
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 |
| SNCFR or CFR Calatori | Romania's National Railway Company connects most of Romania's main towns and tourist areas. |
| ASTRA TransCarpatic | Arad, Bucharest, Craiova, Timisoara, Brasov |
| Softrans | Bucharest, Brasov, Craiova |
| Trans Feroviar Calatori | Bucharest, Brasov, Buzau, Cluj, Constanta, Galati, Oradea, Targoviste |
| Regio Calatori | Bucharest, 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).
| Bucharest -- Sighisoara -- Budapest -- Vienna | |
|---|---|
| Service: | Direct |
| Stops / Travel Time to Vienna: |
Bucharest / 18h 40min Brasov / 16h 10min Sighisoara / 12h 55min Arad / 7h 55min |
| Notes: Daily service. Train also stops in Budapest (Hungary). |
|
| 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). |
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| 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. | |
| 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. |
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| 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. | |
| 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. | |