When you want to go hiking in a foreign country, travelling by public transport can be pretty useful. You may not want to leave your (rental) car at the trailhead unsupervised and unused for days. Besides, buses are often faster and run more frequently than trains. Also, some routes are just super gorgeous. I love the journey south from Brasov over the Rucar-Bran pass, and the super scenic route from Deva to Petrosani. In a past post I explained how to travel by train in Romania; now let’s talk about buses.
Although I love travelling by train in Romania, the train doesn’t always get you exactly where you want to be. Travelling by bus offers a wealth of other options! Trains don’t always stop exactly where you want them to, whereas buses go to almost every corner of the country. However, finding out which buses go where and when can be tricky. So here is your ultimate guide to travelling by bus in Romania. This post focuses on ‘intercity’ and ‘interstate’ bus travel; I’ll dedicate a separate post to public transport in cities.
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