Getting There
Though there are no direct flights from the United States
to Bucharest at present, Delta (www.delta.com) is planning a New York-Bucharest non-stop flight to commence in June 2007. Still, getting to Romania
is easier than you might think. American Airlines (www.aa.com), Alitalia (www.alitalia.com), British Airways (www.ba.com), Lufthansa (www.lufthansa.com), Czech
Airlines (www.czechairlines.com), and Austrian Airlines (www.aua.com) all fly to Bucharest. Airfares start at $800 from New York City, $900 from Chicago, and $1,100 from Los Angeles.
In-air flight times to Bucharest are approximately 10 hours from New York, 12 from Chicago, and 14 from LA. All flights have at least a 1- to 6-hour layover in a Western European hub before the last stretch to Romania.
Flying through London on British Airways, or through Munich on Lufthansa are your best bets for short layovers.
Getting Around
Bucharest is an easy city to navigate. Individual
neighborhoods are walkable and an all-day subway pass costs just over a dollar. Cab rides from neighborhood to neighborhood shouldn't be more than $10. Every ride has a 50-cent tax and then rates per kilometer vary depending on type of car. Always make sure your cab has a meter, ask the fare before entering, and don’t take any taxi with a fare higher than 90 cents (or about 25 lei) per kilometer.
