Cluj eSIM
In Cluj you connect to Orange or Vodafone, whichever is performing better where you are standing. The median across the country is 89 Mbps. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- Orange and Vodafone
- Real speed in Romania
- 89 Mbps median, 26 Mbps for the slowest tenth612 travellers across Romania, rolling 90 days
- 5G
- yes, non standalone
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans that cover Cluj
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $5.89 | $5.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $2.63 | $7.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $1.98 | $9.89 | |
| 10 GB | Never expires | $1.49 | $14.89 | |
| 20 GB | Never expires | $1.19 | $23.89 | |
| 50 GB | Never expires | $1.54 | $76.89 |
How Romania compares across Europe
- Speed rank
- 8 of 46 destinations we sell in Europe
- Regional median
- 71 Mbps
- Consistency
- The slowest tenth still reaches 29 percent of the median
- Upstream networks
- 2, Orange, Vodafone
- 5G
- Yes, non standalone
- Next fastest nearby
- Sweden, 91 Mbps
- Next slowest nearby
- Denmark, 88 Mbps
- Cities with their own page
- 3: Bucharest, Brasov, Cluj
- tenth percentile
- 26 Mbps
- Behind these figures
- 612 travellers, rolling 90 days
Landing at Avram Iancu Cluj International Airport (CLJ)
- Airport
- CLJ / LRCL
- Distance
- 9 km from the centre of Cluj
- Wifi on arrival
- Free wifi in the terminalFree wifi 24/7 in both the Departures and Arrivals terminals, in the public area and in the restricted area. The network is called AIRPORT_CLUJ_FREE and you must reconnect to it after 60 minutes.
Getting into Cluj
- CTP trolleybus 8 to Mihai Viteazul Square, trolleybus 5 to the main railway station, and the non-stop A1E express (CLJ), about 20 minutes
Worth knowing about Cluj
- Cluj is Romania's second-busiest airport after Bucharest, 9 km east of the centre in the Someșeni area.
- Airport transport is by trolleybus: CTP route 8 to Mihai Viteazul Square, route 5 to the main station, plus a non-stop A1E express.
- Cluj airport has held international status since 1933.
- The public areas of both Cluj airport terminals have cash payment collection machines along with banking and currency exchange services.
- CTP Cluj-Napoca accepts Mastercard and Visa contactless cards issued anywhere in the world on its buses, trolleybuses, trams and electric buses.
- A CTP contactless payment is confirmed by the word APROBAT on the validator's green screen. The machine issues proof of payment, which you keep until you leave the vehicle.
- Paying for more than one passenger on a CTP validator requires the dedicated multiple validation option, and inspectors verify a card payment using the last four digits of the card.
- The 24pay app for CTP Cluj works on Android and iOS and requires a Visa or Mastercard to be enrolled first, with payments processed through Banca Transilvania.
- Cluj-Napoca city hall added 18 hotspots through the European Commission's WiFi4EU programme, on a 15,000 euro grant, on top of the more than 30 free wifi points the city already had.
- Every WiFi4EU hotspot broadcasts the same SSID, WiFi4EU, and uses a captive portal with simple click to connect. A device that has connected does not need to authenticate again within 12 hours.
- European rules require a WiFi4EU hotspot to be free of charge for its first three years, with no advertising revenue on the captive portal and no personal data provided for commercial purposes.
- Cluj-Napoca signed the contract for metro line M1 on 25 May 2023. The route is 21.03 km with 19 underground stations, running from Floresti through Manastur and Piata Marasti to Sopor.
- CTP Cluj-Napoca runs a 321 km public transport network of trams, trolleybuses and buses within the city, including a 12 km tram line that opened in 1987.
- Cluj airport sits 316 m above sea level and has a single 2,100 m runway. Its arrivals hall was completed in May 2008 and the departures facility opened in May 2009.