:: Survival guide ::

How to arrive
You can get to Timisoara by plane (there is an international airport here) by train or by car (bus). In the following you will be given information about the main ways of access.

By air
If you choose the most comfortable way and come directly to Timisoara International Airport there is a single bus you can take from there that leaves you in the city center (or a taxi). There is an info center inside the airport where you can be provided with any information that you need.
You will find out more about the schedule at www.aerotim.ro.

By train
Please go to www.cfr.ro or www.bahn.de (recommended) for information about the trains schedule and the way you can find your best connections.

By car
Arad (Hungary, Oradea, Baia-Mare, Cluj...) - E 671; DN 69 Lipova - DJ 691 Lugoj (Deva, Sibiu, Brasov, Turnu Severin, Craiova, Bucuresti...) - E 70; Buzias (Resita...) - DJ 592 Moravita (RSF Yugoslavia...) - E 70; DN 59   Please when asked for the mean and exact date of arrival provide us with the correct information in order to be able to wait you when you reach Timisoara . If something urgent occurs or you get lost please contact us.

Money
Romania 's currency is the 'leu' (ROL), meaning 'lion' (plural, 'lei'). 1 euro is currently worth approximately 37,000 lei. It is available in 10,000; 50,000; 100,000; 500,000 and 1,000,000 lei bills (500, 1,000 and 5,000 lei coins also circulate). All Romanian bills are made of plastic.
Changing travelers cheques can only be done in banks. You can also find and use a large number of ATMs that accept all types of credit cards/ATM cards (Visa, Eurocard, Mastercard etc).

Prices
1 euro=37,000 lei(rol)
*starting with the 1st of July 10,000 rol (Romanian lei)= 1 ron (Romanian new lei)

Beer

Pizza is between 80,000 and 150,000.
Dinner (middle price) in the campus costs about 60,000 - 70,000 and you get stuffed!

Visas
Citizens of EU member countries don't need visas to enter Romania. Your passport will be stamped when you enter the country and you will be entitled to stay for up to 60 days in Romania free of charge. If you want to extend your stay, you will need to present yourself at the visa extension office.
You don't need a visa to enter in Romania if you are from: Bulgaria, Russia, Yugoslavia. (For more information on visas, go to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs web site www.mae.ro).