Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
DESTINATION PRICE (LEI) DURATION (HOURS) FREQUENCY (DAILY)
Bucharest
44
2½
10
Cluj-Napoca
73
6
5
Iaşi
83
8½
1
Sf Gheorghe
11
½
15
Sibiu
40
2¾
6
Sighişoara
35
2½
14
International train services include three daily trains to Budapest (seat/sleeper 155/200
lei, 14 hours), two to Vienna (250/320 lei, 18 hours) and also one daily train to Prague
(479/559 lei, 21 hours) and Istanbul (129/164 lei, 19 hours).
Getting Around
Bus 51 runs from the train station and Autogara 1 through the centre, stopping at Piaţa
Unirii south of the centre. From Autogara 2, take bus 12 from the 'Stadion Tineretului'
stop on nearby Str Stadionului (just north of the bus station).
Autonom
( 0268-415 250;
www.autonom.com
)
usually has the best car-hire prices
(Daewoo Matiz from 120 lei per day, with significant discounts for long-term rentals) and
will deliver a car to you anywhere inside Braşov free of charge.
Budget
( 0269-474
564)
has an office inside the Hotel Aro Palace that's sometimes staffed.
Transilvania
Travel
( 0268-477 623;
www.transilvaniatravel.com
; Str Republicii 62; 10am-6pm
Mon-Fri, to 2pm Sat)
also hires cars (Dacia Logan starting at 128 lei per day).
The taxi stand outside the train station has a good reputation. A couple of reputable
companies include
Martax
( 0268-313 040)
and
Tod
( 0268-321 111).
