Bucharest Travel Forum

Hello,

I will arrive at Bucharest with the Bus, unfortunelly at Autogara Rahova, most probably late in the night (between 23:00-02:00) and with a bike. I doubt that I will find any public transport at that time which is also going to take my bike. I could ride through the city with the bike to come to a hotel, which I'm not sure is a good decision, or I could wait at the station in Rahova until morning.

Does anyone have a good idea of what I should do? Does anyone know the Rahova Bus Station, is it possible to wait there in a building on a bank until the morning? How safe is it to ride with the bike in the night trough the city?

Thanks a lot...

You're right, you won't find any public transport at that hour, the last tramway from the Rahova tramway depot (it's right next to the bus station) to downtown is at 11.06PM and the first one is at 4.30AM.
You could try taking a taxi - some local taxi companies have station wagons or minivans so they're able to transport you even with a bike.

I think it's possible to stay at the bus station during the night, but it wouldn't be very wise.

It's reasonably safe to bike through the city at night (in terms of crime and traffic), but on secondary streets you might get chased by stray dogs.

Thanks a lot... At the moment I am also tending to ride downtown with the bike. Shouldn't last that long, just appr. 7km's. I just hope it won't rain. Can you advice me also a hostel or not so expensive hotel which i could reach easily with the bike... And thanks again...

Regards,
Hakan

Yes, downtown is 6-7 km away from the bus station and it's rather easy to get to, you just have to follow the tramway line.
Some places in the downtown you could stay in would be Midland hostel ( http://www.themidlandhostel.com/themidland1.html ) or Carpati hotel ( http://www.hotelcarpatibucuresti.ro/index.php-l=2.htm ).

how about a taxi... how safe is in your country to stay like this in the night .... o la la