185. Sighișoara, Romania
Why Sighișoara, Romania
Sighișoara, Romania is located in the Transylvania region of Romania and is the birthplace to Vlad the Impaler. There’s a cafe downstairs the house and you can just head upstairs and check out the room. I did this trip compliments of JayWay Boutique Travel who organizes trips for the Eastern Europe region. I have to say I did not have to do a thing, except show up and record my experience. Not having to plan makes it so much easier.
Sighișoara, Romania – Street
Where
Sighișoara is located in central Romania in the Transylvania region. It is northwest of Brasov, another unfamiliar destination.
How To Get Here
By Train
Start your booking at RailEurope or Eurail. There are trains from Bucharest, Brasov, Sibiu and other surrounding cities.
Sighișoara, Romania – Train station
By Plane
The nearest commercial airport is the Sibiu International Airport (SBZ).
The airlines serving the Sibiu International Airport (SBZ):
Austrian Airlines (OS), Blue Air (0B), Lufthansa German Airlines (LH), Tarom (RO) and Wizz Air (W6).
Alternatively, you may fly into the Bucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP), the home of BlueAir and Tarom, then take a local transport or rent a car or be picked up by your Guide arranged by JayWay Boutique Travel.
The following airlines serve the Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP):
Arkia-Israeli Airlines (IZ), Alitalia (AZ), Air France (AF), Aeroflot (SU), Air Moldova (9U), Air Serbia (JU), Aegean Airlines (A3), British Airways (BA), Blue Air (0B), Croatia Airlines (OU), Czech Airlines (OK), Dniproavia (Z6), ELLINAIR S.A. (EL), El Al Airlines (LY), Eurowings (EW), FlyDubai (FZ), Germanwings (4U), Iberia Airlines (IB), KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL), LOT Polish (LO), Lufthansa German Airlines (LH), Meridiana Airlines (IG), Pegasus Airlines (PC), Qatar Airways (QR), Ryanair (FR), Swiss Airlines (LX), SAS (SK), Turkish Airlines (TK), TAP Portugal (TP), Tarom (RO), Vueling (VY) and Wizz Air (W6).
By Bus
Eurolines has service to Romania from various points in Europe.
By Car
If you are already in the region you can take the drive. Just use a service like Google Maps for directions.
Hire A Local
JayWay Boutique Travel provides this level of service. When I went they took care of it all for me. Even if you don’t want to use all the services of JayWay, its worth it to get a Guide once you arrive in Sighișoara.
Where To Stay
The accommodations in Sighișoara are quite quaint. I stayed in an Old Post Office which was quite nice. Across the street is the Hotel Central Park and not too far away from the center of town is the DoubleTree. A place to stay is part of the JayWay Boutique Travel package.
Sighișoara, Romania – Hotel Central Park
Sighișoara, Romania – Gasthaus Altepost Pension
Where To Eat
Lots of places to find local food in Sighișoara; just follow your nose. I ate compliments of JayWay Travel and the Central Park Travel just across the street from where I was staying and I can say it was quite good.
Sighișoara, Romania – Gasthaus Altepost Pension Menu
What To Do
The main attraction here is the Citadel and the home of Vlad Dracul. Vlad is a true character, but Dracula is not.
Sighișoara, Romania – Citadel
Sighișoara, Romania – Citadel
Additional Information
Language: Romanian
Currency: Leu (RON)
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Twitter (Romania-Tourism)
Instagram (Sighișoara Online)
Here’s Jackie the Globe Trotting Teacher’s Take on Sighișoara
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Sighișoara, Romania – Casa Vlad Dracul
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