Bucharest to Chisinau: Night Train & Bus
Verified · July 6, 2026Bucharest to Chisinau in 2026: the Prietenia night train (~13.5h), the cheaper bus or flying - plus the border wheel change, visa and money.
Transport in Romania - how to get around the country: airports, the national railway network, intercity buses and minibuses, and transfers. This section has practical guides: how to get from point to point, roughly how long the trip takes, and what options there are.
Here you’ll find the country’s airports (Bucharest Henri Coandă, Cluj, and Timișoara, plus cross-border hubs in Sofia and Belgrade), city transport, and popular routes like Bucharest → Brașov or Cluj → Sibiu (train, bus, car) - and we keep adding directions and modes of transport. It’s handy to plan transport together with the “Car rental” and “Routes” sections.
Bucharest to Chisinau in 2026: the Prietenia night train (~13.5h), the cheaper bus or flying - plus the border wheel change, visa and money.
How to get from Bucharest to Sofia in 2026: bus (~7h), the scenic train over the Danube, flying, or driving via Ruse - and why to stop in Veliko Tarnovo.
Driving in Romania in 2026: the new lei rovinieta by emission class, speed limits, zero-alcohol rule, winter tyres, and the roads you actually meet.
How to get from Timisoara to Belgrade in 2026: the bus (~3.5-4h, from ~16 EUR), a transfer, driving or train - and the real Serbian border.
Bucharest OTP or a regional airport? How Cluj, Timisoara, Sibiu and Iasi map to Romania regions, plus how to get from each airport into the city.
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