CHISINAU

TRANSPORTATION FROM AIRPORT

There are bus lines and rutier vans frequently departing from the airport (aerogara). Rutier line 165 passes through
the Botanica district and continues to the city center. The 'AEROGARA' bus departs from Piata D. Cantemir and has
intermediate stops in the city center on Stefan Cel Mare street. It also stops at the central railway station 'GARA' bus
station. There is a white livery bus operating in a 30 minute interval. A fare of (3 lei) must be paid to the bus conductor.
It should be noted that all city buses may only stop at designated bus stops. This is different from rutier vans, which
may stop at any time, given the driver is notified a few seconds prior.

From the airport, it typically takes taxis 10-15 minutes to reach the iconic city wall of Chiinu. From there, it takes
another 15-20 minutes to reach the city center, where most of the hotels are located. Taxi drivers charge
approximately 70-80 lei for a ride to the city center, although it is highly advisable to agree on a price beforehand.
Arriving passengers can find authorized taxis (Taxi 1407, yellow cars) waiting outside the front lobby. It is common to
have taxi drivers approach you as you exit through the front doors.

Chisinau PublicTransport consists of bus services and trolley buses there is no Metro.

Bus Services In Chisinau Chisinau has three bus stations The Central Bus Station is utilized for some
national and local services. The Central Bus Station is located at Strada Mitropolit Varlaam 58. The other bus
stations are the Northern Bus Station which serves other cities to the north of Chisinau. The Southern Station
serves cities to the South Of Chisinau.

Buses journeys cost 3 LEI which is reasonable but those on a budget are should take the Trolleybus which has
24 lines running through the city and costs a mere 2 LEI. The Bus services work on a four tier system.

Some routes have a letter prefix in front of the number. R for RAPID. or C for COMMERCIAL These are more
slightly expensive standards services. Those with the a letter E prefix are express routes and can cost up to
double the standard fare. .

Those wishing to catch the Trolleybus should flag it down as they would a Taxi. There are 30 bus services in all
which generally run every 15 minutes from 5 am till 11 pm and Midnight.

Gara Nord bus station is served by Trolleybus no.9. To get to Gara Du Sord from Central Chisinau you can
travel by bus numbers 120,124, 180 or 192 for a charge of 3 Lei. There is a helpful website which lists Bus
timetables, www.autogara.md.

For information on Coach Services to Chisinau and Moldova go to our Europe Coach Services Page.

Rail Services To And From Chisinau The Trains in Chisinau are generally pretty slow. There is one central
Railway Station Gara De Sud and their trains go to Europe via Romania. Travelling from western Europe to
Chisinau is much cheaper by train then by plane. A return ticket to Bucharest In Romania in a four person
compartment costs about 32 Euros. The service is fairly comfortable but the toilets are not up to typical
European standards. The daily overnight trains leave the station Gara Du Nord at 7.45 pm and arrive the next
morning at 10.45 am.

Public For information on Rail Services in Chisinau and Moldova go to our Europe Rail Networks Page.

Taxis In Chisinau You are recommended to use the help of a local to ring or hail a Taxi, someone who can
speak Romanian or Russian as most drivers have poor English. Bring small amounts of money in to the taxi
and be wary as 9 times out of 10 you are likely to be cheated by your Taxi driver.

Make sure that the metre is running from the very start of your journey before setting off. There is a total of 40
Taxi services operating throughout Chisinau and its suburban areas. You should anticipate prices of between 30
and 60 for short journeys and 50-150 LEI for longer journeys, Anything more than that should be questioned.
Credit card payments are impossible.