Bucharest 2024 Minischool

"Mathematical methods in Gravitation and Cosmology"

 November 13-17, 2024, Bucharest-Magurele

Practical information

1. How to get to Union Square ("Piata Unirii"), the Center of Bucharest.

Participants arriving at the Henri Coanda International Aiport (a.k.a. Otopeni Airport), after existing the gate and entering the arrivals hall, should take the escalator one floor down to reach the airport bus stop, where they can take bus 100 (formerly called 783) to Union Square. Bus tickets can be bought at the ticket vending machine or at the ticket counter in the airport bus stop, but it may be easier to pay for the trip using your credit card at the wireless card reading machines installed in the bus. They will not issue a ticket, but will confirm that the trip fee has been paid. You can find more information here.

Participants arriving at the Aurel Vlaicu International Aiport (a.k.a. Baneasa Airport) can take any of the following buses to Union Square: 100, 205, 605.

Participants arriving at Bucharest's North Railway Station ("Gara de Nord") can take the subway to Union Square. Subway tickets can be bought inside each subway station, at the ticket vending machines or at the counter.

2. How to get from Union Square to the IFA building in Magurele, wherefrom the school accommodation is within walking distance.

The most convenient way is to take an Uber from Union Square to the IFA building. Another method, more time consuming but cheaper, is to continue with public transportation: take Tram 32 from Union Square to Antiaeriana station, wherefrom you can walk 5 min. to the bus station on Soseaua Bucuresti-Magurele. There, you have the following choice of buses to the town of Magurele: 426, 427, 428, 464. These buses stop across the IFA building, wherefrom the school accommodation is within walking distance.

The most convenient means of public transport in Bucharest is the subway (here is a  subway map). Currently, there is no subway line from the airport to the city center, but there is a surface train line from Henri Coanda Airport to North Railway Station. More information about public transport in Bucharest can be found here. First time visitors to Bucharest may be interested in some of the city's landmarks.

The local currency is the Romanian leu, abbreviated "RON" (1€=5 RON).

Most people under 50 in Bucharest speak English; a compendium of useful Romanian phrases can be found here.