Day trip to castle(s) when staying in Bucharest
Which castle(s) can be most easily visited on a day trip when visiting Bucharest. The ones I found were Peleş Castle and Bran Castle, are there any others that are worth considering instead? And what (cheap) options are there to get to them?
I was thinking about catching a train to Sinaia, but I wasn't sure whether it would next be doable to get to Bran's castle by public transport within a day and back to Bucharest? Or are we better of renting a car for a day?
Best Answer
There is a list of castles in Romania on Wikipedia, you can figure your favourite from this list. Reaching some of them within a day by public transport is possible, for example:
- Bran castle (nicknamed Dracula's castle) is located near Bra?ov, it is possible to take a train (2h45) and then a bus (45min) to reach it,
- Pele? castle and Peli?or castle are located in Sinaia, 1h40 from Bucharest by train,
- Cantacuzino Castle, in Busteni, is 1h45 from Bucharest by train,
Iulis Hasdeu castle, in Campina, is 1h15 from Bucharest by train,
F?g?ra? castle may be a bit too far off, reachable after 4 hours of train
and the others, including Corvin castle, seem to be too far from Bucharest to be reached within a day. Whether a rental car is more comfortable is your choice, depending on your preferences (cost or comfort).
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How do I get to Dracula castle from Bucharest?
It takes around three hours to drive to Bran Castle from Bucharest. From Bucharest, go north on DN1/E60, pass by Ploie\u0219ti city, keep following DN1/E60 and after Azuga town turn left on DN73A, then at R\xe2\u0219nov town turn left again on DN73/E574 and after 10km. What is this? You will find the castle on your left.Sources: Stack Exchange - This article follows the attribution requirements of Stack Exchange and is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
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