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Romania: Railway Information

Romania's railway network is one of the largest (the 4th in Europe) and most dense in Europe, with trains servicing every town and city in the country, and the many villages. The easiest, most comfortable and most rewarding way of travelling in Romania between cities is by train. Usually a train station can be found no further than 10km from a village.

Visit the website of the Romanian railway company: CFR (Romanian) / Choose EN for English or FR for French version.

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Romanian railway company

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The national railway company of Romania is called CFR (National Railway Company - Compania Naţională de Căi Ferate).

Visit the website of the Romanian railway company: CFR (Romanian) / Choose EN for English or FR for French version.


Network

Romania's railway network is one of the largest and most dense in Europe. It has trains servicing every town and city in the country, and the many villages.

The fastest trains in Romania are the Intercity's - IC (running on the route Bucharest – Cluj-Napoca, Bucharest – Timisoara, and Bucharest – Iassy) and ICE (2 pairs of trains running on the route Bucharest – Constantza.

Romania is relatively well connected with the European railway network. There are daily international trains to the rest of Europe for example: Munich, Venice, Vienna and Prague.

Supplements in Romania

Surcharges and/or reservation costs are required for this domestic day train:

  • IC
    1st class: € 4,20 (approx. USD 6,20 / AUD 7,40) to € 19,80 (approx. USD 29,30 / AUD 34,70)
    2nd class: € 3,50 (approx. USD 5,20 / AUD 6,10) to € 18,20 (approx. USD 26,90 / AUD 31,90)
    Reservation compulsory. Price depends on distance.

Special trains

You can travel by train through Europe on a large variety of special trains. Examples are high-speed trains, scenic trains or night trains.

Special trains mostly require a small supplement or a reservation fee from Eurail Pass holders. See the list of supplements for international trains and the information about train reservations. You can plan your trip with the help of online timetables.

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