REACHING BUCHAREST
By plane
Bucharest, capital town of Romania, is no more than 2 hours by plane from most cities in
Central Europe. Tarom is the Romania's national carrier. It has connections to most of the European
destinations, but most of the flights are only to Bucharest. In the past few years many low cost
airlines (Blue Air, Wizz Air, Germanwings etc.) have started flights between various cities in
Romania and destinations in Italy, Spain, Germany, France, the UK and Hungary.
By train
Traveling by train from other European countries to Romania takes from 4 hours (Budapest to Oradea or Arad)
to about 46 hours (London to Bucharest). Most train tickets allow several stopovers en route so train travel
can be an affordable and relaxing way to include Romania in a European trip.
Romanian National Railways (SNCFR) operates service from Bucharest to many European cities.
First and second-class sleepers are available for journeys longer than 10 hours and for overnight trains.
By car
Romania is connected with the main routes of Western and Eastern Europe. When renting a car in Europe please
check with the car rental company about its policy regarding taking the car across national borders.
Insurance can be purchased at any Romanian border crossing point. Documents required by Romanian Customs are
the vehicle's registration, proof of insurance, the road toll badge (Rovigneta) and a valid driver's license
from the driver's home country.
There are many bus routes that connect Bucharest and Romania's main cities with Athens, Berlin, Budapest,
Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Istanbul, London, Milan, Munich, Paris, Rome, and Vienna.
