Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Post
Post office (Str Dimitrie Onciul)
Telephone
Telephone office (Romtelecom; cnr Str Nicolae Bălcescu & Str Dimitrie Onciu;
9am-6pm Mon-Fri, 9am-1pm Sat) Has fax service and free wi-fi.
Tourist Information
Agenţia de Voiaj CFR (Str Nicolae Bălcescu 8; 7.30am-8.30pm Mon-Fri) Sells train
tickets.
AXA Travel (Str Sebastian Traciu; 0741-477 047; www.axatravel.ro ) Quite possibly
Moldavia's best tour agency, AXA is run by experienced local tour guide Sebastian 'Gigi'
Traciu. One-day and multiday tours visit the Bucovina painted monasteries, Târgu Neamţ,
Bicaz Gorges, Lacu Roşu and Maramureş. Monastery tour rates depend on participant
numbers, but can be as cheap as 160 lei per person. Other day trips include rural horse-
back riding and river rafting.
Best Travel Bucovina ( 0230-521 094; www.travelbucovina.ro ; Str Ştefan Cel Mare
48; 9am-6pm Mon-Fri, 9am-2pm Sat) This well-informed central travel agency ar-
ranges monastery tours and accommodation.
Infoturism ( 0230-551 241; www.turism-suceava.ro ; cnr B-dul Ana Ipătescu & Str
Mitropoliei 4; 8am-4pm Mon-Fri) Provides maps and information on local sites.
Getting There & Away
Air
Ştefan cel Mare International Airport ( www.aeroportsuceava.ro ) is 15km northeast of
Suceava, but has limited flights. Tarom ( 0230-214 686; www.tarom.ro ; Str Nicolae
Bălcescu 2; 7am-5pm Mon-Fri, 9am-2pm Sat) has flights to Bucharest (two daily, ex-
cept Saturday).
Bus
The central bus station is on Str Armenească. Bus and maxitaxi services include Gura Hu-
morului (9 lei, one hour, 19 daily), Botoşani (12 lei, one hour, nine daily), Rădăuţi (8 lei,
45 minutes, 13 daily), Bucharest (70 lei, eight hours, four daily), Târgu Neamţ (20 lei, two
hours, five daily) and Piatra Neamţ (29 lei, three hours, three daily). Maxitaxis to Iaşi (30
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