Cluj Entry Requirements

You land at Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport, the way into Transylvania, where the thin Carpathian air slips through the glass arrivals hall and mixes with the smell of fresh coffee. EU, EEA, and Swiss passengers glide straight to the ID-card lanes. Everyone else from visa-exempt countries lines up for a quick passport stamp beneath steady LED panels. Expect low counters, the dull clap of rubber stamps, and a short question or two in English or Romanian. Before touchdown, check that your passport still has three months' life left; the border scanner will buzz it like a trapped bee. Non-EU visitors may be asked for an onward ticket and proof of funds, keep a credit-card screenshot or bank statement on your phone. Ten minutes is usually enough to clear control, then you ride the escalator down to the belts while suitcases squeal under raw-cone ceilings painted rust and cream, a nod to Cluj's old brick factories.