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Romania has one of the largest railways network in Europe.
Train travel in Romania is safe and inexpensive.
Plans to improve services and increase train speed are underway.

Major rail transport companies in Romania:

Rail Company Routes / Main Hubs
CFR Călători
(Societatea Națională de Transport Feroviar de Călători)
Romania's National Railway Company
connects all main towns and tourist areas in Romania
ASTRA TransCarpaticArad,   Brasov,   Bucharest,   Craiova,   Timisoara
SoftransBucharest,   Brasov,   Craiova
Trans Feroviar CalatoriBucharest,   Brasov,   Buzau,   Cluj,   Constanta,   Galati,   Oradea,   Targoviste
Regio CalatoriBucharest,   Arad,   Bistrita,   Bucharest,   Iasi,   Suceava,   Timisoara


To check schedules for international travel please visit:
CFRCalatori.ro (SNCFR)   and/or   Bahn.de and/or   InterRail.de

Train tickets can be purchased on-line, at the ticket office of any major train stations as well as at any SNCFR Rail Travel Agency (Agentia de Voiaj CFR).

Trains from Romania to Austria

Bucharest — Sighisoara — Budapest — Vienna
StopTravel Time to Vienna
Bucharest 18h 40min
Brasov 16h 10min
Sighisoara 12h 55min
Arad 7h 55min
Notes Direct, daily service.
Train also stops in Budapest (Hungary).


 
   

Trains from Romania to Bulgaria

Bucharest — Ruse (transfer) — Sofia

Service: Connecting
Stops / Travel Time to Sofia: Bucharest / 9h 40min
Notes: Connection time in Ruse: 40min.
Train from Ruse to Sofia stops in Gorna Oryahovitsa
(connection to Istanbul).

Craiova — Vidin (transfer) — Sofia

Service: Connecting
Stops / Travel Time to Sofia:
Craiova to Vidin -- 3h 10min
Craiova to Sofia -- 9h 50min
Notes: Connection time in Vidin: 40min.

Trains from Romania to Hungary

Bucharest — Budapest

Service: Direct
Stops / Travel Time to Budapest:
Bucharest / 15h 35min
Brasov / 12h 50min
Sibiu / 9h 55min
Deva / 7h 25min
Arad / 4h 55 min.
Notes: Daily service

Cluj-Napoca —   Deva — Budapest

Service: Direct

Stops / Travel Time to Budapest:
Cluj Napoca / 11h 05min
Deva / 7h 25min
Arad / 4h 55 min.
Notes: Daily service.
Travel time: eight hours from Cluj, five hours from Oradea.

Timisoara — Arad — Budapest

Service: Direct
Stops / Travel Time to Budapest:
Timisoara Nord / 6h 20min
Arad / 4h 55min.
Notes: Daily service.

Baia Mare — Satu Mare — Debrecen

Service: Direct
Stops / Travel Time to Debrecen:
Baia Mare / 4h 10min
Satu Mare / 2h 45min
Notes: Daily service.

Oradea — Debrecen

Service: Direct
Stops / Travel Time to Debrecen: Oradea / 3h 10 min
Notes: Daily service.

Trains from Romania to Republic of Moldova

Bucharest — Iasi — Kishinev (Chisinau)

Service: Direct
Stops / Travel Time to Kishinev:
Bucharest / 13h 35min
Buzau / 11h 40min
Bacau / 8h 50min
Iasi / 6h 10min
Notes: Daily service.

Trains from European Countries to Romania