Travel Options

Getting to Romania

You can get to Romania on over 20 direct flights from North America with a single transfer in major European cities.  

What's more, you are not restricted to fly into Bucharest, but can fly directly to Timişoara, saving time and avoiding the big-city congestion too!  Why not go straight to where you want to be?

Fly to Timişoara!

Sfara Tours will ensure your arrival and transportation from the airport is smooth and trouble-free!Timişoara has Romania's second-busiest airport, behind the capital Bucharest. 

With non-stop flights on major European carriers, Timişoara is the perfect arrival or departure point for your Sfara Tours adventure in Romania!

All the Big Alliances!

Partners for American Airlines, United, Delta and more!

You get the full privileges of staying with your airline alliance flying into Timişoara with oneworld, Star Alliance or SkyTeam affiliated airline!   You can even fly with one-stop service to Timişoara from North America via major European capitals, then on to Timişoara direct!  Read more here

Timişoara is served by the following alliance airlines, with direct non-stop flights daily from major European cities:
	Malev Hungarian Airlines (MA)
	Lufthansa (LH) Austrian Airlines (OS)
	Alitalia (AZ) Air France (AF)
Local Airlines:	Tarom (RO) Carpatair (V3) Moldavian (2M)
Others:	Alpi Eagles (E8) Volare (VE) Farnair Hungary (FAH) ABC Air Hungary (AHU)

Domestic Flights

Romania by Train

If you're flying in to Munich, Vienna or Budapest in particular, it is easy to tranfer to a train for a truly romantic and informative experience on your way to Romania! 

Take in the old capitals of Europe and then straight on to Timişoara, Romania's western gateway. 

Trains are used much more in Romania than in America or even in England, and there are three basic types of trains, ranging from the speedy Blue Arrow services to the Rapid and Personal trains. 

Read more about Train Travel around Romania!

Drive OR BE DRIVEN!

If you are the independant sort, let Sfara Tours arrange a rental car for you!

Rates in Romania are generally much cheaper than in America, and Sfara can help you find the right car -- and even the right driver/translator if you prefer!

Over 20 Direct Flights!

Romania is very lucky with over regularly scheduled 20 direct single-stop flights from the USA, half of which go directly to our hometown of Timişoara!

Timişoara is a great base to begin your Romanian holiday with excellent air, rail and road connections.  

For Frequent Flyers

Have your all your frequent flyer points with American Airlines?

Have you stacked up some miles with United? 

Worry not, for Romania is served by your alliance partners British Airways, Malev Hungarian as well as Lufthansa!

The Orient Express!

It used to run from London to Istanbul, stopping in at Royal Castle Peleş in Sinaia and the Paris of the East, Bucharest.

The luxurious style lives on to this day, with First-Class carriages on the Dacian Express.  You can travel from Vienna or Budapest into the beautiful Romanian countryside, and on to your tour starting in Timişoara, Braşov, Bucharest or elsewhere!