Castles, Carpathians, and a surprisingly modern app scene
Bolt dominates ride-hailing in Romania and is almost always cheaper than Uber. Download both and compare fares. Romania uses its own currency (RON), not euros, so Revolut is highly recommended for fee-free spending.
Rides in București, Cluj-Napoca, Brașov, Timișoara, Iași, Constanța, Sibiu and Oradea.
Rides in București, Cluj-Napoca, Brașov, Timișoara, Iași, Constanța, Sibiu, Craiova, Galați and Suceava.
Popular intercity carpooling for getting between Romanian cities at low cost. Useful where trains are slow.
Licensed taxis in București, Cluj-Napoca, Brașov, Constanța, Iași, Timișoara, Oradea, Buzău and Târgu Mureș.
Fixed-price electric and premium rides in București, Ilfov and at Henri Coandă Airport.
Licensed taxis in București, Cluj-Napoca, Brașov, Iași, Timișoara and other Romanian cities.
Licensed taxis in București, Cluj-Napoca, Brașov, Iași, Sibiu, Constanța, Oradea, Timișoara and Craiova.
Licensed taxi dispatch in București, with advance booking, cash and in-app card payment.
Prepriced premium rides and airport transfers in București, Constanța, Cluj-Napoca and Timișoara.
Delivers restaurant meals in București, Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara, Brașov, Iași, Constanța and Oradea.
Delivers restaurant meals in București, Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara, Brașov, Iași, Constanța and Oradea.
Delivers meals in București, Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara, Brașov, Iași, Constanța and Oradea.
Widely recommended for fee-free currency exchange at the real RON rate. Accepted anywhere Visa is taken.
The dominant messaging platform in Romania, universally used by locals, guesthouse hosts, tour guides, and businesses.
The go-to navigation app for driving in Romania with strong local reporting of speed cameras, road hazards, and traffic.
Comprehensive offline trail navigation app for Romania's Carpathian mountains, covering 51 massifs and 500+ trails.
Official Romanian national rail app for booking and managing train tickets. Covers the entire CFR network with mobile tickets.
Romanian is a Romance language with unique vocabulary. Camera translation is invaluable for menus, signs, and museum placards.
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, Revolut.
We've curated 18 apps across 7 categories for traveling in Romania, including 7 essential apps.
Bolt is the top-rated ride hailing app in Romania. Rides in București, Cluj-Napoca, Brașov, Timișoara, Iași, Constanța, Sibiu and Oradea.
The Balkans' best-kept secret is wide open
Alpine charm meets urban efficiency
Where East meets West and the coffee never stops
Waffles, beer, and three languages to navigate
Licensed taxi apps, city-specific transit tools and euro cash backups
Precision, punctuality, and alpine perfection
