Method and sources
Method and sources
D1 · MFA ATV page
mae.ro/en/node/64417 (fetched 2026-09-18): common list of 12 + 11 added by Romania, full text on the document cards. China on neither: single-airport transit needs no ATV. From the same page: ATV never permits leaving the transit zone (not even overnight); via 2+ Schengen airports or an airport change → type-C visa; valid uniform / long-stay / residence permits exempt from ATV. Caution: other Schengen states may add unilaterally; connections via another airport need that state's list (Annex 7B).
D2 · MFA Annex 1
PDF 2025.08.27_anexa_1 (Regulation EU 2018/1806): China at no. 22, entry to Romania with a visa. Leaving the airport = entry.
D3 · CFR airport page
cfrcalatori.ro/bucuresti-nord-aeroport-henri-coanda (fetched 2026-09-18): daily, about 20–25 minutes, some stop at Parc Mogoșoaia / Patinoar; flat 6.50 lei; five ways to buy: office / site and app / Kiosk / on-board POS / SMS 7458.
D4 · STB stops page
The stops page confirms Henri Coandă Departures/Arrivals. Express numbers and fare: no data on the static page, unverified, unwritten. The standard 3 lei comes from the 2026-09-17 tariff page (verified at the monthly budget guide); the airport express may cost differently.
D5 · Measurements and taxi math
Nominatim coordinates + OSRM: OTP→Gara de Nord 17.3 km / 26 min, OTP→University Square 18.8 km / 29 min (2026-09-18). PMB band (approved max 3.5 lei/km, practiced 1.39–1.40, verified at the monthly budget guide on 2026-09-17): 18.8×[1.39, 3.50]=[26.1, 65.8] lei. Flag-fall excluded, traffic adds more.
D6 · Open gates
The airport site (bucharestairports.ro) returns 403: lounges, SIM, exchange, and overnighting are unverified. The scope of residence-permit exemptions is unverified (the router outputs check-only). STB express numbers and fare are unverified. Recurrence: visa pages quarterly, tariffs yearly, measurements yearly.
Licenses
Page text is original paraphrase research; data comes from Romanian official pages, paraphrased with source links. OSRM measurements follow OpenStreetMap attribution.
Direct source links
- MAE: airport transit visa (VIII.3) · Annex 1 visa-states PDF · do I need a visa?
- CFR: București Nord – airport train
- STB: Henri Coandă station page
- Siblings: 01 Schengen visa guide (owns the short-stay frame)