TRANSPORT

How to get to Romania?

     By plane to Bucharest and next by train to Brasov!

Brasov has no international airport yet. The nearest airports for the international traffic are the "Henri Coanda" International Airport - Bucharest (168 km far from Brasov).

There are also other routes: by plane to Tg. Mures, Cluj ori Sibiu, and next, by train or bus to Brasov.

 By plane:

If you are flying into Romania from outside of Europe, "Henri Coanda" International Airport will most likely be your destination. It is located approx. 16 km (10 miles) from Bucharest in Otopeni.

You can find connecting flights to here through such airlines as Air France, Alitalia, Austrian Airlines, British Airline, KLM, Czech Airline, Lufthansa and Swiss Air. Romania's national airline, Tarom, flies from various locations throughout Europe. Blue Air, a Romanian budget airline, flies into Henri Coanda International Airport. They fly from Milan, Rome, Torino, Paris, Lyon, Madrid, Barcelona, and Istanbul with plans to expand to other destinations throughout Europe in the future. If the above hasn't helped you on your way to discover Romania here are some other budget airlines that fly into Romania: Sky Europe, AlpiEagles, Cimber Air, Club Air and MyAir.

 From "Henri Coanda" International Airport to "Gara de Nord" railway station

1. The first way is the train from From Henri Coanda International Airport to Gara de Nord, with a bus shuttle (free of charge) from airport to the airport railway. (7.5 lei, aprox. 1.7 EURO including shuttle)

2. One of the ways to go from Otopeni Henri Coanda Airport to Gara de Nord (the main railway station in Bucharest) - 25 kilometers - is to use the public transport (bus: 780 ). The 780 bus runs between 05:30 and 23:00 daily. Services run approximately every aprox. 30 minutes. The tickets can be bought (costing 3,5 lei - approx. 1 Euro, one-way) from the well-signposted booths on the exit baggage claim area (You can only buy round trip tickets: 7.0 lei)). The whole journey takes around 30 minutes and in the rush hour is a good option.

3. Another way to go from Otopeni Henri Coanda Airport to Gara de Nord is to take a taxi. Taxis in Bucharest are a cheap and safe way of transportation as long as you take one belonging to a company and not a private one. On the side of any taxi a list of prices will be displayed. 1/ The first price displayed is normally the starting price 2/ then the second is the price per kilometre 3/ the third price displayed is the stationary price.

Prices vary from company to company so be sure to check them out before getting in. A typical price per kilometre is 3.5 lei (0,75 Euros).

The name of the company is usually inscribed very clearly on the taxi.

If you take one of the Fly Taxis (special airport taxi) which are outside, at the arrivals, the journey from Airport to Gara de Nord will cost around 90 lei (20 Euros).

By train

The train remains the easiest, cheapest and most comfortable way to get to Brasov. From Bucharest, there are several trains daily to Brasov. For more information, visit the Romania Rail System (www.infofer.ro). Also due to its affordability and comfort, train is the best way of reaching Brasov. Even though all Romanian trains are increasingly comfortable, try to take the InterCity (IC) trains (3 hours to Brasov, 15 €/ticket). These are very modern and comfortable, as they are an initiative of the state railways to reinvigorate Romania's transport sector. InterRegio (IR) trains are also comfortable and almost as fast as Intercity. Do not, however, take trains labeled as  Regio (R) to Brasov. Besides the fact that some of them are quite low on comfort, they take nearly twice the time to get there, since they stop at every stop.

Ticket price (including the reservation) for Bucharest-Brasov route:

You can buy tickets at railway ticket office in the airport or in the railway station.

TRAIN SCHEDULE

Please, verify on the company site the actual data!

It takes about 3 hours drive to Brasov from Bucharest International Airport. Brasov can also be reached by frequent intercity trains and European roads from major cities in Romania.