Romania ๐ท๐ด
Romania is part of Europe with main city at
Bucharest. It's usually ๐ค๏ธ 3.81 ยฐC in Romania with a rainfall of ๐ง 30.97 mm. Tipping is quite common in Romania and it's good etiquette to leave one. Internet speed in Romania is on average 13.2 Mbps. In Romania you drive on the right side. Its Developed country with a
population of 20M people. The main currency is Romanian Leu. The languages
spoken are Romanian. Automatic teller machines are very common in Romania. Current travel safety advice is Exercise normal safety precautions. Get other useful information like socket plugs, SIM cards and emergency numbers.
๐ Developed ย ๐ค๏ธ ~3.81 ยฐC ย ๐ง ~30.97 mmย ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐ฆโ๐ฆ 20M people
Romania Travel Advice
๐ก๏ธ Travel safety
Exercise normal safety precautions
We've reviewed our advice for Romania. We've lowered the travel advice level. We now advise you exercise normal safety precautions. There are no COVID-19 restrictions in Romania and you don't need a COVID-19 vaccination certificate or negative COVID-19 test to enter. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is ongoing. The security situation continues to be volatile. Do not travel from Romania to Ukraine.
We now advise:
Exercise normal safety precautions in Romania.
Romania Weather
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Romania Essential travel details
๐ Plugs
Romania uses 230V, 50Hz with sockets and plugs Type C and Type F.
๐ Languages
The languages that are typically spoken are
Romanian
Money in Romania
๐ฑ Currencies Used
Romania uses the Romanian leu (symbol: lei), code RON.Banknotes come in denominations of 500, 200, 100, 50, 10, 5 and 1 lei. Leu is subdivided into 100 bans. Coins come in denominations of 50, 10, 5 and 1 bans.
๐ณ Cards
Widely accepted
Credit cards are widely accepted within Romania (at hotels, shops, and restaurants, travel agencies, car-rental agencies etc.). Visa, MasterCard and Maestro are the most widely accepted. American Express is less common. Diners Club is pretty rare. Discover, JCB, UnionPay and RuPay are unknown.
๐ง ATMs
Automatic teller machines are very common in Romania. You can find them in both large & small cities, tourist areas etc.You do not need a chip & PIN card to use an ATM โ your standard magnetic card will work fine.
๐โโ๏ธ Tipping
Expected to tip
Tipping is quite common in Romania and it's good etiquette to leave one. How much money you leave depends on the service and how happy you were with it. Receipts might sometimes include a service charge.
Calling in Romania
๐ก Internet
Internet speed in Romania is on average 13.2 Mbps.
WiFi coverage in Romania is high. Many hotels, hostels, cafes, restaurants and bars have it.
๐ฑ Phones
You can buy a SIM card for about 17.77 RON, which includes 5 GB of data plan. You can choose from 4 telecoms: Digi Mobil, Orange, Telekom or Vodafone.
Romania uses GSM mobile networks GSM 900 and GSM 1800.
If you don't want to buy SIM card in Romania upon arrival, make sure to check the roaming charges with your telecom provider before your departure so there are no surprises when you return home.
๐ Calling
To call Romania, dial +, then 40 (the country code for Romania), then the area code (without the initial 0) and the local number.
For local calls within Romania, start with the area code (with the initial 0). In the case above area code is 21 .
Driving in Romania
๐ฃ๏ธ Road rules
In Romania you drive on the right side. Most cars have manual transmission (stick).
Unless otherwise posted, the speed limits for cars and motorcycles are as follows: 100 km/h (62 mph) on expressways, 130 km/h (80 mph) on motorways, 50 km/h (31 mph) in all built-up areas and 90 km/h (55 mph) on undivided highways.
Right turn on red lights is strictly forbidden unless an additional green semaphore arrow allows it.
It is illegal to drive with blood alcohol content higher than 0.00%.
๐ฆ On the road
Road assistance is available at 0372 500 000 (Assistance 24 (A24)) or 0745 382 715 (Automobil Clubul Roman (ACR)). For general news on Romania's traffic use Trafficguide RO. For news on Romaniaโs motorways and tolls use National company for road infrastructure administration (CNAIR), e-rovinieta or Roviniete.
Most popular petrol stations in Romania are Lukoil, Petrom, OMV, Rompetrol, MOL and Gazprom.
Petrol (unleaded) gas options are called Super, benzin? f?r? plumb, Benzin? f?r? plumb (95/98) or Plus. Petrol costs about 5.05 RON per liter.Diesel option is called Motorin?.
๐ Emergency
Police
17
Ambulance
15
Fire department
18
Romania country map
Romania travel details
It's important to consider getting travel medical insurance to ensure you're covered in case of unexpected medical emergencies.
For just $42, you can get coverage for 4 weeks, providing peace of mind and financial protection while you're away from home.
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