Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Hertz
( 021-204 1278;
www.hertz.com.ro
; Henri Coandă International Airport;
8am-10pm)
Train
Gara de Nord
( 021-319 9539, reservations 021-9521/22;
www.cfr.ro
; Piaţa Gara de
Nord 1)
is the central station for most national and all international trains. The station is
accessible by metro from the centre of the city.
Buy tickets at station ticket windows or in advance at
Agenţia de Voiaj CFR
(
021-313 2642;
www.cfr.ro
;
Str Domnita Anastasia 10-14; 7.30am-7.30pm Mon-Fri,
8am-noon Sat)
. A seat reservation is compulsory if you are travelling with an InterRail or
Eurail pass. For international tickets, the private travel agency
Wasteels
( 021-317
0370;
www.wasteels.ro
; Gara de Nord; 8am-7pm Mon-Fri, to 2pm Sat)
, located inside
the train station, can help sort out complicated international connections.
Check the latest train schedules on either
www.cfr.ro
or the reliable German site
www.bahn.de
(when searching timetables, use German spellings for cities, ie 'Bukarest
Nord' for Bucharest Gara de Nord).
Below are sample fares and destination times from Bucharest to major Romanian cities
on faster IC (Inter-City) trains.
DESTINATION FARE (LEI) DURATION (HR) DAILY IC DEPARTURES
Braşov
70
2½
frequent
Cluj-Napoca
90
7½
4
Constanţa
60
2-4
3
Craiova
40
2½
5
Iaşi
80
6
3
Sibiu
70
5
3
Sighişoara
80
4½
3
Suceava
80
8
3
Timişoara
100
8
2
Daily international services include two trains to Budapest's Keleti station (13 to 15
hours), one to Sofia (nine to 11 hours) and one to Belgrade (12 hours), Chişinǎu (13
hours) and Kiev (26 hours).
For more information on train transport,
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