Brasov Transportation

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Arrived and departed Brasov by train, From Cluj - Napoca and three days later to Bucharest. The station is a good way from the certre - bus #4 will take you, tickets from the booth nearby and don't forget to validate it once on the bus.
Station is reasonably easy to negotiate, good information and tickets not difficult to buy either.

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Ever watched the movie "Where Eagles Dare"? this cable car is right out of that - (design).
Fantastic, pretty smooth, ride with great views on the way and deposited near to the radio mast on top of the mountain.
Several departures an hour and reasonable cost (15 lei 9/2010), plus there's a good restaurant cafe near to the upper station - enjoyed a lunch on their terrace.
The lower station is onAleea Tiberiu Brediceanu and is well signposted.
Enjoy!

You can take an early morning train from Bucharest's main train station (Gara de Nord), see below trains as for the schedule valid at the time of this tip (otherwise check the schedule on the website below - Select Bucharest Nord and Brasov)

A1745 leaving 7:30 reaching Brasov 10:37 (best option)
R831 leaving 8:30 reaching Brasov 11:38
A12621 leaving 9:42 reaching Brasov 12:49 (that might be too late)

Return trains:

A12622 17:25 - 20:45 Bucharest
R526/532/540 19:37 - 22:41
R375 21:00 - 23:55 (best option as you can stay during the evening on the pedestrian street - but careful it's the last train)

Important! Don't take any P (other than A,R or IC) trains as they are very slow

If you come by plane, you have two possibilities. To go in Otopeni and to drive up to Brasov for at least 2 hrs and half (if you are lucky). The second solution is to wait for the new Brasov Airport. It seems that will be finished in less than two years...
You can follow the project on the website

There are two main bus stations in Brasov for buses (and maxitaxis) out of the city. There are two key stations located quite close to each other: Autogara 1 and 2.

Autogara 1

This mostly serves the long distance buses, to places like Bucharest and Sibiu. It's next to the train station and can be reached by bus 4 from Piata Unirii or the city centre.

Autogara 2

This is mostly for local traffic, to destinations closer to home like Rasnov and Bran. It's about a kilometer west of the train station. It can be reached by bus 12 from the city centre.

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The easiest way to reach Brasov is by train from Bucharest. IT is 160km long ride, and the landscape is fantastic, especially during winter days. I recommend taking the fast train, a bit more expensive but worth the money. Price for one-ways ticket is 40 Lei (10 Euro). Also, I recommend taking seats on first floor because there are large windows so you can enjoy the landscape.

Only complaint is a bit uncomfortable seats (my girlfriend was complaining but they were just fine for me). The voyage lasts 3 hours.

Smaller buses connect all of the important places in Brasov, so you can reach it in no time. The ticket must be bought outside in the kiosk, and validated in the machine when you enter the bus. Price is 1.5 Lei.

Brasov is about 3 hours from Bucharest, and only about an hour from Sinaia on the same line. It's quite centrally located in the country and so has direct connections to a few major cities, including Iasi, Tirgu Mures, Sighisoara and Sibiu. It also has a few international connections via night trains, including Budapest and Vienna.

The station is on the edge of the city, and a long way from the medieval core. There's a big chunk of ugly concrete projects between the station and the rest of the city, so you'll probably want to grab some transport of some kind. You can take Bus 4 to Piatra Unirii via the center.

Easier than a bus, and not much more expensive, is a taxi. The ones at Brasov station have a reputation for being honest, and fairly priced. That was certainly my experience, and I paid less to get a taxi from the station taxi rank to my hotel, than to go back with one that was called for. The taxis are very cheap: I paid about 2 euros for over 3 km journey. And that included a tip.