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Romania: Travelling

In this page: Entry Requirements | Organising Your Trip | Living Conditions | Paying | Speaking | Useful Resources

Entry Requirements

Passport and Visa Service: Visa information (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Visa HQ
List of Romanian diplomatic representations

For Further Information

Check IATA Travel Website for visa requirements and health advices.

Organising Your Trip

Transportation From Airport to City Centre:

Airport	Distance	Taxi	Bus	Train	Car Rental
Bucharest - Baneasa (BBU)	8 km / 5 miles	RON 40-50 / 20-50 min	RON 5 for 2 trips / 20-45 min	-	Available

Means of Transport Recommended in the Rest of the Country

Train reservation services: Railway company in Romania

Living Conditions

Health and Safety

Health Precautions: To travel in Romania, a tuberculosis screening is obligatory.
For Further Information on Sanitary Conditions: Recommendations of the World Health Organisation
For Further Information on Safety Conditions: Recommendations of the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Consult the advice provided by the U.S. State Department

Emergency Numbers

Emergency

112

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: DST is from late March to late October.

Map of the Time Zone

Time zone

Type of Climate: The climate type is temperate continental.
In winter, the temperature drops below 0°C and as low as -15°C in the mountains and -7°C in the city. It snows heavily.
Spring and autumn are rather short and rainy.
Summer is usually very sunny and temperatures can climb to 35°C.
The coldest month is January and the hottest month is July.
For further information: Daily weather in major Romanian cities

Average Annual Temperatures and Rainfall

Climate

Paying

Domestic Currency: Romanian New Leu
ISO Code: RON
Possible Means of Payment: It is preferred to pay in cash rather than with credit card.

Speaking

Official Language: Romanian, spoken by around 90% of the population.
Other Languages Spoken: Hungarian and German are widely spoken in the country. Regarding foreign languages, the most commonly spoken are English and French. Over the past decade, the speaking of Russian has slightly diminished.
Business Language: Romanian, French, English and German.

Useful Resources

To Find a Job: Job: Website ads for jobs in Romania
Ejobs.ro: Website ads for jobs in Romania

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