Romania travel guide
Before you go to Romania
- Currency
- RON lei
- Emergency number
- 112 / 112
- Plug type
- C, F
- Tap water
- Tap water is safe to drink in Romanian cities.
- Tipping
- Tipping around 10% is customary and appreciated in restaurants and for taxis; rounding up is common.
- Bargaining
- Not expected
- eSIM
- Available
- Card networks
- Visa, Mastercard
- ATM fees
- Usually free at bank ATMs; Euronet machines charge heavily and push DCC
Cities in Romania
- Bucharest Romania's sprawling capital on the Dâmbovița River, mixing Belle Époque "Little Paris" boulevards, communist-era monumentalism and a lively…
- Brașov Medieval Saxon-founded city at the foot of the Carpathians — Transylvania's premier tourist base and gateway to Bran and Peleș castles.
- Cluj-Napoca Transylvania's vibrant university and tech capital, built around a Gothic old town, Baroque squares and buzzing cafe culture.
- Constanța Romania's main Black Sea port and oldest continuously inhabited city (ancient Tomis), pairing an atmospheric peninsula with the Mamaia…
- Timișoara Elegant "Little Vienna" of the Banat and 2023 European Capital of Culture, laced with restored Baroque squares and the Bega canal.
- Sighișoara Remarkably preserved 12th-century Saxon walled hill town — a UNESCO World Heritage citadel and reputed birthplace of Vlad the Impaler.
- Sibiu Superbly preserved medieval Saxon town of cobbled squares and pastel burgher houses; European Capital of Culture 2007.