Major Romanian towns, and a huge number of small towns and villages, are most easily reached by train. The system, although more confusing than in Western Europe, is far more user-friendly than the bus network, which is best used for reaching local villages around the main towns
Trains
The 11,300-kilometre network of the SNCFR (
Societatea Nationala a Cailor Ferate Române
, still generally known as the
CFR
or
ChéFéRé
) covers most of the country. Tickets are amazingly cheap, which is not necessarily to...
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Planes
TAROM
's domestic services depart most days from Bucharest to Arad, Baia Mare, Cluj, Constanta, Iasi, Oradea, Satu Mare, Sibiu, Suceava, Timisoara and Târgu Mures. Most flights use Bucharest's Baneasa airport, but flights to Constanta and those...
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Buses and taxis
Bus services
almost dried up before 1989 due to fuel shortages; they recovered the following decade, but in the last few years have virtually evaporated again in some regions due to economic recession. In some parts of the country they have been...
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Boats
NAVROM
, the national shipping company, maintains a small fleet of passenger boats which operate principally along the arms of the
Danube Delta
. These vary greatly with the season, only operating on alternate days in winter, and you can't...
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Driving
Given the radical cuts to train and bus services, you may prefer to drive; there are no queues for fuel now, and main roads (
Drum National
or DN) are in a reasonable state, although county roads (
Drum Judetean
) are poor and local...
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Cycling
Given the mountainous terrain and the poor state of many roads, you'll need to be fit and self-reliant to
cycle
around Romania. Bike stores are few and far between, although most village mechanics can manage basic repairs. You're strongly...
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Hitchhiking
Hitchhiking
(
autostop
or
occasie
) is an integral part of the Romanian transport system to supplement patchy or nonexistent services on backroads. It's common even on the
autostrada
, although illegal there, and...
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ONT tours
Between mid-June and the end of September, ONT organizes
tours
, including weekends at Sinaia, Predeal and the seaside; two- or three-day excursions to Maramures, the old Wallachian capitals, the monasteries of Bucovina, the Delta, and the...
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