Regional and Intercity trains in Romania

Regio (RE)

• Slow trains with frequent stops, connecting smaller towns and villages along commuter routes.

• Bicycles permitted on board. You need to buy a bike ticket.

• Formerly known as "Personal" trains.

• No reservation required.

InterRegio (IR)

• Faster trains covering longer distances, stopping at important towns and cities.

• Bicycles permitted on board. You need to buy a bike ticket.

• Formerly known as "Rapid" and "Accelerat" trains.

• Reservations are required on many routes.

Intercity (IC)

• Fast trains connecting the main cities in Romania.

• They also link to international destinations, mainly Budapest.

• Reservations are required.

Special (S)

• Vintage tourist trains on scenic routes.

• Exceptional conditions apply.

International trains in Romania

InterCity (IC)

• Bucharest – Craiova – Timisoara – Arad – Budapest
• Timisoara – Arad – Budapest
• Brasov – Cluj Napoca – Oradea – Budapest
• Brasov – Miercurea Ciuc – Carei – Budapest

EuroCity (EC)

• Cluj Napoca – Oradea – Budapest – Vienna
• Baia Mare – Satu Mare – Debrecen – Budapest – Vienna

Other international trains

• Bucharest – Ruse – Sofia (runs 21st June till 9th October) 
• Bucharest – Ruse – Varna (runs 21st June till 9th October) 
• Bucharest – Ruse (runs all year round) 
• Craiova – Vidin (Bulgaria)

Domestic night trains in Romania

Romania has one of the most extensive night train networks in Europe with trains running to every corner of the country. Plenty of international night train routes exist as well.

Intercity (IC) and InterRegio (IR) night trains

• Couchettes and sleepers added to Intercity and InterRegio trains on overnight routes.
• Reservations are required.
• You can make use of the following domestic night train routes:
  • Bucharest – Craiova – Timisoara
  • Bucharest – Brasov – Beclean pe somes – Sighetu Marmatiei
  • Bucharest – Brasov – Beclean pe somes – Baia Mare
  • Bucharest – Brasov – Cluj Napoca – Oradea – Satu mare
  • Bucharest – Ploiesti – Buzau – Suceava – Vatra Dornei
  • Bucharest – Buzau – Buzau – Iasi
  • Timisoara – Arad – Cluj Napoca – Suceava – Iasi
• The following domestic night trains only run on during summer season:
  • Mangalia – Constanta – Beclean pe somes – Baia Mare – Satu Mare
  • Constanta – Bucharest – Brasov – Cluj Napoca – Oradea
  • Mangalia – Constanta – Bucharest – Craiova – Timisoara – Arad
  • Constanta – Pascani – Suceava

International night trains in Romania

EuroNight (EN)

• International night train connecting Bucharest with Budapest (Hungary) and Vienna (Austria).
• Reservations are required.
• You can make use of the following domestic night train routes:
  • Bucharest – Brasov – Sibiu – Budapest
  • Bucharest – Craiova – Timisoara – Budapest (– Vienna)
  • Bucharest – Brasov – Sighisoara – Budapest – Vienna
  • Cluj Napoca – Oradea – Budapest – Vienna
  • Brasov – Miercurea Ciuc – Debrecen – Budapest
• Other night trains
  • Bucharest – Istanbul Halkali (Summer season only)

Here are some direct train routes linking Romania with popular cities in other European countries:

*The train from Bucharest to Istanbul ends at Istanbul Halkali station, from here you can take a metro/Marmaray train to the city centre and under the Bosphorus to the Asian side. Make sure to have Turkish Lira notes beforehand, as most metro-ticket machines do not take bank cards.