Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport (OTP) to the city
A 90 minute metropolitan ticket costs 3 lei and covers the 100 Express bus; a 24 hour metropolitan pass starts at 20 lei and adds the train.
- A 90 minute metropolitan trip costs 3 lei, which is what the 100 Express bus into the centre takes.
- A metropolitan pass starts at 20 lei for 24 hours and combines the surface network, the metro and the railway, including the Gara de Nord to Henri Coanda train.
- Prices have applied since 14 December 2025 and include 21 percent VAT.
- The 100 Express runs every 15 minutes by day and every 30 at night, so there is no hour at which you are stranded.
- The train to Gara de Nord takes about 20 minutes and runs 24 hours a day, every 40 minutes.
- Order a taxi from the touch screen terminals in arrivals. They print a ticket with the company and the per kilometre rate.
- Read the rate printed on the car door. Bucharest taxis must display a price per kilometre; a wildly high one is legal to display and ruinous to ride.
- Bolt and Uber both operate and remove the question entirely.
What it costs
| Ticket | Price |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan trip, 90 minutes, valid on the 100 Express | 3 lei |
| Metropolitan pass, 24 hours | from 20 lei |
- Three lei is well under a euro for a 90 minute window that covers the express bus and a connection at the far end.
- The 24 hour metropolitan pass is the one that includes the train. It combines surface transport, the metro and the railway across the Bucharest and Ilfov area regardless of which railway operator you use, which is exactly the Gara de Nord to Henri Coanda case.
- The prices took effect on 14 December 2025 and include 21 percent VAT.
- Validate on boarding. Ticket inspection is real.
The two ways in
- The 100 Express bus runs every 15 minutes by day and every 30 minutes at night, which is unusually generous for an airport bus in this region.
- The train reaches Gara de Nord in about 20 minutes, 24 hours a day, every 40 minutes.
- Neither is expensive enough for the choice to be about money. Take whichever leaves first.
Taxis, and the trap
- Order from the touch screen terminals in arrivals. They print a ticket naming the company and its per kilometre rate.
- Read the rate printed on the car door. Bucharest taxis must display a price per kilometre, and a wildly high one is legal to display and ruinous to ride.
- Bolt and Uber both operate and price the trip before you get in.
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