Lopan Travel timetable board at the North Bus Station in Craiova: routes to București, Călimănești and Târgu Jiu with departure times and fares in lei, the station building behind, 13 August 2026
Regional and long-distance coaches and minibuses across Oltenia, to București, the coast and Istanbul, right beside the railway station. Chaotic and poorly signed — ask at the ticket windows rather than trusting the boards. What runs from here is below, operator by operator, as posted on their own boards on 13 August 2026; times and fares change, so ring the number on the board before relying on one. Open 07:00 to 22:00 according to its Google listing.
Recorded 13 August 2026, 18:10–18:28, at the North Bus Station — read off the operators’ boards and posters.
Single fares from Craiova
Item
RON / ticket
Lopan Travel to Târgu Jiu, via Stoina or Turburea
36.00
Lopan Travel to Călimănești, via Slatina and Râmnicu Vâlcea
50.00
Lopan Travel to București (Autogara Militari), via Slatina
75.00
Kirvad to Constanța, via Pitești, direct
200.00
Only fares that were printed on a board are listed. CDI, Hakan, Davero and Bortrans posted no prices.
Paid at the till in lei — that column is the real price. The others are conversions at one frozen set of European Central Bank reference rates for 13 August 2026: 1 EUR = 5.2444 RON = 1.1534 USD = 0.8549 GBP = 0.9373 CHF. They do not update, so treat them as a guide, not a quote.
Lopan Travel — București, Călimănești, Târgu Jiu
Four routes, daily, as posted on their board in the forecourt. Craiova–Slatina–București (Autogara Militari): out of Craiova at 09:30, back from București at 14:30, 75 lei, billed as three hours. Craiova–Slatina–Râmnicu Vâlcea–Călimănești: out at 06:30, back at 13:00, 50 lei. Craiova–Stoina–Târgu Jiu: out at 09:30 and 17:30, back at 06:30 and 13:00, 36 lei. Craiova–Turburea–Târgu Jiu: out at 08:00, 10:30, 14:00 and 16:30, back at 05:00, 07:30, 11:00 and 14:00, 36 lei. Bookings on 0748 111 955.
Craiova → Slatina → București — about 175 km in straight lines between the stops; the road is longer. To scale, north up.Craiova → Slatina → Râmnicu Vâlcea → Călimănești — about 135 km in straight lines between the stops; the road is longer. To scale, north up.Craiova → Stoina → Târgu Jiu — about 90 km in straight lines between the stops; the road is longer. To scale, north up.Craiova → Turburea → Târgu Jiu — about 90 km in straight lines between the stops; the road is longer. To scale, north up.
Lopan Travel’s board, with the bus station building and the Istanbul agencies behind it
Kirvad — direct to Constanța
Craiova–Pitești–Constanța, direct with no intermediate stops, daily from 25 June: 200 lei from Craiova, baggage included. 0768 582 208, kirvad.ro.
Craiova → Pitești → Constanța — about 410 km in straight lines between the stops; the road is longer. To scale, north up.
Kirvad’s poster: Constanța for 200 lei
CDI Transport — București about every two hours
The timetable taped inside their minibus: Craiova to București at 06:30, 08:30, 10:30, 12:30, 14:30 and 17:30, calling at Balș, Slatina, Scornicești, Optaș and Colonești on the way; back from București at 06:30, 08:30, 10:30, 12:30, 14:30 and 16:30. Enquiries 0736 772 150. They also hire out minibuses and coaches: 0731 190 160, cditransport.ro. No fare was posted.
Craiova → București, with the stops on the way — about 200 km in straight lines between the stops; the road is longer. To scale, north up.
CDI’s timetable in the windowThe CDI minibus, with its hire sign
Hakan — coaches to Istanbul
Hakan Boss Turizm runs Craiova–Istanbul and back: the poster says daily at 10:00; the board beside the door lists Craiova, Slatina, Pitești, București and Istanbul with “ora 16”, so ask which departure applies to you. Craiova number 0040 733 658 658; Istanbul office 0090 212 586 87 88.
Craiova → Slatina → Pitești → București → Istanbul — about 660 km in straight lines between the stops; the road is longer. To scale, north up.
The Istanbul poster: daily, 10:00The Hakan office door, with the route and phone numbers
Local minibuses — Davero and Bortrans
Daverotrans (Hurezani, Gorj, 0721 874 144) runs Craiova–Filiași–Turburea–Bărbătești–Târgu Cărbunești–Târgu Jiu, leaving Craiova at 05:30 and 11:30, Monday to Friday. Bortrans runs a regular route Talpaș–Golumbu–Melinești–Negoiești–Goiești–Craiova. The big numbers in the windscreens (16:00, 15:30) are that van’s next departure, not a timetable.
Davero: Craiova → Filiași → Turburea → Bărbătești → Târgu Cărbunești → Târgu Jiu — about 100 km in straight lines between the stops; the road is longer. To scale, north up.Bortrans: Talpaș → Golumbu → Melinești → Negoiești → Goiești → Craiova — about 45 km in straight lines between the stops; the road is longer. To scale, north up.
Davero’s route card, with the next departure propped beside itThe Davero minibusBortrans, village route to Talpaș
Aero Tur — the ticket desk
A small travel agency on the forecourt selling coach and plane tickets, package holidays, city breaks and travel insurance; the window says fares from 30 euro. 0784 595 826, 0784 595 827, 0784 595 828.
Aero Tur: coach and plane tickets
Latino Expres — England, and parcels (not at the station)
Not on the forecourt: the office is at Strada Vlad Țepeș 2, by Service Poiana. Coaches to England, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Italy and Norway, with daily departures to England according to the posters, and parcels to England — handed in on Thursdays between 09:00 and 13:00, left open for checking, and with no cigarettes, țuică, vișinată or medicines. 0768 834 141, 0749 161 343, 0251 460 447, latinoexpres.ro. Photographed 16 August 2026.
The Latino Expres windowThe office door, with the parcel rules and hours
