Day trips

Day trips from Bucharest

The trips worth the ticket from Bucharest — with honest travel times.

Photos for Bucharest are still on their way. Every listing below is real.

Peleș Castle, Sinaia (~125 km)

Getting there: Train (~2h).

The neo-Renaissance royal castle in the Carpathians: the essential Romanian day trip.

Getting there: Tours/bus (~3h).

Dracula's marketed castle: the real history is the 14th-century fortress; go for the story, stay for the mountains.

Getting there: Train (~2h40).

The Transylvanian old town: the Black Church, Tampa mountain, the Council Square.

Getting there: Car/tours (~45 min).

The island monastery on the lake — the other Dracula legend site.

What's the single best day trip from Bucharest?

The first one above — it's the trip the town is known for.

Can I do these without a car?

The entries say how: trains and tours cover most; a couple need wheels.

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