Compare ride and delivery totals, identify your train operator and pay in Romanian lei
Romania has excellent app coverage, but several systems are fragmented by city or operator.
Compare Bolt and Uber rather than assuming either is always cheaper. At Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport, follow the current in-app pickup point on the Departures level; the airport train, bus 100 and licensed taxi kiosks are alternatives. City ticketing varies. Info Transport Bucharest shows live STB surface vehicles, while 24pay sells tickets in many Romanian cities but has experienced temporary local outages.
For intercity rail, search the nationwide Infofer timetable first because CFR Călători is only one of several operators and its app sells CFR domestic tickets, not every Romanian train. Romania uses the leu, shown as RON, not the euro. No Romanian payment app is required: pay in RON, decline conversion into your home currency and keep a physical backup card plus some cash. For emergencies call 112.
Treat maps and alert apps as aids, not substitutes for official instructions or mountain-safety advice.
Broad Romanian ride coverage with upfront estimates, live driver tracking, in-app payment and scheduled requests.
Useful second ride quote in Bucharest and many Romanian cities, with upfront pricing and trip sharing.
Dispatches licensed taxis in Bucharest and several Romanian cities, with driver details and the meter tariff shown.
Successor to Tazz with restaurant, grocery and retail delivery across 29 Romanian cities.
Wide Romanian coverage for meals, groceries, pharmacies and shops, with availability determined by address.
Separate Bolt delivery app with restaurant coverage in Bucharest and many other Romanian cities.
Useful for coordinating with Romanian accommodation hosts, guides, transfer providers and some bus operators.
General maps for Romanian addresses, city walking, driving, saved places and an initial transit view.
Driving-focused navigation with live Romanian traffic, closures, hazards and community reports.
Romanian and English Carpathian trail guide with route details, seasonality notes, difficulty and water sources.
Topographic outdoor maps with Romanian hiking routes, elevation and free one-country offline navigation.
Official STB route planner with live surface vehicles, stops, lines, disruptions and ticket-channel links.
Buys public-transport tickets without a local transport card in Bucharest and numerous Romanian cities.
Romanian text, speech and camera translation with a downloadable language pack for limited offline use.
Official app for domestic CFR train search, purchase, offline tickets, seats, changes and live My Train information.
Direct booking, offline tickets, stop details and trip updates for FlixBus routes within and beyond Romania.
Active Romanian carpool marketplace that can fill gaps between cities when rail or coach timings do not work.
Official Romanian emergency-information app with local alerts, preparedness guidance and an emergency-points map.
Reliable mobile internet at better prices than most travel eSIMs, with polished iOS and Android apps and support for making and receiving phone calls.
One of the biggest travel eSIM brands, with a very large destination catalog.
Known for unlimited-data plans in many destinations, at a higher price per gigabyte.
Telekom Romania prepaid no longer exists: its prepaid customers were moved to Digi in early 2026, so ignore any guide still recommending a Telekom SIM. Digi is new to prepaid, so its retail footprint and tourist-facing plans are less proven than Orange's or Vodafone's. Romania is in the EU, so an EU SIM roams here at home rates, and local mobile data is among the fastest in the world.
Best overall coverage and speeds; the usual first pick.
Very solid nationwide and a safe alternative.
Only started selling prepaid in late 2025 after taking over Telekom's prepaid customers; coverage tops 98% of the population and it sells through its own Magazin stores.
The essential apps for Romania are Bolt, Uber, Wolt, Glovo, Google Maps.
We've curated 18 apps across 9 categories for traveling in Romania, including 7 essential apps.
Bolt is the top-rated ride hailing app in Romania. Broad Romanian ride coverage with upfront estimates, live driver tracking, in-app payment and scheduled requests.
Local taxi apps, lek cash and offline maps matter more than global brands
Public transport first, with city and Alpine tools that prevent expensive mistakes
Carry BAM, use local transport apps, and stay on established routes
National rail, regional transit and simple card backups for Belgium
Licensed taxi apps, city-specific transit tools and euro cash backups
Use SBB first, keep a card and francs handy, and prepare offline maps for the mountains
