Sighetu Marmaţiei Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

The bus station (Str Gării) is opposite the train station. Several local buses leave daily to Baia Mare (€2, 65km), Satu Mare (€2.50, 122km), Borşa (€1), Budeşti (€1), Călineşti (€1) and Vişeu de Sus (€1.50), and one bus daily to Bârsana, Botiza, Ieud and Mara. A bus leaves for Săpânţa every hour between 8am and 2pm, returning at 4pm and 5pm.

Eurolines (319 322; sighet@eurolines.ro; Str Traian; 9am-8pm Mon-Fri, 9am-4pm Sat) has a new office in the town centre.

Train

Tickets are sold in advance at the Agenţie de Voiaj CFR (312 666; Piaţa Libertăţii 25; 7am-2pm Mon-Fri). There’s one daily fast train to Timişoara (€20), Bucharest (€20, 12 hours), Cluj-Napoca (€12.50, six hours) and Arad (€18). Three trains a week (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) head into Ukraine – this journey is only open to those not needing visas, as there are no visa-issuing facilities at this border crossing.

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