Venue IMAR
Address 21 Calea Grivitei Street, 010702 Bucharest, Romania. location details
Accommodation
Travel to Bucureşti
External and internal flights arrive at the International Airport Otopeni “Henri Coanda”, Bucharest.
From the Otopeni Airport to central downtown (Piața Romană) take the direct bus no. 100 beneath the Arrivals; every 20 min, directly payable by credit card inside the bus =3 lei (less than 1 euro, very low fare!). After 23:00, the bus 100 runs every 30 minutes during all night.
If you are forced to take a taxi, then you should do it properly. First law: do not take any taxi which is already waiting in front of the Arrivals hall since you will pay 5 times more than normal. What to do is this: first take a ticket from the "call machines" inside the Arrivals hall. These machines show several compagnies (with names like Speed, Meridian, Leone etc) with prices around 2,7 lei/km; this is the normal price. After choosing the taxi type and price (be careful since more expensive prices are proposed too), you will get a printed ticket with the number of the taxi car that will take you. This car (taxi cars are usually yellow colour) will come within 3-5 minutes, and this waiting time is written down on your ticket. Go out of the hall to the LEFT side and spot the taxis which come such that you can identify yours. Show your ticket to the driver of the correct taxi car. Do NOT take any other car but the one with the precise number on your ticket. Then you are sure that the contract/price is safe.
Local curency is called "leu", pluriel "lei" [but the authorities insist to call it "RON" for obscure reasons].
The exchange rate is 1 euro ~ 5 lei. One can pay almost everything by credit card like Visa, Mastercard (in any currency it may be, with a tiny exchange charge).
From Bucureşti to Târgu Mureş, for those who participate to the Conference in Târgu Mureş the following week.
There is a nice touristic road between Bucureşti and Târgu Mureş. First part is by train: Bucureşti to Braşov, it takes about 2h30. There are mountain resorts in between, like Sinaia and Buşteni. Braşov itself is one of the few towns with remarkable medieval center. From Braşov to Târgu Mureş there are rapid buses (takes about 2h30) and one can also stop in Sighişoara, a marvelous medieval town. (Emil has planned an excursion to Sighişoara from Târgu Mureş during the Conference week.)
Flying back can be from Cluj-Napoca Airport close to Târgu Mureş. There are many flights to European airports, operated by the lowcost compagny Wizzair.