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Travel to Romania

Romania is easily accessible, served by buses, trains and planes galore.

By plane
The closest international airports to Archita village are Targu Mures, Sibiu and Cluj-Napoca. There are plenty of direct flights to those cities from a dozen or so Western countries, and, with a single plane change, from a great many more. The capital of Romania, Bucharest has two airports, Otopeni & Baneasa, to which there are daily flights from many European cities.

Romania joined the European Union on 1 January 2007 and a number of budget airlines now operate in Romania, such as: Sky Europe, Wizzair and Carpatair.

By train
With an unbeatable train service linking Romania to Western Europe and Russia, there is little reason to travel to/from Romania by bus. Romania's public bus system is virtually nonexistent, while fares offered by the numerous private bus companies operating buses to the West rarely compete with the inexpensive comfort offered by trains. There are plenty of trains from western Europe, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Moldova, Ukraine and beyond. The website address of the Romanian National Rail Company is www.cfr.ro

There's no departure tax when leaving Romania.

Facts about Romania Romania map

  • Full Name: Romania
  • Capital City: Bucharest
  • Area: 237,500 sq km (91,699 sq miles)
  • Population: 22,270,000

  • Time Zone: GMT/UTC +2
  • Languages: Romanian (official) Much closer to classical Latin than the other Romance languages.
  • Other languages: Hungarian and German spoken in Transylvania.
  • Religion: Eastern (Romanian) Orthodox (87%), Protestant (6.8%), Roman Catholic (5.6%), other

  • Currency: Romanian Leu (L)
  • Electricity: 230V 50HzHz
  • Electric Plug Details: European plug with two circular metal pins
  • Country Dialing Code: 40

Visa requirements

Citizens of the European Union and other countries do not need visa to enter Romania. However, citizens from a number of countries do need visas to travel to Romania and in some cases an invitation letter and a visa. For further details, please visit the website of the Romanian Foreign Ministry at www.mae.ro

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