if you go by train departing from Bucharest, take the intercity, instead of the rapi accelerat.
The intercity has good comfort and takes you to bacau, in a timeley manner
Any other trains provide less comfort, but its an experience on its own. Travelling in a somewhat old train at night with some haze, with the mechanical sounds was indeed a little bit creepy, but at least unique.
As for the cabs in bacau, well my experience is that they are cheap, and the drivers are helpful. a good way to get around in bacau.
Updated Oct 28, 2006
Most taxi drivers dont speak or very little Englisch, so knowing your destination is a good thing. You can always write it down and show it to them. As a noticed there carefully drivers, dont expect the safetybelt to be working!
Written Nov 25, 2004
The worst way to get there is travelling to Bucharest and then take a train to Bacau, which stops a couple of times, and then begins an almost ENDLESS travel through Romania! Takes about 3 hours to get there. I would recommend a 1 st class ticket which will cost 582.000 lei. I didnt check out the 2nd class, but it must be worse!!
Bacau trainstation can be creepy at night, although nothing much happens there. taxicabs are waiting in front of the hall.
The BEST way to get there is flying with CARPATAIR. You should get to Timisoara, and buy a ticket to bacau. Staff at the airport is very helpfull, and it's only 10 m inutes to the centre!
Written Nov 25, 2004
Phone: +040234175335 (Airport Bacau)
Website: www.carpatair.com
I think moving around by taxi is efficient way or you can walk if you want and maybe there is a minibus there.
Fare is not too high around 33000lei from train station to city centre
Written Nov 2, 2003
I catch morning train at 7.30 and arrive around 11.00 using fast train. Its quite good and clean train but beware of beggar inside train.
Written Nov 2, 2003
Website: www.cfr.ro
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I catch morning train at 7.30 and arrive around 11.00 using fast train. Its quite good and clean train but beware of beggar inside train.
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Q: why is this considered the worst way to get to bacau? is it not only a couple of hours?

A: Considered "the worst" by who ? The train is a very good way to travel between Bucharest and Bacau, it's reasonably fast (takes about 4 1/2 hours to get to Bacau) and...
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I arrive from Bucharest at 11.00am after take train 7.30 and straight away take taxi to city centre. After meet my friend there i spend few day at Bacau. The city itself is not very big but got big...
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