As a busiest international airport in Romania, Bucharest airport Otopeni (also known as Henri Coanda Airport since May 2004) is located 10 miles north of Bucharest City centre. It is approximately twice further away from the city than the other airport serving the city. Bucharest Airport Otopeni is the home to TAROM—the country’s flag bearer. Another airline that uses the airport as a hub is Tirac Air . Notably, low-cost airlines including Air Bucharest and charter planes like Blue and Wizz Air base their operations at the airport. There is a section for military activity in the airport as well.

Since the 1990's Bucharest Airport Otopeni has undergone several expansion activities as a reflection of the growing importance to the country and the region at large. Several terminals and airside concourses have been constructed in a bid to meet the growing demands and surging number of tourist and businessmen visiting the city. What this means is that there is a need for a sophisticated ground transportation so as to increase efficiency and convenience amongst passengers as they strive to alight or board a plane in time.

Transport to the City Center

At the moment, there are several means of transport. For arrivals, you have an option of boarding a train or taking a metro to the city centre. The trains are however found outside Bucharest Airport Otopeni. Should you need a timely means of transport that can pick you up at the arrivals, rent-a-car. A number of companies that operate a car hire businesses are more than willing to offer you a car for rent at an affordable price. They also give you an opportunity to negotiate for the number of days that you would like to rent the car and the preferred rates per day. Car hire is an ideal option especially if you look forward to touring around the city for fun, to conduct a research or to enjoy the beautiful scenery and age-old architectural designs.

Other means of transport that you can use to reach to the city centre include the bus transport. The airport has been connected to RATAB system—a public transport firm providing express bus service to Gara de Nord rail station in the city. Also, the system operates a 24-hour route to the city centre to those who wish. This makes Bucharest Airport Otopeni accessible and well connected in comparison to those found in the region.

While at the city centre, you are at liberty to enjoy the Romanian culture, the scenic beauty and to visit the historical museums to learn the history including the communist phase that the country underwent in the recent past. Again, your vacation will be flawless and hustle free is you hire a car for transport.