Topic: Guide to Unirea Urziceni (Bucharest)

[GeeFJay]

Right looks like after my disapointment of Madrid. This may be my first Euro away, just after some friendly advice really? So please don't take the piss...

Just wondering for anyone with some cheap routes etc

Thanks in advance for the help lads/girls

there is a few threads knocking about for this game, if you have a look back through them from the start from the beginning there's a few routes and airlines posted.

whizzair.com
ryanair.com
swiss air
BA
easyjet?

[steviewonders]

there is a few threads knocking about for this game, if you have a look back through them from the start from the beginning there's a few routes and airlines posted.

whizzair.com
ryanair.com
swiss air
BA
easyjet?

germanwings from berlin and vueling from bucharest are other options:)

[adamc_5*]

Which airport are people flying into, Otopeni or Baneasa? Which is more accessable to the ground and city?

[GeeFJay]

Baneasa, looks dodgy but is closer to the city.

not looked at the ground yet but was sent a map yesterday and it looks miles out of the city to the west?

[adamc_5*]

Applying for tickets with no previous aways this season on the off chance.

Got my fingers crossed I get lucky and get sorted a pair. What do people reckon me chances are?

[GeeFJay]

Applying for tickets with no previous aways this season on the off chance.
Got my fingers crossed I get lucky and get sorted a pair. What do people reckon me chances are?

only time will tell, £7.50 a pop makes it unlikely.

anyone had an app logged yet?

[gnaume]

yep. Just went to see my order history, App and Budapest POT both logged

[SwedenRed]

yep. Just went to see my order history, App and Budapest POT both logged

Same here

[GeeFJay]

nice one Jerome, just checked and mine are their as well, everytime i get anxious as they've normally had mine for about 5 days and never logged.

[gnaume]

think they always wait until Ticket News (or first info,in this and Fiorentina's case) are out before logging anything

[carling]

Where's everyone drinking then??

Looking forward to the cheap beers (and women)!

[redgriffin73]

Just checked and mine's logged too.

[steviewonders]

Which airport are people flying into, Otopeni or Baneasa? Which is more accessable to the ground and city?

apparently it's the same number bus into city from either airport even though they're miles apart

[Chris_Romania]

Baneasa, looks dodgy but is closer to the city.

not looked at the ground yet but was sent a map yesterday and it looks miles out of the city to the west?

Baneasa looks like an old communist bus stop   But it's right at the edge of the city to the north. There isn't only the bus, there are other trams, buses, cheap taxis... basically as soon as you step out of the airport you're in the city.

With Otopeni it's a different story. It's the main airport, but it's like 15 miles north, with only a bus to connect it to the city (there used to be a train as well but I'm not sure if it runs anymore). Plus the cabs are double the price, there's a company that has an exclusive deal with the airport and they are twice the price as all others.

[ConorYNWA]

Baneasa looks like an old communist bus stop   But it's right at the edge of the city to the north. There isn't only the bus, there are other trams, buses, cheap taxis... basically as soon as you step out of the airport you're in the city.

With Otopeni it's a different story. It's the main airport, but it's like 15 miles north, with only a bus to connect it to the city (there used to be a train as well but I'm not sure if it runs anymore). Plus the cabs are double the price, there's a company that has an exclusive deal with the airport and they are twice the price as all others.

How frequent are the buses between the city and the airport?

[Chris_Romania]

How frequent are the buses between the city and the airport?

Here you go mate, bus 783 that goes from Otopeni to downtown Bucharest (Unirii Sq.): http://www.ratb.ro/download/trasee/783AEROPORTOTOPENI.pdf

[Pata]

How much are the buses? How long do they take?
Which taxis are "safe" to take from the airport? How much should they be (to Piata Unirii)?
Also, how much is a taxi from Piata Unirii to the Ghencea?

[GeeFJay]

echoing pata's comments chris

i'm going from Baneasa airport to a hotel near the Piata Universitatii underground station been quoted £26 return on a shared taxi, 15 euros one way with another, i know the bus will be cheaper but coming home i've got an early flight and the buses aren't running then.

my plan is to get the bus 783 to downtown and then a taxi or shared shutle thing on the way back to the airport, at the moment i've got just a small bag so aint fussed either way but may end up taking a small case as well as i reckon i'm going to need more clothes

[GeeFJay]

here's the bus 783 website

http://www.ratb.ro/

think it converts to about £2 pata, 7 romanian

http://www.ratb.ro/index.php?page=tarif&id_rubrica=10

[Pata]

here's the bus 783 website

http://www.ratb.ro/

think it converts to about £2 pata, 7 romanian

http://www.ratb.ro/index.php?page=tarif&id_rubrica=10

That's even under 2 quid return and the stop is 2 minutes from our flat. Sound. The distance looks to be around 6-7 miles, so should be 30 mins tops.

[GeeFJay]

i've read it should only take ten minutes but taking account of traffic they say it could be 30, not far from my place that bus either, think i jump off the second to last stop and get run over.

[Chris_Romania]

How much are the buses? How long do they take?
Which taxis are "safe" to take from the airport? How much should they be (to Piata Unirii)?
Also, how much is a taxi from Piata Unirii to the Ghencea?

The buses are 3.5 lei I think (7 lei for the return trip), and they take around half an hour, depending on traffic.
At Otopeni there are only taxis from a company called Fly Taxi, they have an exclusive deal with the airport, but they're expensive (3.5 lei / km - while most other companies are 1.2-1.6 lei / km). So with Fly Taxi, you should pay around 70-80 lei to downtown. Also - always make sure the meter is running. Even if it's a big company, they won't have any issues trying to rip off foreigners.
From Piata Unirii you can find tons of normal priced taxis, a trip to Ghencea should be around 15 lei (~3 GBP). Make sure the price displayed on the taxi is 1.2-1.6 lei / km, anything more expensive is a rip-off.

[Pata]

The buses are 3.5 lei I think (7 lei for the return trip), and they take around half an hour, depending on traffic.
At Otopeni there are only taxis from a company called Fly Taxi, they have an exclusive deal with the airport, but they're expensive (3.5 lei / km - while most other companies are 1.2-1.6 lei / km). So with Fly Taxi, you should pay around 70-80 lei to downtown. Also - always make sure the meter is running. Even if it's a big company, they won't have any issues trying to rip off foreigners.
From Piata Unirii you can find tons of normal priced taxis, a trip to Ghencea should be around 15 lei (~3 GBP). Make sure the price displayed on the taxi is 1.2-1.6 lei / km, anything more expensive is a rip-off.

Yeah, I looked at the buses to Ghencea and the only suitable one seems to be 122 and that doesn't look like it goes from Piata Unirii, so taxi it is.

[davebils]

here is a link for a Bucharest metro map
http://www.box.net/metrou

[Helsinki Red]

I need a hotel room for wednesday-thursday night from the centre. Any recommendations?

[Lee J]

I need a hotel room for wednesday-thursday night from the centre. Any recommendations?

Jonne, we're staying at

Hotel Trianon
Address    Cobalcescu Grigore 9
Bucharest , 010191
Romania

great reviews, centrally located and not too expensive.  Booked on http://www.booking.com

[matchball]

http://www.bordellos.ro/  might be worth a visit......very near Piata Unirii and apparently,  Great food: a convincing English breakfast by day, tapas by night; the ribs are just about the best in Bucharest. You can’t miss it: just look for the ‘tarts’ in their underwear beckoning you in.

[Helsinki Red]

Jonne, we're staying at

Hotel Trianon
Address    Cobalcescu Grigore 9
Bucharest , 010191
Romania

great reviews, centrally located and not too expensive.  Booked on http://www.booking.com

Cheers Lee! Just booked the last single room from Trianon. When do you arrive to Bucharest?

[Chris_Romania]

http://www.bordellos.ro/  might be worth a visit......very near Piata Unirii and apparently,  Great food: a convincing English breakfast by day, tapas by night; the ribs are just about the best in Bucharest. You can’t miss it: just look for the ‘tarts’ in their underwear beckoning you in.

Bordellos is actually an OK pub. Never eaten there, but for a drinking night with friends, it's an ok place to go to. However, it's average in terms of looks, despite the "tarts"   I would still choose The Harp, which is like 5 minutes away, but Bordellos is cheaper and with more beers on the menu.

[matchball]

Bordellos is actually an OK pub. Never eaten there, but for a drinking night with friends, it's an ok place to go to. However, it's average in terms of looks, despite the "tarts"   I would still choose The Harp, which is like 5 minutes away, but Bordellos is cheaper and with more beers on the menu.

Thanks for that Chris, looks like Piata Unirii has a fair few pubs / bars on the streets around it? What are the local bars like like, you know the more Rumanian type bars and are there many of those around Piata Unirii?

[SwedenRed]

Cheers Lee! Just booked the last single room from Trianon. When do you arrive to Bucharest?

Good your fixed. What time are you arriving Jonne? I am meeting a mate at the airport, and getting the bus into towm... Maybe if we are a few more, would be better to share a cab.

[Helsinki Red]

Good your fixed. What time are you arriving Jonne? I am meeting a mate at the airport, and getting the bus into towm... Maybe if we are a few more, would be better to share a cab.

Otopeni airport 15.35 on wednesday. What time you're arriving?

[Lee J]

Cheers Lee! Just booked the last single room from Trianon. When do you arrive to Bucharest?

We guessed as much when we looked at the website last night and it said a room has just been booked from Finland.

We arrive Wednesday about 9ish in the evening after spending a day in Rome ...  Back home Saturday

[matchball]

Ticket now going onsale on tues......

[rhylred]

Ticket now going onsale on tues......

thanks for posting,nice drive up tuesday afternoon...

[Fat Scouser]

I've got fuck all to do, just looking at me booking. I'm flying into OTP airport and staying in an apartment near the calea calarasior square.

What's the dance on that place Chris... are there plenty of pubs around there, is it far from the airport, that sort of thing?

Anyone else staying in that area?

[matchball]

Link for the Harp http://www.irishpubs.ro/index.html.

We will be heading for Piata Unirii on the tues afternoon after checking in at hotel. It looks like that's the area be for a drink for sure.

[LONGWORTH]

My special agent from Rumania sent me this-  looks as though they are expecting us already   



http://www.inyourpocket.com/static/downloads.html

[davebils]

My special agent from Rumania sent me this-  looks as though they are expecting us already   



http://www.inyourpocket.com/static/downloads.html

http://www.inyourpocket.com/romania/bucharestUnirea-Urziceni-v-Liverpool-71577f?more=1

[LONGWORTH]

Have you seen that video of Banesa airprot- no wonder clients of Bizzy Air are being offered a check-in three hours before departure
Bedlum i would say