Practical Info

Event Airports:
The main and the largest airport is Henri Coanda International Airport, located 300 km of Tulcea, nearby Bucharest, the capital of Romania
http://www.aeroportul-otopeni.info 

The closest airport is Mihail Kogalniceanu International Airport (CND), located 105 km south of Tulcea, nearby Constanta. The airport operates few flights from/to Bergamo (BlueAir), London (Wizzair) and Istanbul (Turkish Airlines)
http://www.mk-airport.ro 

!!! The LOC will provide complimentary transportation for athletes and officials from Bucuresti Otopeni & Aeroportul International Mihail Kogalniceanu Constanta to Tulcea, please inform us at raluca.munteanu@dccom.ro about your exact arrival hours.

Event Local Transport
You may book and organize your transport yoursef (please see below) or book through the ICAR TOURS Tourism Agency - tulcea@icar.ro, Contact person: Florentina Pascal, phone: +40 755157539.

BY TRAIN:
Bucharest Train Station (Gara de Nord București)
Address: Piața Gării de Nord 1-3
Tel: +40-21/9521; +40-21/3199528/ interior 134563, +40-21/3145528 (for international traffic)
http://www.cfrcalatori.ro 

Tulcea Train Station (Gara Tulcea Oras)
Address: Str. Portului 6
Tel: +40-240 513.706

There are several daily trains from Bucharest and Constanta, via Medgidia. The train station is located about half a mile from downtown Tulcea.
To check the latest train schedules for domestic routes please visit the website of the Romanian Railways: http://www.cfrcalatori.ro. The site has complete information about domestic train schedules and fares.

Direct train:
Bucharest Nord - Tulcea 06:10 (departure) 12:10 (arrival) / (travel time 06:00)

Train with 1 change (via Medgidia, 1 change):
Bucharest Nord - Medgidia 14:00 (departure) 15:55 (arrival) / 1 stop (50 min) / Medgidia - Tulcea 16:45 (departure) 19:55 (arrival) / (travel time 06:00)


*Note: For Tulcea please select Tulcea Oras. For Bucharest please select Bucuresti Nord.

SNCFR’s advance booking office (Agentia de Voiaj SNCFR Tulcea)
Address: Str. Unirii 4
Tel: +40 240 513.360
Open: Mon. - Fri. 9:00am - 4:00pm; Closed Sat. & Sun
You can get train schedule information and make reservations up to 24 hours in advance at this office. Tickets for same-day travel can only be purchased at the station.

BY BUS:
Daily service from/to: 

Bucuresti - Tulcea (Note: buses to Tulcea leave from Calea Plevnei nr. 242A (in front of Carrefour Orhideea)
Tel: +40-743-334.840
Program: 06:30 - 19:00
Schedule - http://augustina.autogari.ro/Autogara/12931 
Monday – Sunday: 07:00, 09:00, 11:00, 12:30, 14:00, 16:00, 17:30, 19:00

Tulcea – Bucuresti (Note: buses to Bucuresti leave from Tulcea Bus Station, Str. Portului nr. 28A)
Tel: +40-240-513.304
Monday – Sunday: 07:30, 09:30, 11:30, 13:30, 16:30, 18:30, 20:00, 21:30

The Tulcea bus terminal is located half a mile from the city centre, near the railway station and ferry terminal.
Tulcea Bus Station (Autogara Tulcea)
Address: Str Portului 28A (next to Navrom Ferry Terminal)
Tel: +40 240 513.304 

The daily service is operated by Augustina SRL
Information:+40-743-334.840, +40-743-334.827
E-mail: augustina_ttt_tulcea@yahoo.com 

Constanta – Tulcea – Constanta
please see the schedule here - http://www.autogari.ro/Transport/Tulcea-Constanta 

BY CAR:
The recommended route from Bucharest to Tulcea is:
[Otopeni (Airport)] - Bucharest - Urziceni - Slobozia - Harsova - Tulcea (E60 - Route 2A - Route 22A) – 297 km, 3h 35min.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=zkuSopmXapEE.krtC3YIlSivg&usp=sharing 

The recommended route from Constanta to Tulcea is:
Constanta - Ovidiu - Navodari - Babadag - Tulcea (DN22 - E87) – 131 km, 1h 45min

Rent a Car:
http://ro.sixt.com 
http://www.avis.ro 
http://www.cars4rent.ro 


ACCOMODATION:
You may book your accomodation yoursef (on booking.com or below) or book through the ICAR TOURS Tourism Agency - tulcea@icar.ro, Contact person: Florentina Pascal, phone: +40 755157539.

Hotels - 4 stars
Rex ****
Str. Toamnei 1, Tulcea
+40 240 511.351
hotelrextl@x3m.ro 
http://www.hotelrex.ro 

Hotels - 3 stars
Delta ***
Str. Isaccei 2, Tulcea
+40 240 514.720
delta@deltahotelro.com  
http://www.deltahotelro.com 

Egreta ***
Str. Pacii 3, Tulcea
+40 240 506.250
office.tulcea@unita-turism.ro 
http://www.unita-turism.ro/en/hotel/tulcea/egreta

Select ***
Str. Pacii 6
+40 240 506.180
office@calypsosrl.ro 
http://www.calypsosrl.ro 


Hotels - 2 stars
Europolis **
Str. Pacii 20, Tulcea
+40 240 512.443
europolis@tim.ro 
http://www.europolis.ro 

B&Bs
Egreta Alba Pension
Str. Pacii 93, Tulcea
+40 240 506.138

Floating Hotels
Europolis ****
+40 240 512.443
europolis@tim.ro  
http://www.europolis.ro/lodging.html 

Isrom ****
+40 727 500.795
office@isromdelta.ro 
http://www.isromdelta.ro 

Sincron Delta ****
+40 240 517.769
sincrondelta@yahoo.com 
http://www.sincrondelta.ro/en/index_en.html 

Anastasia ***
+40 722 680.402
office@wilddanube.ro 
http://www.wilddanube.ro/en/servicii.html 


GENERAL INFORMATION:
Location: Eastern Romania (County: Tulcea)
Size: 5.4 sq. miles (14 sq. kilometers)
Elevation: 100 ft. (30 meters)
Population: 91,000
Inhabited since: 400 BC
First documented: 200 BC (Aegyssus)


Tourist Info:
Tulcea Tourist Information Centre
(Centrul de Informare Turistica Tulcea)
Address: Str. Garii 26
Tel / Fax: +40-240 519.130
E-mail : tourisminfo_tulcea@yahoo.com, turism@primaria-tulcea.ro 
www.primaria-tulcea.ro/en 
Open: Mon. - Fri. 8:00am - 4:00pm
The Tourist Information Centre provides maps, brochures and information on accommodations and restaurants in Tulcea as well as trips to the Danube Delta.

Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve Administration (ARBDD)
Address: Str. Portului 34A
Telephone/ Fax: +40-240 518.945
E-mail: www.ddbra.ro  
Open: Mon. - Fri. 8:00am - 4:00pm; Closed Sat. & Sun.
The office provides information on accommodations and tours to the Danube Delta; it also issues entry permits and fishing licences.

WEATHER:
Tulcea Weather Forecast 

OTHER INFO:
Telephoning Tulcea from Abroad:
International Access Code +40 (country code) + 240 or 340 (area code) + telephone number (six digit number)

Pharmacies & Hospitals
Several pharmacies (farmacie) in the city remain open 24 hours a day.
Tulcea Hospital (Spitalul Clinic Judetean Tulcea)
Address: Blvd. Corneliu Coposu 2-4
Tel: +40-240 532.212

Tulcea - Useful Telephone Numbers
Ambulance (Ambulanta) Police (Politia), Fire Department - (Pompierii)112