CRAIOVA

LOCATION

Craiova is the 5th largest Romanian city, after Bucharest, Constanta, Iasi and Timisoara, the capital of the county of Dolj, situated near the East bank of the river Jiu in central Oltenia. It is a long time political center, and is located at approximately equal distances from the Southern Carpathians (north) and the Danube (south).

HISTORY

Craiova, which occupied the site of the Dacian and Roman city Pelendava, was formerly the capital of Oltenia. Its ancient bans, the highest ranking boyars of the Wallachian state, initially those of the Craioveşti family. The bans had the right of minting coins stamped with their own effigies - the origin of the Romanian word ban as used for coins. Because of that Craiova is also known today as “Cetatea Banilor” which in a free translation means “The fortress of the money”.


TRANSPORT

The public transportation in Craiova consists of 3 trolley tram lines and 17 bus lines. It is operated by the Regia Autonomă de Transport Craiova (RAT Craiova), a corporation ran by City Hall. A ticket for one travel is around 0.5€.
Craiova is also a major railway center and is connected to all other major Romanian cities, as well as local destinations, through the national Căile Ferate Române network. Check the national railway timetable for an appropriate connection.
The town taxicabs are very cheap. For an usual travel you don't pay more than 2€ (around 0.3€/km).
The city is served by the Craiova Airport.

Walk or not. Bucharest, your own little marathon

TRANSPORT
Bucharest's extensive public transport system is the largest in Romania and the third largest in Europe. It is made up of the Bucharest Metro, as well as a surface transport system run by RATB (Regia Autonomă de Transport Bucureşti), which consists of buses, trams, trolleybuses and light rail. In addition, there is a private minibus system.
The city is served by two airports: Henri Coandă International Airport (formerly Otopeni) and Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (formerly Băneasa). Henri Coandă is the largest airport in Romania and the main hub for the national operator TAROM. It is also connected to several international airports by a wide range of international airlines. The smaller Aurel Vlaicu Airport is used for charter flights and low-cost carriers.

Bucharest is the hub of Romania's national railway network, run by Căile Ferate Române (CFR). The main railway station is Gara de Nord, or North Station, which provides connections to all major cities in Romania as well as international destinations such as Budapest, Sofia, Vienna and Prague. The city also has five ther railway stations run by CFR, which are in the process of being integrated in a commuter railway serving Bucharest and the surrounding Ilfov county.

Rail and road

The country has an extended network of roads and rail to get anywhere you want. There is a way for any direction so don't worry! Choose your destination and off we go!





Each city has it's own particular beauty and leaving aside the citys in witch you can make your summer practice there is much more to be seen.

If you want, you can find Online Timetable services for trains and for buses, but don't worry too much about that because you'll be on good hands and we'll take care of that :).

Fly to Romania!

So you decided to come to Romania. But how do you get here?
Maybe you havent decided yet, but you would like to know anyway.
Nevertheless I am going to tell you. The photo above shows all the airports in Romania. They are not all international ones, some of them are rather small, but it's good to come by plane at least to some point and go the rest of the way by train or car.
In case you are interested you can see some of the airports photographed from satelite:
Bucharest Otopeni
Bucharest Baneasa
Cluj
Iasi
Constanta
Craiova
Timisoara
Visit Romanian Air Trafic Controllers' Association(RATCA) website for more!