Transport Bucharest

1 transport

1.1 public transport
1.2 railways
1.3 air
1.4 roads
1.5 water

transport

a public bus owned , operated bucharest s ratb


public transport

a map of bucharest metro

bucharest s public transport system largest in romania , 1 of largest in europe. made of bucharest metro, run metrorex, surface transport system run ratb (regia autonomă de transport bucurești), consists of buses, trams, trolleybuses, , light rail. in addition, private minibus system operates there. of 2007, limit of 10,000 taxicab licenses imposed.

piața unirii station, bucharest metro


railways

bucharest hub of romania s national railway network, run căile ferate române. main railway station gara de nord ( north station ), provides connections major cities in romania, international destinations: belgrade, sofia, varna, chișinău, kiev, chernivtsi, lviv, thessaloniki, vienna, budapest, istanbul, moscow, etc.

the city has 5 other railway stations run cfr, of important basarab (adjacent north station), obor, băneasa, , progresul. these in process of being integrated commuter railway serving bucharest , surrounding ilfov county. 7 main lines radiate out of bucharest.

the oldest station in bucharest filaret. inaugurated in 1869, , in 1960, communist government turned in bus terminal.

air

henri coandă international airport

bucharest has 2 international airports:

henri coandă international airport (iata: otp, icao: lrop), located 16.5 km (10.3 mi) north of bucharest city center, in town of otopeni, ilfov. busiest airport in romania, in terms of passenger traffic: 8,317,168 in 2014.
aurel vlaicu international airport (iata: bbu, icao: lrbs) bucharest s business , vip airport. situated 8 km (5.0 mi) north of bucharest city center.

roads

victory avenue (calea victoriei), major avenue in central bucharest

bucharest major intersection of romania s national road network. few of busiest national roads , motorways link city of romania s major cities, neighbouring countries such hungary, bulgaria , ukraine. a1 pitești, a2 sun motorway dobrogea region , constanta , a3 ploieşti start bucharest.

basarab overpass



union boulevard (bulevardul unirii), 1 of transited road arteries of city

the city s municipal road network centred around series of high-capacity boulevards, radiate out city centre outskirts. main axes, run north-south, east-west , northwest-southeast, 1 internal , 1 external ring road, support bulk of traffic. city s roads crowded during rush hours, due increase in car ownership in recent years. in 2013, number of cars registered in bucharest amounted 1,125,591. results in wear , potholes appearing on busy roads, particularly secondary roads, being identified 1 of bucharest s main infrastructural problems. comprehensive effort on behalf of city hall boost road infrastructure made, , according general development plan, 2,000 roads have been repaired 2008. on 17 june 2011, basarab overpass inaugurated , opened traffic, completing inner city traffic ring. overpass took 5 years build , longest cable-stayed bridge in romania , widest such bridge in europe; upon completion, traffic on grant bridge , in gara de nord area became noticeably more fluid.

water

although situated on banks of river, bucharest has never functioned port city, other romanian cities such constanța , galați acting country s main ports. unfinished danube-bucharest canal, 73 km (45 mi) long , around 70% completed, link bucharest danube river, , via danube-black sea canal, black sea. works on canal suspended in 1989, proposals have been made resume construction part of european strategy danube region.