General information
Currency
RON = Leu (plural “Lei”) (pronunciation: lay).
The official exchange rate is around: 1 EUR= 4.94 LEI. This rate varies slightly on a daily basis.
There are several exchanges at the Henri Coanda airport, but the Exchange rates are better in the city.
ATMs
There are several ATMs in the Arrivals Terminal, Public area, first floor. You can take out lei from almost any Credit and Debit Cards. All ATMs offer similar exchange rates and can be used with confidence.
The banks that have an ATM installed in the Arrivals terminal:
Raiffeisen
BRD-GSG
CEC Bank
EURONET
Other relevant information
Temperature: 10 to 19 degrees °C (March)
Time zone: GMT + 2 hours
Electricity : 220V, 50Hz Standard continental European dual round-pronged plugs.
Emergency number: 112
Romania country telephone code: +40
Bucharest telephone code: 021
International calls from Romania: 00 + country code + area code + telephone number
Transportation
When arriving in Bucharest, in order to reach to the airport, you can take the Express line 100 – it leaves every 15 minutes during the day and every 30 minutes at night and it leaves you right across the Grand Hotel Bucharest (Station called Piata 21 Decembrie 1989) and you can pay by card directly in the bus (one 90 minutes trip is 3 lei = 0.6 eur).
You can also use Uber and Bolt, they have a designated pickup point when exiting the airport – prices are variable. Taxis are another option you can use, just make sure the price they display is around 3 lei / km.
Participation Fee
NO PARTICIPATION FEE IS REQUIRED. In order to participate you will need to fill in the online secure registration form.