Moldova Travel Forum

Hi all,

I am living in Ireland, but from Chisinau. I havent been back home in 6 or 7 years, so i decided to save some money and fly over for 2 weeks during the christmas hols from college. I was wondering if anyone else is going around that time that could use some company or a handy translator. Just a spontanious thought!!

Cheers!

Hello everyone
I will be travelling to Chisinau, Moldova in two weeks on a business trips. Any recommendations from fellow VTs about hotels/restaurants and spare time?
Thank you in advance for your help!
Massimo

Hi
Whats the best place to get a letter of introduction for a visa? I will be travelling to ukraine and moldova later this month.

thanks

Brian

I'm travelling to Moldova and Ukraine in June and had planned to travel from Chisinau to Lviv where my flight home left from. Unfortunately Wizz Air have just cancelled the routing from Lviv to UK.I've been offered a flight from Kiev but wondered what my options are to get there from Chisinau. I would prefer overnight train rather than bus if possible. Any help appreciated.

Hi,
does anyone know when exactly the maxitaxis leave from Iasi in the morning? There's no reliable info online. According to my research they can be found at the Billa station near the train station in Iasi. How much is a one-way trip?
Also, how much are trolleybus tickets in Chisinau?

Thanks a bunch!

Hi,
I'm going to visit Chisinau for a day in about two weeks. I would like to know where I can buy postcards and stamps in Chisinau. I would like to send them from a post office in the city to get the local stamp on it.

Thanks!

Hi, I am planning to travel from Kiev to Chrisinau in July 2009 (I am travelling around Europe) Please can someone help me? I would like to know : If I can travel by train, how much it costs, what time the trains leave from which station in Kiev and how long it takes?

Thank you so much in advance

I am looking for pictures of a street in Kishinev. It used to be called Frunze Street, and I believe now it's "Piata D.Cantemir". If anyone has any pictures, or if any locals could take some for me, I would really appreciate it :).
I am especially interested in the buildings in and around this street.

Email or post can be arranged.

Thanks :)

Hi, I'd like to go to Moldova in few months and well, I'd like to have just a one day trip to Tiraspol but all the stories around border guards and bribes are a little bit scarry, did anyone cross recently? How's the best way to deal with it knowing little-nothing Russian?

Thanks in advance

Hello,
I was wondering where I could make friends with moldovian people? I know that lot's of countries have their own 'facebooks'. Is there one in Moldova? I just wanted to register and talk to the people, before I go to travel to Moldova. I am planning a trip, but I would like to go to the country I know, I know someone, so that they can show me around and etc. Can anyone help me in finding the site where Moldovian people communicate, chat, make friends....
Many thanks,
Marusja

Hello all,

I'm sure this question has been asked and answered already here so apologies if this is an annoyance. I was just wondering if a visa was necessary on entry to Moldova. I am an EU citizen (Irish) and was hoping to get the visa on arrival at the border with the Ukraine.

From what little research I have done, I have read something about having to get a letter of invitation, as well as a visa...

It would be great to hear from someone in similar circumstances to me and who has managed to get into Moldova.

Thanks in advance,

Colm

Dear fellow travellers

I work for a charity and I have to visit the following locations in Romania and Moldova in Nov 2008 to shoot a video/photo's etc. Have to go to the following locations:-
UK to Sighisoara to Brasov to Bucharest (Romania) then cross the border into Moldova and visit Dancu, Chisinau and Cosnita. I realise this is madness but wonder if its possible. I have heard there are flights into Sighisoara from the UK and I presume its train to all the other locations?

Does anyone have any idea of the best way of doing this? As its for a charity costs have got to stay low but safety is of course paramount.

Any ideas would be gratefully recieved as I haven't got the first clue

Many thanks

Hi all,

I would like someone to please let me know if there are any restaurants in Chisinau which serve halal food. I know there used to be an Arab one on stefan cel mare however this has closed down. There is another one on botanika dacia street however this is too far away.

The muslims here must eat somewhere so I would be very grateful if I could receive any useful help asap (I am going to Chisinau on Wednesday!)

Regards

Hi dear VTs,

what were your experiences with the taxi drivers in Chisinau? Are they reliable, do they use a taxameter?

And (although that I have not much hope), does anybody know if there are clubs with Techno or other electronic music?

Thanks in advance for everyone's advice

Hello people!
I am an editor in Playboy Croatia and going for few days in Chisinau. Could anyone tell me what is the speciaity of Moldova, and which beer is the best?

Thanks in advice!

Hello all
The thought of visiting Moldova is very interesting for me. I've been giving it loads of thought recently.
Tell me, is there a visa required for me to visit? I am from Ireland. I would probably be arriving from Romania so i am interested in where the border crossings are. Is it possible to get across the border by train?
Aside from Chisinau, what other towns or cities are worth visiting?

I have heard about this place Transdniestr. Ok, so this place isn't officially recognised. I saw it featured briefly on Michael Palins travel show (really crap series wasn't it) so i decided to look into it a bit more. Sounds interesting but a bit scary. I don't know if i would get away with taking many pics there from what i have read online. Is a visa required there for me?

If i want to move onto Odessa, is it possible to get a train? Or would i have to go through the nightmare of arguing with non english speaking border guards?

Better brush up on my cryillic now i think

Thanks everyone :)

Dg

My wife and I (in our 60's but young at heart, active, and adventurous) are planning a trip next May to Kalachivka, Petrivs'k, and Maloiaroclavets' Pershyi (all in Ukraine) to see where her mother came from. They are very small villages, northwest of Odessa, near the Moldova border. The nearest somewhat larger towns are Tarutyne, Ukraine and Bessarabka, Moldova.

Arrangements for much of the trip will be with a group that organizes trips for people of Beassarabian ancestry and we will likely have an interpreter/driver. They are looking into the possibility of arranging a short homestay for us.

However, we're usually totally independent travellers, so are interested in finding out some things on our own.

Is it possible to cross the Ukraine/Moldova border at Bessarabka? Are there anything we should see/do in Moldova nearby while we are there?

What are some of the cultural things we should be aware of (do's and don't's)?

Any thoughts, advice, etc. about any of it will be highly appreciated.

Hi everyone,

is there a way to get from bucharest or brasov to comrat in Moldova? i know there wont be a direct link but by way of changing buses and trains is it possible to do it? also can you recommend me a hotel in Comrat, and is it a good place to explore Gagauz culture? Thanx
Vincent

Hi, would anyone could tell me the best way to go from Lviv (Ukraine) to Soroca? I see that the train doesn't go there so I don't know if I can get off in the train which makes Lvov-Chisinau and then take a bus somewhere

I'd like to see something in Northern Moldova since the trip from Lviv to Chisinau is really long and I prefer not to waste a whole day in the train.

Thanks

Hello,

can somebody recomend me a good guide in moldova / transdniestr?

I am photojournalist from germany and I intend to work on some storys while i am there - which is august and september this year.

any help is welcome, thank you.

Can anyone inform me about latest border regulations/ problems to be expected to cross from Moldova into Tiraspol. We ( EU citizens ) intend to visit Tiraspol by the end of april and only stay for a day.

Hi,

Can anybody tell me if trains and buses to Transnistria are currently running? If so, what is the best way to get from Chisinau to Tiraspol and then on to Odesa? Also should I expect to pay any 'extras' for entering and exiting the region?

Many thanks,
Joe

I am looking to sell the 2 train tickets for Bucharest - Chisinau train departing Bucharest on January, 11 at 8 pm. we've got two 2nd class tickets for the lower benches. Cost 20 Euro each. Free delivery within UK and EU.

Anyone interested?

I am looking for a car rental that would allow taking car accross from Romania to Moldova. So far I had no luck.

Anybody know a company?

Thx

Are the trains from Chisinau to Odessa running again? I want to catch one this month. Any details about tickets, schedules etc would be appreciated. Thanks.

I am thinking of travelling by train from Kiev to Chisinau but am concerned about crossing the border in Transdniestria as I have heard bad stories about this.

I am an asian female travelling alone, I have a British passport and do not require a visa to enter/exit Ukraine or Moldova.

Please could someone advice me asap as I need to book my train tickets tomorrow! Thanks :)

Myself and my Wife and 11 month old baby are arriving in Bucharest on Jan 11 2008. We are then travelling to Moldova. We arrive at about 3pm. Which is the best to get to Khisinau? By Train? By Bus? or Car? Is it possible for a car to take us to Moldova? If so how much will cost?

Does anyone know if there are any trains or buses that run from Budapest to Chisinau? Any information at all is welcome.

My wife has Modovan passport with a U.S.A. Green card. I'm a USA citizen with US passport. What will I need to do when stopping with the bus at Transnistria border. Do I need to get a paper and have it stamp and at what cost. We will be taking the 11:45 daytime bus to Chisinau.We have been trying to get thru to Trans. customs and find out exactly what we must do but no luck so far because we woulf like to print it out and take with us in case they try to rip us of.
David

HI
I SEARCHED BUT COULDNOT FIND..CAN ANYONE GIVE ME AN AIRLINE WHICH OPERATES FROM CHISNAU TO BAKU DIRECTLY?
bEST REGARDS