Platforms and canopies, a CFR Călători locomotive waitingThe platforms at dusk, looking west along the yardLooking back towards the station block and the arched hall roofThe yard east of the platforms — freight and locomotives on the through tracksThe station from the square, buses and taxis under the canopy — the whole front wrapped in an advertising banner in August 2026
Big 24-hour hall about 2 km from the centre, with ticket desks and machines, ATMs, free wifi and a clear departure board — but coffee machines instead of food and almost no English at the counters. No lift to the platforms, so a heavy suitcase means stairs. Bucharest takes roughly three and a half hours. Out front is a wide paved square with benches and planting, city buses pulling in under the canopy and the taxi rank alongside, so whoever is collecting you waits a short walk from the hall.
