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Bucharest, Romania — Bucharest University Square (cropped)

44.43° N
26.11° E

Country / area: Romania
Time zone identifier: Europe/Bucharest
Currency reference: RON
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Bucharest / Airports

Henri Coandă Airport to Bucharest: Train, Bus or Taxi

Compare the 24-hour airport train, the 780/442 buses and taxis from Henri Coandă Airport, plus how Romania's CFR intercity trains work beyond Bucharest.

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Bucharest / Practical information

Reading the Two Bucharests: The Palace of the Parliament's Cost

Ceaușescu's Palace of the Parliament and the demolition that built it split Bucharest into two visibly different cities, and knowing the history changes what you're looking at.

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Bucharest / Transportation

Romania Rovinieta and Mountain Roads in a Rental Car

Romanian rovinieta prices since September 2025, the Fetești bridge toll, 2026 opening hours for the Transfăgărășan and Transalpina, and what fines cost renters.

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Bucharest / Practical information

Transylvania Is Not Dracula: Saxon Fortified Churches Explained

Long before Dracula fiction, Transylvanian Saxons built fortified churches to survive real invasions, and those villages remain the region's most distinctive and least understood sights.

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