must be validated in the local public transport company, runs an extensive 342 km public transport network within machine or ticket-puncher on the city using trams, trolleybuses and busesbus.

=== Air ======= Airport ====The Cluj-Napoca International Airport (CLJ – North towards [[http://www.airportcluj.ro/ro/hpg.html official siteDej]) 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), and a new cargo terminal. Also, a longer runway, capable of handling larger aircraft, like the 747, is undergoing construction.<br />The airport is connected to the city by the local transport nr. 8 bus and servers direct destinations like Bucharest, Venice, Barcelona, Valencia, Budapest, Bologna, Frankfurt, Madrid, Milan and Vienna.==== Airlines ] {{European Route Number|576}} ====*Carpatair (Romanian airline - [http://www.carpatair.com/ official site])*Lufthansa (German airline - [http://www.lufthansa.com/online/portal/LH_COM official site])*Malev (Hungarian airline - [http://www.malev.com/bp/eng/index.asp official site])*Tarom (Romanian airline - [http://www.tarom.ro/en/ official site])*Wizz Air (Hungarian '''low-cost''' airline - [http://wizzair.com/ official site])

=== Rail ===The Cluj-Napoca Main Rail Station, located about 2 km to the north of the city centre, This direction is situated on the CFR-Romanian Railways ([http://www.cfr.ro/ official site]) Main Line 300 (Bucharest – Oradea – Romanian Western Border) and on the Line 401 (Cluj-Napoca – Dej). CFR provides direct rail connections to all the major Romanian cities good for northern Transylvania and to Budapest. The rail station is very well connected to all the parts of the city by going northeast into the trams, trolleybuses and buses province of the local public transport company.<br />The city is also served by two secondary rail stations, the Little Station (Romanian: Gara Mica) and Cluj-Napoca EastMoldavia.

== Accommodation == === Hostels ===* Retro Youth Hostel – Address: Potaissa 13Taking bus 8, Tel: 004030 or 46B, or trolleybus 4, 6 or 7 east to the stop ''IRA'' /264/450452 – [http://www.retro''Atlas'' (in the ''Mărăşti'' neighbourhood) After you get off the bus, you should see a bridge going up over the railroad tracks.ro/indexYou can hitchhike from the start of the bridge (near where some taxi drivers are typically hanging around).html Official site]

=== CouchSurfing South towards [[Alba Iulia]], [[Sibiu]], [[Bucureşti|Bucharest]] / [[Târgu Mureş]], [[Braşov]], [[Bucureşti|Bucharest]] ===* [http://www.couchsurfing.com/mapsurf.html?form=basic Search for a couch]

== Hitchhiking directions ==At Cluj-Napoca intersect some main internal routes of [[Romania]]:* North: [[Baia Mare]]You need to get to Sigma Center, in the ''Zorilor'' neighborhood, [[Ukraine]] you can also look for the universitat techina. (E576the bus station is called ''Observatorului'')* South: [[Alba Iulia]]. You can do this by taking any of the buses '''35, 43, [[Sibiu]]43B, [[Bucharest]] (E60/E81)* West: [[Oradea]]46, [[Hungary]] 46B or 50''' (E60)Each one of these routes have specific places for hitchhiking, usually on the outskirts cover most of the city, but if you can't find a stop for one of them, ask around).<br />It's recommended that 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 take should see a large round-about, close to the Sigma Center buildings. The hitchhiking spot is a bus bit uphill from one exit to anotherthat.'''Related map'''* [http://www.liftershalte. A bus ticket (including 2 rides) costs 3info/?lat=46.0Lei (about 75 Eurocents)75538337689141&lng=23.596047163009644&zoom=18&trip=0&view=2 Exiting South]

NoteOption 2: check out the maps at the end of the page to fully understand the directions below.

=== Coming from South and Going North ===* Get dropped just before Take f.e. bus 40, 40S or M16 to the big round-about (there are some building that say station "Sigma CenterDrum Faget")* Make . There is a left (as roundabout with directions Bucureşti or Făget right after the trucks go / direction [[Oradea]]) at the round-about. Go about 50 m and therebu's stop, so you can easily find a bus station (heading towards ride south from the round-about).* Buy a bus ticket and get on the bus 46Bstop. It doesn't run took me 4 minutes to find a ride to sebeş on weekendsSept.* Take the bus to the last stop ("IRA" station).* Get down. You can hitchhike North right at the start of the bridge over the railroad20th 2017, 10:30am.

=== Coming from South and going West towards [[Oradea]], [[Hungary]] {{European Route Number|60}} ===* Get dropped just before the big round-about (there are some buildings that say "Sigma Center")* 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. * Cross the road to the opposite bus station and get on the bus 43 or 43B.* 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.

=== Coming from North and going South ===* Get dropped just after You need to get to ''Node N'', a large clover-leaf intersection in the bridge over ''Mănăştur'' neighborhood. You can do this by taking any of the railroad buses/trolley-buses '''9, 24, 29, 52 ("IRA" bus stationto the ''Bucium'' stop)''' or '''1, 6, 25, 43, 43B (to the ''Clãbucet'' stop).* Walk about 50m away from ''' (these cover most of the bridge and therecity, but if you can's t find a bus stop heading away from the bridgefor one of them, ask around).* Get a bus ticket and It's best to ask someone how to get to ''Mănăştur'', so you know in which direction to get on the bus 46B (doesn. If you got off at ''Clãbucet''t run on weekends).* The bus will cross , follow the town center and then go up a road, on make a big hillright, and you'll be at the ''Bucium'' stop.* Get off From the bus right after ''Bucium'' stop, follow the big roundroad for about 100m. The large clover-about (there are some buildings that say "Sigma Center" / "Observatorului" bus station)leaf intersection should be visible.* You can hitchhike South by staying Make a little uphill from left at the round-aboutintersection. Right after it, there's a good hitchhiking spot, and there may be others hitching there.

=== Coming from North and If you are going West ===* Get dropped just after the bridge over the railroad (to [[Budapest]], make a sign reading "IRABP" bus station).* Walk about 50m away Because all traffic from the bridge and there's a bus stop heading away from the bridgeculturally Hungarian regions of eastern Transylvania passes through this spot, many drivers are going straight to Budapest.* Get [[User:CRCulver|CRCulver]] typically gets a bus ticket and get on the trolley-bus 6.* Take the trolley-bus lift to the last station ("Bucium" bus station).* Follow the road as it makes Budapest with under 2 minutes waiting time by using a right. Go straight ahead for about 150 m.* Get to the clover-leaf intersection. You can hitchhike West from heresign.

=== Coming from West and going South ==='''Related map'''* Get off right before the clover-leaf intersection (after "Polus Center", "Metro" and "Arabesque")[http://www.* Make a right at the clover-leaf intersection, go about 150 m and make a left as the road goesliftershalte. * There's a bus stationinfo/?lat=46. 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 it756577816930374&lng=23.540353775024414&zoom=16&trip=0&view=2 Exiting West]

==Sleeping = 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.

=== Maps ===* You could also try contacting Hitchwiki contributor [http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=46.78205534645891&lng=23.637492656707764&zoom=17&trip=0&view=2 North]* [httpUser://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=46.75538337689141&lng=23.596047163009644&zoom=18&trip=0&view=2 SouthTruckThor|TruckThor]* [http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=46.756577816930374&lng=23.540353775024414&zoom=16&trip=0&view=2 West] == Tourist Support ==There are a number of diplomatic offices , who lives in Cluj-Napoca, that can aid you in case of necessity:* General Consulate of the Republic of '''Hungary''' – Address. ([http: Piata Unirii 23, Tel. 0040/264/596300* Honorary Vice-consulate of the Republic of '''Italy''' – Address: Anatole France 1, Telwww.couchsurfing. 0040com/264people/441506* '''Netherlands''' Business Support Office – Address: Avram Iancu 32A, Tel: 0040/364/405701* Honorary Consulate of '''Turkey''' – Address: Buna Ziua FN, Tel: 0040/264/438402truckthor CouchSurfing profile])