Northern Dobruja
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Other destinations
- - home to one of Romania's largest and most impressive antique monuments, the Tropaeum Traiani, built around 109 AD on the orders of the Roman emperor Trajan to commemorate his wars against the Dacians.
- Danube Delta
- - the relatively well preserved ruins of the Greek colony of Histria, the first urban settlement in today's Romania (founded around 650 BC), are near this village.
- - the oldest mountain range in Romania, the highest peak is 467 m, and it is a staging post for migratory birds.
Get in
By plane
The largest airport in the region is the Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport (CND), 25 km north-west of Constanta. There are regular flights to London and Istanbul and in summer also to Paris, Milan, Brussels, Tallinn, Cluj-Napoca, Oradea, Timișoara and Satu Mare as well as charter flights to other destinations.
There is also another airport near Tulcea with no regular flights scheduled.
By train
There are 7 - 8 daily trains from Bucharest to Constanta (some of them leave from Bucharest's Obor train station, not from Gara de Nord). In summer there are direct trains to Constanta from most regions in Romania (from cities like Cluj, Oradea, Brasov, Timisoara, Iasi, etc).
The only direct train from Bucharest to Tulcea leaves from Bucharest Obor train station.
Check train timetables online.
By car
The partially completed Bucharest—Constanta motorway has considerably improved travel times by car to this region.
Buses and minibuses from Bucharest to Constanta and the Black Sea resorts are very frequent; check online for timetables. There are also buses from Istanbul to Constanta.
In summer there are direct buses from various cities in Romania, and across the border to the resorts on the Bulgaria Black Sea coast and to Varna.
Do
- Dolphin show in Constanta.