# Romania's salt mines: which one?

Four salt mines, four different experiences — and tickets from 38 to 90 lei. Below: the prices and hours officially posted in September 2026, depth, temperature, what's inside each, and the verdict per traveler type.

## The quick verdict

- Bucharest: Slanic Prahova — The closest major salt mine to the capital; you ride down by minibus, no stairs.

- Cluj-Napoca: Turda — The most spectacular: underground lake with boats, three visitable mines.

- Suceava / Bucovina: Cacica — The cheapest (38 lei); pairs with the monastery circuit.

- Sovata / Târgu Mureș: Praid — verify! — Normally the first choice, but temporarily closed since May 2025.

## Compared, on official figures

### Salina Turda

- Adult / child: 75 lei (Mon–Fri) / 90 lei (weekends+holidays); children 48/59 lei

- Hours: Daily 09:00–17:00, last entry 16:20

- Tourist depth: 112 m; Temperature: 10–12°C

- Underground lake with rowboats (56 lei/boat/20 min)

- Terezia (112 m), Rudolf, Ghizela mines + Franz Josef gallery

- Billiards, table tennis, guide on request (205 lei)

Parking 10 lei/h. You go down on foot, by stairs; entrance B (Salinelor 54B) is step-free.

### Salina Praid

- Adult / child: 50 lei adults; 35 lei children (last listed)

- Hours: Temporarily closed since May 2025 — check salrom.ro

- Tourist depth: 120 m; Temperature: 16°C mean

- Salt chapel with salt-carved altar

- Horizon 50 at 120 m; 16°C mean; deepest horizon 320 m

- Adventure park, cinema, museum + outdoor strand (warm season)

Closed after the May 2025 floods (Corund stream). Don't go without checking the schedule.

### Salina Slănic Prahova

- Adult / child: 60 lei adults/day; 40 lei children and pupils

- Hours: Dated blocks (Sept 2026); first ride down 09:15, last 15:30

- Tourist depth: 208 m; Temperature: 12–13°C, humidity 50–60%

- Minibus descent to 208 m

- Giant Unirea halls (“salt palace”)

- Sports fields + salt-water pool

Open to visitors since the 1970s. Minibuses from Ploiești Nord every 30 min.

### Salina Cacica

- Adult / child: 38 lei adults; 25 lei children and pupils

- Hours: Sept 2026: daily 09:00–17:00; strand 10:00–19:00

- Tourist depth: 42 m; Temperature: ~14°C constant

- Ecumenical chapel at 29 m; dance hall at 42 m

- Dwarf gallery, salt lake over 2 m deep, mine museum

- Sports hall, echo room (8 echoes)

5-day pass minimum. The strand closes in bad weather.

## Practical

### Tickets
At Turda buy online at bilete.salinaturda.eu; at the Salrom mines you pay at the gate. Announce organised groups in advance (minimum 20 people at Cacica and Slanic).

### What to wear
Underground is cold all year: 10–12°C at Turda, 12–13°C at Slanic, ~14°C at Cacica, 16°C at Praid. Bring a jacket whatever the weather outside.

### With kids
Under-3s go free at Turda and Slanic. Turda has lake rowboats (56 lei/boat/20 min, max 3 people); Cacica has a sports hall and an echo room.

### Step-free access
The only verified step-free access is Turda's entrance B (Salinelor 54B). At Slanic you ride down by minibus; for the other mines call ahead.

## Questions

### Which is the cheapest salt mine?
Cacica: 38 lei for adults, 25 for children and pupils — the lowest posted tariffs of the four.

### Which goes deepest?
Slanic Prahova: the minibus ride reaches 208 m. Next are Turda (Terezia mine, 112 m) and Praid (horizon 50, at 120 m).

### Is Praid salt mine open?
No, as last read: temporarily closed after the May 2025 floods, when the Corund stream flooded the underground. Check salrom.ro before going — the posted tariffs (50 lei adults) are the last listed.

### Can you swim in the salt mines?
At Turda you row a boat on the lake (no swimming). Slanic, Cacica (10:00–19:00, closed in bad weather) and Praid (warm season, now closed) have salt-water pools.

### How long does a visit take?
The mines post no official durations. At Slanic the day is bounded by the transports (last ride down 15:30, last ride up 16:30); at Turda last entry is 16:20.

### Can I go with a stroller or wheelchair?
Verified only at Turda: entrance B (Salinelor 54B) is the step-free one. For the other mines call ahead — the official pages give no detail.

## Sources

- [Salina Turda — visits and tariffs](https://www.salinaturda.eu/vizitare-si-tarife/)

- [Salina Turda — access (entrances, parking)](https://www.salinaturda.eu/acces/)

- [Salina Turda — Terezia mine](https://www.salinaturda.eu/locatie/mina-terezia/)

- [Salrom — Praid salt mine](https://salrom.ro/salina-praid-harghita/)

- [Salrom — Slanic Prahova salt mine](https://salrom.ro/salina-slanic-prahova/)

- [Salrom — Cacica salt mine](https://salrom.ro/salina-cacica-suceava/)