Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Getting There & Away
Air
All international and domestic flights use Henri Coandă International Airport (
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), often referred to in conversation by its previous name 'Otopeni'. Henri Coandă is 17km
north of Bucharest on the road to Braşov. Arrivals and departures use separate terminals
(arrivals is to the north). The airport is a modern facility, with restaurants, newsagents,
currency exchange offices and ATMs. There are 24-hour information desks at both ter-
minals.
The airport is the hub for the national carrier
Tarom
( call centre 021-204 6464, of-
fice 021-316 0220;
www.tarom.ro
; Spl Independenţei 17, City Centre; 8.30am-7.30pm
Mon-Fri, 9am-1.30pm Sat)
. Tarom has a comprehensive network of internal flights to ma-
jor Romanian cities as well to capitals and big cities around Europe and the Middle East.
At the time of writing, there were no direct flights from Bucharest to North America or
Southeast Asia. For a fuller discussion of flight options, including a list of major and
budget carriers that service Bucharest,
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.
Bus
DOMESTIC DESTINATIONS
It's possible to get just about anywhere in the country by bus from Bucharest, but figuring
out where your bus or maxitaxi departs from can be tricky. Bucharest has several bus sta-
tions and they don't seem to follow any discernible logic. Even Bucharest residents have a
hard time making sense of it.
The best bet is to consult the websites
www.autogari.ro
and
www.cdy.ro
.
Both keep up-
to-date timetables and are fairly easy to manage, though
www.cdy.ro
is only in Romanian.
Be sure to follow up with a phone call just to make sure a particular bus is running on a
particular day. Another option is to ask your hotel to help with arrangements or book
through a travel agency.
Chief bus 'stations' - some are lots, or spaces by a curb - include the following:
Autogara Diego
( 021-311 1283;
http://autogaradiego.ro
;
Spl Independenţiei 2K)
Near the intersection with Calea Victoriei. Destinations can include Iaşi, Piatra Neamţ and
Suceava as well as several international destinations in Western Europe.
Autogara Filaret
( 021-335 3290, information 021-336 0692;
www.acfilaret.ro
; Piaţa
Gării Filaret 1)
Three kilometres south of Piaţa Universitaţii; take bus 7 and 232 from Pi-
aţa Unirii. Regular services to Calafat, Giurgiu, Baia Mare, Iaşi and Suceava.
