Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Autogara Militari
( 021-434 1084; B-dul Iuliu Maniu 141)
Eight kilometres west of
the centre; metro station Păcii. Destinations include Curtea de Argeş, Târgu Jiu and Tim-
işoara.
CDI
( 0722-418 886, reservations 0723-187 789;
www.cdy.ro
; Str Ritmului 35)
Located about 3km east of Piaţa Romana, and four blocks north of metro station Piaţa Ian-
cului. Regular services to Braşov, Tulcea, Piteşti and Craiova, among other destinations.
INTERNATIONAL DESTINATIONS
Bucharest is the hub for long-haul coach services to Western Europe as well as parts of
southeastern Europe and Turkey. Bus travel is comparable in price to train travel, but can
be faster and require fewer connections. See
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or a fuller discussion of destina-
tions as well as companies offering services to and from Bucharest.
Car & Motorcycle
Driving in Bucharest is sheer lunacy and you won't want to do it for more than a few
minutes before you stow the car and use the metro. If you're travelling around the country
by car and just want to visit Bucharest for the day, it's more sensible to park at a metro
station on the outskirts and take the metro into the city.
In theory, hourly parking rates apply in the centre, particularly off Piaţa Victoriei and
Piaţa Universităţii - look for the wardens in yellow-and-blue uniforms - or there's paid
metered parking. In many places, though, you can just pull onto the sidewalk like every-
one else. Petrol costs around 6 lei per litre.
Bucharest offers some of the country's cheapest car-hire rates. Major rental agencies
can be found at the Henri Coandă International Airport arrivals hall. Most large compan-
ies also have an in-town branch.
The cheapest rates available are from
Autonom
( airport branch 021-232 4325, call
centre 0721-442 226;
www.autonom.com
;
Henri Coandă International Airport)
, offering
a Dacia Logan for around 140 lei per day (including unlimited mileage and insurance,
minimum two days); rates drop if you rent for more than a week. Rates for the major in-
ternational car-hire companies tend to be higher, starting at about 220 lei per day, depend-
ing on the make and length of the rental.
Avis
( 021-204-1957;
www.avis.ro
;
Henri Coandă International Airport; 8am-8pm)
Budget
( 021-204 1667;
www.budgetro.ro
;
Henri Coandă International Airport;
8am-8pm)
Europcar
( reservations 021-310 1797;
www.europcar.ro
;
Henri Coandă Internation-
al Airport; 8am-8pm)
