Otopeni

Travelling in Romania? Take to the skies

by Craig Turp April 30, 2011 Romania

 There are famously almost no motorways in Romania (and there are not likely to be for some time), and the country’s trains are notoriously slow (and surprisingly expensive). Getting from A to B in this country therefore takes far longer and costs far more than it should. So bad is Romania’s transport infrastructure that – [...]

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Wherever you’re from, paying 3.50 lei/km for a taxi in Romania is paying too much

by Craig Turp March 25, 2011 Bucharest

 Met some foreigners last night who had paid over 150 lei to get from Bucharest’s Otopeni Airport into the city centre. Silly boys. The interesting thing was however, that they did not realise they had paid too much until we pointed out to them what they should have paid (no more than 50 lei). After [...]

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Romania’s most expensive Coke*

by Craig Turp August 19, 2010 Bucharest

 A couple of days ago we went to meet Mrs. Bucharest Life at Otopeni Airport, and while waiting (the flight was late) we got thirsty. Being an airport we knew we would be paying over the odds at the kiosk in arrivals, but even so, we were shocked by the price they were asking for [...]

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New Bucharest airport cancelled: Did it ever really need one?

by Craig Turp April 21, 2010 Bucharest

 Bucharest will not be getting a new airport anytime soon, according to this report published by a local news agency yesterday. While news that the Romanian government had cancelled yet another major infrastructure project came as no surprise at all (last week the government was embarrassed into admitting that a major deal to build part [...]

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Bucharest Otopeni Airport Taxis (Part 2: Getting to town)

by Craig Turp February 15, 2010 Bucharest

 As we discovered on Saturday morning, the difference between getting a taxi at Bucharest’s Otopeni Airport now and getting one before the rules changed on February 1st is that there is no difference. At least not in any real sense. The information we publish about arriving at Bucharest’s airports in Bucharest In Your Pocket and [...]

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Bucharest Otopeni Airport Taxis (Part 1: To the airport)

by Craig Turp February 12, 2010 Bucharest

 Our first trip since the new rules and regulations regarding taxis to and from Otopeni Airport were introduced on February 1st, allegedly for our convenience. Since that date, regular Bucharest taxis have been forbidden from entering Otopeni’s car parks, where they used to wait for clients who had ordered them (clients eager to avoid the [...]

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Bucharest’s Otopeni Airport: Free of Duty Free

by Craig Turp August 10, 2009 Bucharest

 Got this email this morning… I reproduce it as sent. Hi Craig, I don’t have your direct e-mail address, so I’m writing via the general office one. Future editions of Bucharest IYP should warn unwary travellers departing from Otopeni/Henri Coanda Airport that there is no Duty Free Shopping at the airport. After passing immigration & [...]

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