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Country Guide > Europe > Romania | |
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Travel - International Air Romania’s national airline is Tarom (RO) (website: www.tarom.ro). Other airlines that fly to Bucharest include Air France, Alitalia, Austrian Airlines, British Airways, KLM, Lufthansa and Swiss. Approximate flight times From Bucharest to London is three hours. International airports Bucharest (BUH) (Otopeni) (website: www.otp-airport.ro) is 16km (10 miles) north of the city (travel time – 25 minutes). The airport has been greatly modernised in recent years, but some visitors may find it relatively limited compared to Western European or American standards. A bar, snack bar, restaurant, left luggage, first aid, post office, car hire and full duty free facilities are available. There is an express bus service (bus no. 783) which runs every 15 minutes between 0530-2330 Mon-Fri and every 30 minutes Sat-Sun and holidays; the journey takes approximately 40 minutes. Taxis, minibuses and limousines are available 24 hours (travel time – 25 minutes). There are also international airports at Arad (ARW), Cluj (CLJ), Constanta (CND) (Mihail Kogalniceanu), Sibiu (SBZ) and Timisoara (TSR). Departure tax None. Sea/River The main international passenger port is Constanta on the Black Sea. Sea ferries: Not running at present. Contact the Romanian National Tourist Office for up-to-date information (see Contact Addresses section). River cruises: Sailings from Passau to Constanta on the Black Sea along the Danube are available; these stop at various places of interest, including Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, Bazias, Giurgiu, Calafat and Bucharest. The cruises incorporate varied itineraries: historic towns, museums, art collections, monasteries, spas, archaeological sites, folk evenings, nature reserves and of course, the dramatic scenery of Eastern Europe, including the ‘Iron Gate’ through the Carpathians. With the opening of the Main-Danube Canal, some companies now offer travel as far west as Rotterdam along the Rhine. For further information, contact the Romanian Tourism Promotion Office (see Contact Addresses section). Rail The main international train from Western Europe to Romania (Bucharest) is the Wiener Waltzer, which runs to Bucharest in summer only (June to September) and includes two nights’ travel from Basel, arriving in Bucharest two days later. There are no through carriages from Basel, which means moving to the Bucharest coaches in Vienna. As well as day carriages, there are sleeping cars from Vienna to both Bucharest and Constanta on the Black Sea coast. There are also through trains from other Eastern European cities. InterRail allows unrestricted train travel in Romania. Road The most direct international routes to Romania are via Austria, Germany and Hungary. The best route from Hungary is the E64 from Budapest to Szeged through Arad, Brasov, Campina and Ploiesti. There is also a route from Szeged to Timisoara. A more frequently used route from Hungary to Germany is via the E60 through Oradea. Eurolines, departing from Victoria Coach Station in London, serves destinations in Romania. For further information, contact Eurolines (tel: (08705) 143 219; e-mail: welcome@eurolines.co.uk; website: www.eurolines.co.uk). For permit regulations, see Documentation in the Travel – Internal section. |