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Car Rental

Driving in Romania:

In Romania you drive on the right and overtake on the left. You are also required to give way to traffic entering roundabouts. The drink-driving limit is zero. The speed limits for Romania are 50kph with urban areas, 90kph outisde urban areas and 130kph on motorways. Fuel is readily available but it is recommended that you keep your car full especially when exploring the mountains. UK/Us licence are valid in Romania for a period of up to 90 days.

The police are often corrupt due to the low level of salary, particularly looking to pick up easy money from those exceeding the speed limit. The situation has improved in recent years due to secret police deliberately speeding to try to catch the crooked cops.

The roads in Romania are not in very good condition, most of them, even the major arturies, resemble what most visitors may consider to be country roads. Lighting is bad at nights and the tarmac peeled and full of potholes. You also need to be aware of horse-drawn carriages and tractors, especially at night, in all parts of the country. The only major highway is between Bucharest and Pitesti, although the road between the capital and the seaport of Constanta is not too bad. There are plans to run a major motorway between the Hungarian border and the capital although recent disagreement over the route and who will build it has delayed the start. It's unlikely to be ready for many years.

Car Rental Companies:

Many of the companies listed below have desks at the airport, train station and the larger hotels in addition to the head offices listed below.

ELIN Rent-a-Car:
Tel: +40 728 505122, +40 723 231333
E-mail: office@elin.ro, reservations@elin.ro
Web: www.elin.ro

AAA Autorent Hertz: 47 Str. Ion Bianu
Tel: 222 12 56
Fax: 222 12 57
E-mail: reservations@hertz.com.ro
Web: www.hertz.com.ro

Avas Touring: 36 B-dul Matei Basarab
Tel: 323 31 43/0745 82 90 06

Avis: 9 Mihail Moxa
Tel: 210 43 45/210 43 46
Fax: 210 69 12
E-mail: reservations@avis.ro/avis.ro@pcnet.ro
Web: www.avis.ro

Budget: 35 Str. Polona
Tel: 210 28 67/212 26 51
Fax: 210 29 95
E-mail: budget@pcnet.ro/budget@totalnet.ro
Web: www.budgetro.ro

Compact Rent-a-Car: Bl.A7, 1 B-dul N. Titulescu
Tel: 0744 63 82 92
Fax: 312 98 57
E-mail: office@compact-rentacar.ro
Web: www.compact-rentacar.ro

Europcar: 44 Calea Calarasi
Tel/Fax: 320 85 54
E-mail: europcar@dataserv.ro

Express Rent a Car: Otopeni Airport
Tel: 212 23 81
Fax: 210 99 06
E-mail: office@express-rent.com
Web: www.express-rent.com

International Car Rental: 14-22 Sos. Bucuresti-Ploiesti
Tel: 232 66 79/0720 03 15 46/0788 48 32 49
Fax: 233 12 19
E-mail: sales@intcarrental.ro
Web: www.intcarrental.ro

M&C Eurogroup Rent-a-Car: 1 B-dul Nicolae Titulescu
Tel: 0744 58 67 24/0744 36 62 92
Tel/Fax: 312 98 57
E-mail:office@mceurogroup-rentacar.ro
Web: www.mceurogroup-rentacar.ro

Sixt: 1-3 Str. Horia
Tel: 233 22 22
Fax: 233 22 22
E-mail: email@sixt.ro
Web: www.sixt.ro