Time Zone: Seven hours ahead of U.S. Eastern Standard Time (GMT + 2)
The Capital of Romania:is Bucharest (Bükreş, Bukres, Bucharest, Bucuresti)
Official Language: RomanianCurrency: Romanian Leu (RON)
Greetings: Buna dimineata, Buna ziua, Buna seara
Handshaking is the most common form of greeting, but Romanian men may kiss a woman’s hand when being introduced.
Mr or Mrs should be used when greeting someone for the first time.
If visiting a home, a small wrapped gift should be given to the host, such as flowers or chocolates (to women only), wine or liquor. If you give flowers they have to be in odd numbers only.
Romanians are smokers and gifts of Western cigarettes are really appreciated.
Photography: Some tourist attractions require visitors to pay a fee (sometimes hefty) for taking photographs. Military installations photography is forbidden.
Smoking: The Romanian government bans smoking in every public place, but, as in many countries in Eastern Europe, smokers have little respect for non-smokers and for smoking laws. Smoking is forbidden on planes, on buses and on some trains. Luxury hotels have designated no-smoking floors but very few restaurants have no-smoking sections.
Travel by Air:
- http://www.tarom.ro : the national airline company
- http://www.delta.com
- http://www.wizzair.com
- http://www.klm.com
Main Airports
Bucharest (OTP) (Henri Coanda) (www.otp-airport.ro). To/from the airport: An express bus service operates to the city (journey time – 45 minutes). There is also a train that can be found at www.infofer.ro
Taxis, minibuses and limousines are available 24 hours (journey time – 25 minutes).
Other international airports are:Timisoara (TSR) (aerotim.ro), Arad (ARW), Constanta (CND) (Mihail Kogalniceanu),Cluj (CLJ) (www.airportcluj.ro), and Sibiu (SBZ) .
Trabel by Water:
Main port: Constanta (www.constantza-port.ro) on the Black Sea.
Trabel by Rail
CFR (tel: (21) 319 9539 ext 134 563; www.cfr.ro/calatori or www.infofer.ro tel: (21) 319 9539) operates services from many European cities to Bucharest.
There are sleeping cars from Vienna many of the destinations in Romania
Rail Passes
InterRail: offers unlimited first- or second-class travel in up to 30 European countries for European residents of over six months with two pass options. The Global Pass allows travel for 22 days, one month, five days in 10 days or 10 days in 22 days across all countries. The One-Country Pass offers travel for three, four, six or eight days in one month in any of the countries except Bosnia-Herzegovina and Montenegro. Travel is not allowed in the passenger’s country of residence. Travelers under 26 years receive a reduction. Children’s tickets are reduced by about 50%. Supplements are required for some high-speed services, seat reservations and couchettes. Discounts are offered on Eurostar and some ferry routes. Available from Rail Europe (www.raileurope.co.uk/inter-rail).
Balkan Flexipass: allows five, 10 or 15 days of first class travel for one month across Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Turkey. Available from Railpass.com (www.railpass.com).
Travel by Road
At the border, drivers need to show vehicle registration, proof of insurance and a driving license for their home country. Insurance can be bought at any border crossing point. The most direct international routes to Romania are via Austria, Germany and Hungary. The best route from Hungary is the E64 from Budapest to Szeged through Arad, Brasov, Campina and Ploiesti. There is also a route from Szeged to Timisoara. A more frequently used route from Hungary to Germany is via the E60 through Oradea.
Valuable goods, such as jewelry, art, electrical items and foreign currency should be declared on entry.
Tolls are charges on motorways and main roads, payable in Euros. Drivers must buy a toll badge or RoVinieta; these are available for one week or one month at border points, post offices and at most petrol stations.
Regulations: Children under 12 are not allowed to travel in the front seat and front seat passengers must wear a seat belt. Speed limits are 50km/h (30mph) in built-up areas, 90km/h (56mph) on main roads, and 110 km/h (70mph) on highways.
Emergency breakdown service: Contact the Romanian Automobile Club (ACR) (tel: (021) 222 2222; www.acr.ro). Dacia Asistenta 0 248 500 500.
Documentation: National driving license or International Driving Permit are required, as is Green Card insurance. Police carry out frequent checks so observe the speed limit, and carry relevant documents.
Please remember:
Romania Electrical Outlet 230 V,50 Hz can be
of type C 
or Type F
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