west of the county seat, Cluj-Napoca. Călățele is crossed by national road DN1R [ro], which connects it to Huedin and DN1 to the north and to Albac and DN75 [ro]
(63 mi) from the county seat, Alba Iulia. It is crossed by national road DN1R [ro], which joins Albac, 7.3 km (4.5 mi) to the south, to the town of Huedin