Constanta Travel Forum

my pal and I are going to be backpacking through ukraine to odessa in mid august. We want to experience the fun and sights at constanta romania but we're having a bit of trouble finding out how to get there, SO....

Question, whats the best way to get there, is it possible to go direct by rail, (ie not to bucharest and back out) without going through moldova, what about marsrutka, or maxitaxi, is there a ferry?

Hi Kevin,
Yes, it is a bit difficult to get to Constanta from Odessa. No ferry, no train, no plain, no bus. Romanians and Ukraineans are not very best friends... Are ONLY two routes : via Chisinau or via Bucharest by train, by bus or by plain.
Cheers,
Sandu

thanks, sandu, I was looking at the map, looks like there are roads and rail across the border, have you tried it? is it worth the effort in trying to get there, or just go for the easy option and go by ferry to bugaria and try the beaches Varna? kris

oops 'bulgaria' :)

Your problem is how to get to Romanian border. If you cross the border in Romania, everything will be OK. Galati or Tulcea are two Romanian cities very close to Ukrainean border. From both cities you can take a train or bus to Constanta. I recommend you bus.
Sandu

thanks for that Sandu, have yoiu tried this crossing? Looks like we might take the ferry to varna and see where we go from there, might be a bit simpler, we'll see:)

Cheers, Kris

Hi! i'm interested in doing the opposite route.. Constanta to Odessa... Do you think it's also OK to go to Tulcea and find a bus to Odessa? Or it would be easier to go to Galati for a bus? How likely it is to find such a bus?? Do you think i'd have to spend a night in Tulcea or Galati?? Also, i'm wondering if this bus would go only in Ukraine because I see that there is only a tiny bit of land between Moldova and the Black sea so I don't know if there's a road there....
Many many thanx for any help!
Dimitris