Travel to Romania

By plane: Regular and charter flights of TAROM National Company and foreign companies connect Bucharest to the great world airports. Bucureşti-Otopeni International Airport is situated la 16 km far from Bucharest. The connection to the city is made by modern buses and different taxi companies.

International airoports: Bucuresti – Henry Coanda, Bucuresti - Aurel Vlaicu, Timisoara, Cluj – Napoca, Iasi, Sibiu, Constanta - Mihail Kogalniceanu.

By car: The distance between Bucharest and other European cities: Athens - 1252 km, Budapest - 893 km, London - 2577 km, Madrid - 3530 km, Paris - 2401 km, Rome - 2149 km, Stockholm - 3100 km, Prague - 1465 km, Berlin – 2154 km; Frankfurt – 2.100 km; Bonn – 2.100 km; Vienna – 1100 km.

By train: There are numerous trains leaving the European capitals to Bucharest . Romania is member of the RIT International Tariff System and of the Inter Rail.
Information about train timetable from Romania at www.cfr.ro and www.banh.de .

By boat:
You can reach Romania by boat either on the Danube or on the Black Sea. Thus you will be able to visit some Danube ports, such as Constanţa, the biggest port in Romania.

Accommodation
Accommodation can be made in classified pensions, according to the national legislation, from one flower to five – the highest degree of comfort.
Most of the food products come from the natives’ households (milk, cheese, eggs, meat, wine or plum brandy – the traditional Romanian liquor, obtained after fermentation and distillation of some fruit, clean spring water). This does not mean that whoever wants can not take advantage of any “modern” product, starting with refreshments and ending with international brands.
All classified pensions have an identification tag, on which there are written the number of flowers and the name of the pension.
The areas where are numerous tourist pensions present ,at the locality entrance, a sign representing a stylized flower.
In many localities with tourist pensions there were organized tourist information spots where you can have free access to information regarding accommodation possibilities in the area.

Passport:
http://www.mae.ro/index

Customs procedures
Romania obeys the legislation of the International Convention for customs facilities and traveller's traffic. Any traveller can enter or leave Romania’s territory with a maximum of 10,000 American dollars (an equivalent sum in Euro) in cash or traveller's checks.
Natural persons are legally obligated to declare, spoken or in writing, the goods they introduce into or take out of the country, and to show them to be checked at customs offices. A written declaration is made on forms which are offered for free at the natural persons’ request.

1. In customs a declaration must be written:
2. A value of more than 10,000 USD/ person or the equivalent in other currency (cash or travel checks)*;Guns and ammunition, explosive, radioactive, nuclear materials;
3. Drugs and psychotropic products and substances, biological materials with a mass contamination potential, medicines that contain drugs or psychotropic substances, essential chemical substances, as well as toxic products and substances;
4. Objects of precious metals, with or without precious stones, surpassing personal use;
5. Goods of cultural, historic or artistic character, only when leaving the country. The goods with cultural, historic or artistic character can be declared, in writing, by the natural person when entering the country to be taken out from the country without approval.

Estimated budget

You cannot begin your trip without making an estimated budget. For this, here you are some practical information that can help you establish the expenses plan.

1 accommodation night: varies from 10 to 200 Euro, according to the hotel and location
1 litre of gas: about  90 cents
1 litre of mineral water: 45 cents
Taxi trip: about  45 cents/km, in most of the cities

You can eat decently at the restaurant paying between 7 and 20 Euro, according to the restaurant category.

For your own safety

There is no need for supplementary vaccinations, or to take other general precautions for your health. In Romania there is no malaria. But, in summer there are mosquitoes, especially in the Danube Delta area and in the field regions, so we advise you to carry repellent. In Romania there have been cases of bird flu, but not among humans. Although the risk is very low, We recommend avoiding direct contact with domestic and wild birds

Tap water is generally potable, but bottled water is available nearly everywhere, at everybody’s discretion and modestly priced.

We hope you will not need to call the medical services while staying in Romania. However, if you should require them, you must know that the health units are equipped accordingly, and the medical staff follows the highest standards of medical education. There are international agreements regarding health services, signed by Romania and Great Britain, USA, Canada and Australia, which stipulate that the citizens of these countries can benefit by the emergency medical services. It is still recommended to acquire medical voyage insurance.

In Romania you must take all the basic cautions to protect your valuables. In larger cities and tourist destinations pickpockets and impostors are common. Do not leave your passport, money, or valuables (electronics and jewels) in your hotel room.

For the transport between cities, you are recommended to use the public transport (train, bus) or authorized services. For your safety, try not to hitch-hike.

Banks, cards, currency exchange
The cards which can be used in Romania are the ones accepted by banks‘ worldwide-accepted cards. The cards can be used in numerous shops, restaurants, bars as well as in most hotels, especially in the urban area and resorts.

In Romania you can use, among others, the following cards: Euro card – Master Card, VISA (the most wide spread in the hotel industry), American Express, JCB Cards, Diners Club International, Cirrus etc.

Currency exchange can be made at the banks, in some hotels, in train stations and airports, in the great malls or at exchange offices especially arranged (you need a valid ID, usually a passport. Avoid exchanging currency outside designated areas.

You can find additional information on the site of the National Bank of Romania, www.bnr.ro (rate of exchange, the list of all the banks in Romania including contact data, other specialized information).

Communication
112 – unique emergency call
Telephone – in Romania there are 4 mobile telephony companies (Cosmote, Orange, Vodafone and Zapp). Romtelecom is the main fixed (or “land-line”) telephony company, but there are also some other companies for which there are phone cards (the prices are similar). There are also numerous types of phone cards with different prices.
Internet – Most hotels have internet connection, not necessarily in every room. In most cities there are Internet coffees where you have Internet access for a low price (about 1euro/hour).
Mail services
Post cards and stamps can be bought from the post offices (the employees do not know English but you will definitely manage to buy a stamp or a post card) as well as from the news stand or hotel receptions.

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