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To find out the distance between cities in Moldova, and how fast you can get to your destination go to:http://www.iatp.md/distanta/Although it's in romanian I guess you'll get your answers!Just choose from where are you coming from 'Punctul de plecare' to where do you intend to go 'Punctul de sosire' and click on 'afla' buton.To see a map of Moldova check:http://www.iatp.md/distanta/md.asp
If you need a taxi in Chisinau, take one of those which have a taxi-sign on the roof AND also a number on the sign, four-digit, starting with 14 (as 1412, 1416). They are reliable.Beware of taking a taxi with a taxi-sign but without this number on the sign. Very likely they will cheat you.
3 weeks ago I was in Transdniestr and no problems (been there several times before several years ago); Tiraspol is incredibly clean and relatively nice, just make sure you get your travel document at the artificial border post on your way in, they will request it on your way out.Almost everyone speaks Russian in Moldova, many do not speak Romanian.There are buses to Odessa that go south from Kishinev and skirt Predniestr or you can take the slowww train or bus directly there through Tiraspol. Udachi!
Technically, it may be true that you don't need a letter of invitation by LAW to pass thru or enter Transnistria, but the customs officers on the Transnistria border are so corrupted, they'll give problems most of the time, they'll just start coming up with different stories (ranging from "you DO need an invitation letter" to we can't let you pass thru because there's no official Moldovan border with Transnistria" and other BS), anything to make you pay, usually 20 euros or so to just cross border once. I recently had a really hard time helping EU citizens, I was acompanying, just pass thru Transnistria to get to Odessa. So my recommendation is to always have someone, who is both local and knows how to deal with the boarder guys, accompany you or be prepared to be ripped off :(BTW after negotiations we only paid the total of 10 euros for crossing the border 4 times.PS Also if you need to...
From Chisinau, there is an overnight train for Bucharest departing around 5 p.m. and arriving in Bucharest the next morning. Bring water and food with you, as the only alternative is to ask fellow travellers.Smoking allowed at the side ends of each cartriage.Rather than stay in the cabin, get and see the views.
As if walking would be shameful, people in Chisinau (and in other cities around Moldova) usually prefer to wait 10 minutes to jump in a crowded minibus (aka rutiera) just to get off at the second stop one km far. This being said, distances in Chisinau are not that long, and a walk from the railway station to the bus station or downtown should take no longer than 30 minutes. Besides, parks and gardens are plentiful, with old trees on both sides of larger boulevards.
Provided you arrive at the complex early enough and you do not want to spend the night in the noisy hotel outside the archaeological complex, you can catch the last bus from Trebujeni to Orheiul Nou ( 4,30 p.m., 9 lei). From there, reaching Chisinau should not take more than 30 minutes
A little less than 2 hours. There are several buses a day leaving for Chisinau, and in the morning they leave from Soroca almost every hour starting 8 a.m. you can buy tickets until Orheiul Nou, where you should get off. As our destination was the archaeological complex of Orheiul Vechi (aka between the village of Trebujeni and Butuceni) which is about 25 km far from Orheiul Nou, we had to find some transport. The easiest and fastest way is to look for some cars & drivers waiting in the bus station in Orheiul Vechi. If you don’t manage to find any, just ask around among the vendors at their kiosks, our ride was 20 minutes and 150 lei (30 romanian lei, 10 euros), but I’m sure a little bargain wouldn’t have offended anyone..
Before leaving, we considered to rent a car, as there was little information we could gather on public transport around the Republic of Moldova, and there a number of options for rent-a-car. With Europcar and Hertz quite expensive, one might be tempted to choose other smaller local companies. We did the same, but next day after agreeing on a Dacia Logan, we were told there’s no Dacia available and we should rent a BMW 5th series, for a slightly higher price, special for us. Or we considered it too risky to drive through Moldavian countryside in such an expensive car, not to mention the large “guarantee” we ought to leave with the rent-a-car company, And so we decided to use public transport. And this proved a wonderful idea, not only because we got to observe and interact with people, but also because there are extremely few road signs to indicate directions. With our car we would’ve...
Buses to north of Chisinau, Soroca included, do not leave from the Central Bus Station any longer. They leave from another bus station outside the city centre (10 minutes walk from downtown) called “Gara de Nord” (locals will be able to show you the way, just after crossing a bridge).There are several small buses to Soroca every day, staring from early morning to mid afternoon. The journey takes 2h 45 minutes through a nice landscape and costs 50 lei (10 Romanian lei, 3 Euros).
Hotel Club Cosmos Chisinau
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Club Royal Park Hotel Chisinau
1 Review and 10 Opinions We had to stay In Moldova's capital Chishinau for a few days during our business trip. We were lucky...
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