Romania

Traveling

Entry requirements

Passport and visa service

Visas of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Visa HQ

Diplomatic representations

Organizing your trip

Means of transport recommended in town

Maps of urban networks

Maporama
Mapblast
UT Library on line

Means of transport recommended in the rest of the country

Rail companies

Airlines

Traveling by yourself

Recommendation

The network is in an uneven condition. There is only one highway: Bucarest-Pitesti. The roads are often blocked up with horse cars, they are not enlightened, and local vehicles have deficient lighting. It is therefore not recommended to drive by night. There are no problems in finding petrol supplies. The speed limit is 50 km/h in cities and 80 km/h on roads. Take your international license and check the conditions of validity of your insurance.

Road maps

Find an itinerary

Visiting

Different forms of tourism

Historical

-The city of Bucarest,
-The Black Sea,
-The Prahova Valleys,
-The Convents of the North of Moldavia,
-The Delta of the Danube,
-The Maramures,
-The Apuseni Mountains,
-The Olteny.

Tourism organizations

Romanian Tourism Board

Living conditions

Health and safety

For further information on sanitary conditions

For further information on safety conditions

Emergency numbers

Time difference and climate

Time and time difference

It is %T:%M %A in Bucharest (GMT+2 in winter, GMT+3 in summer)

Summer time period

Summer time from March to October

Map of the time zone

Type of climate

For further information

Average annual temperatures and rainfall

Eating

Culinary specialties

Ardei Umplut cu Orez: green peppers stuffed with tomato sauce.

Drinks

Dietary taboos

Paying

Domestic currency

New Leu

ISO Code

RON

To obtain domestic currency

Romania's currency is Leu (plural "Lei") (pronunciation: lay). Banknote denominations: 1, 5, 10, 50, 100 and 500 lei. Coins: 1, 5, 10 and 50 bani pieces (pronunciation: bahnee)
1leu = 100 bani.

Foreign currencies may be exchanged at banks or authorized exchange offices (called: "casa de schimb" or "birou de schimb valutar"). International airports and larger hotels also offer currency exchange services. ATM machines are available at main banks and at airports and shopping centres. Do not expect to find ATMs in remote areas or villages.

Major credit cards including American Express, Mastercard and Visa are accepted in large hotels, car rental companies and stores in the main cities. However, credit cards are unlikely to prove useful in small towns or away from tourist areas.

Possible means of payment

Speaking

Official language

Romanian, spoken by 89.4 % of the population.

Other languages spoken

it is important to note that Hungarian and German are also used in this country. Moreover, as far as foreign languages are concerned, the most commonly used in Romania are English and French. Indeed, over the course of the past decade, the population has become less and less interested in learning Russian.

Business language

French, English and German.

Getting some knowledge

Easyromania.com

Romanianlessons.com

Invata Limba Romana

Free translation tools

Tranexp - Free English-Romanian-English translator of texts and web pages
Ectaco - English-Romanian-English Dictionary

Useful resources

To find an accommodation

To find an apartment

To find a job

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