To get to Bucharest from Sighet the best option is the train and sleeping car is mandatory. 13 hours are a long time to beat and I must confess I am not used anymore to do these kinds of travel like I use to. Nowdays, my confort limit is around 3-4 hours, significantly down from 14 (to go to Timisoara) or 6-7 (Cluj) usual destinations of mine 4-5 years ago. However, I am still waiting for the improvements (speed & comfort) needed to match the prices. Par example, an intercity (Cluj-Bucharest) takes the same amount of time (8 hrs approx) but obviously a lot more and the monopoly moves are all there: scarcity of trains in that direction or ridiculously departure and arrival times. I guess nothing good will ever come out since these railway companies are always holes in the budget and they never go private either, quietly or successfully.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
CFR - Romanian Railways
To get to Bucharest from Sighet the best option is the train and sleeping car is mandatory. 13 hours are a long time to beat and I must confess I am not used anymore to do these kinds of travel like I use to. Nowdays, my confort limit is around 3-4 hours, significantly down from 14 (to go to Timisoara) or 6-7 (Cluj) usual destinations of mine 4-5 years ago. However, I am still waiting for the improvements (speed & comfort) needed to match the prices. Par example, an intercity (Cluj-Bucharest) takes the same amount of time (8 hrs approx) but obviously a lot more and the monopoly moves are all there: scarcity of trains in that direction or ridiculously departure and arrival times. I guess nothing good will ever come out since these railway companies are always holes in the budget and they never go private either, quietly or successfully.
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