Iaşi Airport (IAS) is one of the oldest accredited airports in Romania , it is served by several airlines such as Tarom, BlueAir, WizzAir, Austrian Airlines (flying from Vienna) etc. There are also charter flights that depart/arrive from/in Iasi.
The airport is about 8km from the city center. Transportation to the city is by bus (line 50) or taxi. The bus stop is in front of the terminal, and a trip costs 2 LEI. A metered taxi to the center of Iaşi should cost no more than about LEI 15–20.
The connections to Iaşi from Bucharest, the national capital, and with other counties in Romania are good and reliable and can be seen online at the Trains Timetable (on this website you may also see the prices and the availability of the trains on the dates you wish to travel).
A train ticket from Iaşi to Bucharest costs around €20 when using the most expensive and luxurious option, the inter-city.
One of the landmarks of town, the railway station, also known as the “Palace of Railway Station” will welcome you to Iaşi when arriving by train. The railway station building is 133 meters long and has 113 rooms, with a real palace in the centre, a partial replica of the loggia from the Doge’s Palace in Venice. The palace was built by an Austrian company lead by Victor von Ofenheim and is the biggest one in Moldavia.
The railway station is very close to the center of the town and to the Tourism Information Centre (10 minutes of walking).
There are several possibilities to reach Iaşi from all over the country on national roads. Recently these roads have been improved and are not blocked by traffic jams. A drive from Bucharest usually takes four to five hours.
If you don’t have neither a map of Romania downloaded from the internet, nor a GPS, the best thing to do is to buy one from any gas station.
Romania is criss-crossed by many mini buses. They are faster than the trains, and can be taken directly from the international airport in Bucharest.
In Iaşi, there are two main bus stations: West Station (Autogara Vest) and Vama Veche Station (Codreanu). The latter one is situated in front of the railway station. From there, buses go all over Romania, as well as abroad.
There are regular bus connections with Chisinau in Moldovia. The bus departs from Gara De Sud in Chisinau ends in main bus station in Iaşi. The trip take approx 4-5 hours, including the stop at the tax free shop between the border controls.