Guide to driving in Romania
What to carry, speed limits, headlights, alcohol, winter tyres and the road vignette, plus what to do at a police check or after an accident in a rental car.
Driving guides and routes
rules, tips and routes for your rental car
Practical guides for driving a rental car in Romania: road rules, the road vignette (rovinietă), winter driving, the mountain roads and routes between cities, with distances and stops on the way. The rental rules in the guides come from the Rental Conditions of the company that hands you the car, and each guide sums them up with their clause numbers.
Driving in Romania
Road vignette (rovinietă) for rental cars
The rovinietă is included with rental cars booked on Car-Rentals.ro. How it is checked, which roads need it and what changed at the Fetești bridge.
Winter driving in Romania
Winter tyres, snow chains, closed mountain roads and what to do if you get stuck: what Romanian law requires and what the rental conditions say about your car.
Transfăgărășan and Transalpina
Driving the Transfăgărășan and Transalpina in a rental car: when they open, where to start, where to refuel, bears near the road and the rental rules.
Road trips
Bucharest to Brașov by car
Driving from Bucharest or Otopeni Airport to Brașov: DN1 or A3, distances, journey time, stops in Sinaia, Bușteni and Predeal, winter driving, one-way returns.
Bucharest to Constanța by car
Driving from Bucharest or Otopeni Airport to Constanța, Mamaia, Eforie and Vama Veche: the A2 motorway, distances, summer traffic, parking, one-way returns.
Bucharest to Sibiu by car
Driving from Bucharest or Otopeni Airport to Sibiu: the A1 and the Olt Valley, distances, journey time, stops at Curtea de Argeș and Cozia, one-way returns.
Cluj-Napoca to Sibiu by car
Driving from Cluj-Napoca to Sibiu on the A3, A10 and A1: distance, journey time, stops at Turda Salt Mine and Alba Iulia, winter tips and returning the car.
Cluj-Napoca to Oradea by car
Driving from Cluj-Napoca to Oradea on the DN1 (E60): distance, journey time, why there is no motorway yet, a stop in Huedin, winter driving, returning the car.
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