Dracula – Myth and reality

How to get to Bran Castle – house of Dracula
1.    How do I get to Romania?
The easiest way is to arrive by plane, at the Otopeni international airport, in Bucharest (the capital of Romania).
Air connections with Europe: London, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Moscow, Warsaw, Frankfurt, Brussels, Paris, Munich, Prague, Zurich, Vienna, Budapest, Verona, Milan, Bologna, Florence, Rome, Ancon, Bari, Sofia, Thessaloniki, Istanbul, Athens, Lanoka, Madrid.
Air connections with Middle East: Aleppo, Beirut, Damascus, Tel-Aviv, Cairo, Amman, Sham el Sheikh.
International Airport Bucharest Henri Coanda – http://www.otp-airport.ro/
2.    From Bucharest (the capital of Romania) to Brasov city
In Bucharest you can come to Brasov by train, by bus, or by renting a car.
Buses route Bucharest-Brasov :
Bucharest – Sinaia – Predeal – Brasov       or    Bucharest – Brasov – Sighisoara – Targu Mures
Cost 7 Euros and time: 3,5h
[Bucharest map]
Train routes Bucharest – Brasov 166 km:
From Bucharest North Railway Station:
R – Rapid 2h 29′ (1st Class /2nd Class)
A -Accelerate 3h 12′ (1st Class /2nd Class)
IC – InterCity 2h 50′ (1st Class /2nd Class/Couchette)
[Bucharest map]
Renting a car routes Bucharest – Brasov
Renting a car per day is   30-130  Euros, and you make 3, 5 hours.
Important: In Brasov,  taxi is very cheap (like 0.5 Euro per/km)but there are firms that practice bigger prices. Our advice is to ask the driver when you get in, the cost per/km and the total cost of the trip.
If you plan to stay many days in Brasov, but you don’t know what to visit, read the article Brasov – Tourist attractions

3.    From  Brasov to Bran Castle
Bran is situated at 24 km from Brasov on the national road 73 (DN 73).  You can get there by bus from the Autogara Brasov and it costs 1.5 Euros.