It is the capital of Constanta county and Romania's largest seaport, a great city to begin to explore the wonders of the sea. Constanta, founded as a colony almost years ago, is the oldest attested city in Romania , the biggest port at the Black Sea third largest in Europe and also the fourth largest city in Romania with its , inhabitants. The city was renamed later after Constantina, niece of Constantine the Great It was still a flourishing port city in the 10th and 11th centuries, trading with the Byzantine Empire and the city of Genoa.
The most popular route is the Bucharest - Constanta A2 highway, which is quite new and in excellent condition. There is a tax of 11 lei 2. Plenty of buses connect Constanta with the rest of the country. Throughout the day Bucharest bound buses leave Constanta every 45 minutes from the Railway Station called Autogara [5] starting at The trip takes about 3. Though buses are slightly slower than the train they are clean and comfortable and the newest ones have free WiFi which the train does not.
There are also several daily buses leaving from Constanta to Istanbul from the Railway Station when you exit the train station turn left and walk m. The duration is less than 12 hours including time spent crossing borders and the prices for are RON EUR 48 a return ticket, including 1 night accommodation in Istanbul.
From there there are several connections to other Bulgarian cities such as Rousse , Dobrich , Sofia etc. Frequent maxitaxis leave to resorts south of Constanta from the Railway Station when you walk out of the train station turn right and continue about m. A second class ticket costs RON The earliest train heading to Mangalia departs at and the last one at The trip takes about 1hr20min. For more information on trains and schedules check the website of Romanian Railways [7] Tel: Constanta has an international airport called Mihail Kogalniceanu Intl.
Airport [8] which is about 20 km north-west of the city. Starting with April ,flights to Milano are operated 2 times a week by Blue Air. Turkish Airlines [9] flies Constanta from Istanbul four times a week. Wizz Air operates flights to London London Luton 2 times a week. The airport is connected to the city by a special bus which operates 2 times per day. You can check the schedule here.
