How to get there

Railway


For the north park entrances: Cârnic, Râuşor, Gura Apei, there are two railway stations: Subcetate (fast and slow trains) and Ohaba de sub Piatră (only slow trains).
Travel time from Bucharest to
Ohaba de sub Piatră - 7 ½  to 9 ½  hours
Subcetate (direct train)- 7 ½ hours.
Travel time from Timisoara to
Ohaba de sub Piatră – 4 to 4 ½ hours
Subcetate (direct train)  - 4 ½ hours

For the south park entrances: Buta, Cheile Buţii, Câmpuşel, there are two rail stations: Petroşani and Lupeni (difficult to find good connections).
Travel time from Bucharest to:
Petroşani – 6 hours
Lupeni – 7 to 10 hours
Travel time from Timişoara to:
Petroşani – 6 hours
Lupeni – 7 hours

Bus

There are regular mini buses from Petroşani to south park entrances: Buta and Cheile Buţii. Estimated travel time: 1 ¾  hours.

For the north park entrances in summer there are mini buses from Ohaba de sub Piatră to Cârnic ¾ hours.

There is no regular public transport for Gura Apei and Râuşor park entrance.

There are a couple of routes from Petroşani to park entrances:
Petroşani-Lupeni-Uricani-Câmpu lui Neag-Cheile Butii (40km)
Petroşani-Lupeni-Uricani-Câmpu lui Neag-Câmpusel (60km)

Admission fees
Entrance is free to all tourists.
In 2002 the visiting ticket costs 30000 lei and the Mountain Rescue fee 20000 lei.

Contact for further information

Park Administration, email:office@retezat.ro