Comments on: From Otopeni to Gara de Nord by train. We tried. We really tried. http://www.bucharestlife.net/2009/03/09/from-otopeni-to-gara-de-nord-by-train-we-tried-we-really-tried/ Capital living in Bucharest, Romania Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:04:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Blake http://www.bucharestlife.net/2009/03/09/from-otopeni-to-gara-de-nord-by-train-we-tried-we-really-tried/comment-page-1/#comment-1623 Blake Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:24:27 +0000 http://bucharestlife.net/?p=747#comment-1623 Yes Anne it is 6 Ron, so $2 USD. They now use smaller busses, more in line of a shuttle bus which can hold about 20 people, and much easier on gas than the big busses they once used. I just got back from my 4th trip to Bucharest and this service it wonderful, MOST of the time! I got there Aug 26 and needed to get to town in a hurry, BUT there apparently is only one road heading south next to the airport, and there was a huge accident and the road was closed a long time. So anyone needing to get to town was out of luck by car, and the shuttles were overwhelmed with people trying to get to the train stop. I hear that the next phase of the airport expansion has plans to bring the train right to the terminal, this would be fantastic! In the mean time, I suggest they at least cover the area where you wait for the train, protect people from the rain and or snow, I won't expect them to cover the ramp area up to the platform so I just left it simple :) Yes Anne it is 6 Ron, so $2 USD. They now use smaller busses, more in line of a shuttle bus which can hold about 20 people, and much easier on gas than the big busses they once used.

I just got back from my 4th trip to Bucharest and this service it wonderful, MOST of the time! I got there Aug 26 and needed to get to town in a hurry, BUT there apparently is only one road heading south next to the airport, and there was a huge accident and the road was closed a long time. So anyone needing to get to town was out of luck by car, and the shuttles were overwhelmed with people trying to get to the train stop.

I hear that the next phase of the airport expansion has plans to bring the train right to the terminal, this would be fantastic! In the mean time, I suggest they at least cover the area where you wait for the train, protect people from the rain and or snow, I won’t expect them to cover the ramp area up to the platform so I just left it simple :)

]]> By: Anne http://www.bucharestlife.net/2009/03/09/from-otopeni-to-gara-de-nord-by-train-we-tried-we-really-tried/comment-page-1/#comment-439 Anne Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:55:42 +0000 http://bucharestlife.net/?p=747#comment-439 Forget about it! I got the answer, is about 6 ron. Thanks anyway for the comments on the trip. Forget about it! I got the answer, is about 6 ron.
Thanks anyway for the comments on the trip.

]]> By: Anne http://www.bucharestlife.net/2009/03/09/from-otopeni-to-gara-de-nord-by-train-we-tried-we-really-tried/comment-page-1/#comment-438 Anne Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:48:29 +0000 http://bucharestlife.net/?p=747#comment-438 Hi Blake, any idea how much is the price of this trip? OTP to Gara de Nord with the bus-train option? Hi Blake, any idea how much is the price of this trip? OTP to Gara de Nord with the bus-train option?

]]> By: Blake http://www.bucharestlife.net/2009/03/09/from-otopeni-to-gara-de-nord-by-train-we-tried-we-really-tried/comment-page-1/#comment-440 Blake Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:50:47 +0000 http://bucharestlife.net/?p=747#comment-440 The service from OTP to Gara De Nord is wonderful! With the daytime traffic in Bucharest it may take you awhile to into town anway, and on a crowded bus or an expensive taxi. One my third trip to Bucharest and I wouldn't do it any other way! You may wait 20 mins for the bus to take you to the train stop, but its not too bad. The bus is a charter bus type, just throw your baggage underneath and climb on board. The bus takes about 4 minutes to get to the train stop. The train is usually there in 5 mins or so. Once at Gara De Nord it's a MUCH cheaper taxi ride to where you need to go The service from OTP to Gara De Nord is wonderful! With the daytime traffic in Bucharest it may take you awhile to into town anway, and on a crowded bus or an expensive taxi.

One my third trip to Bucharest and I wouldn't do it any other way! You may wait 20 mins for the bus to take you to the train stop, but its not too bad. The bus is a charter bus type, just throw your baggage underneath and climb on board. The bus takes about 4 minutes to get to the train stop. The train is usually there in 5 mins or so.

Once at Gara De Nord it's a MUCH cheaper taxi ride to where you need to go

]]> By: arpad borsi http://www.bucharestlife.net/2009/03/09/from-otopeni-to-gara-de-nord-by-train-we-tried-we-really-tried/comment-page-1/#comment-436 arpad borsi Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:35:37 +0000 http://bucharestlife.net/?p=747#comment-436 So many times I visited in Bucharest but I can not find any reason for travelling from the airport to gara de nord with train. So many times I visited in Bucharest but I can not find any reason for travelling from the airport to gara de nord with train.

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