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D1 · Timetables

bilete.cfrcalatori.ro/ro-RO/Itineraries (queried 18.09.2026): Bucharest North–Brașov 166 km fastest IC 531 2h15 (12:21→14:36, Ploiești Vest stop), –Constanța 225 km fastest IC 538 2h01 (09:19→11:20), –Sibiu 315 km fastest IRN 472 5h30 (18:24→23:54), –Sighișoara 294 km fastest IRN 346 6h10 (16:00→22:10), –Cluj 497 km fastest IC 531 8h54 (12:21→21:15); Brașov–Sibiu 149 km fastest IRN 472 2h48 (21:06→23:54). Services of 25.09.2026, directs 20/15/3/4/4/6 — the day's snapshot. Also: toward Cluj, IR 1835 is direct but southern, 14h36 (621 km); toward Sighișoara the night IRN 1641 arrives at 03:51.

D2 · Fares

The same page's fare interface (adult TicketFareTypeId 102, 2nd class B&B): RON 81.08/100.08/105.30/96.75/151.38/64.45, matching the six routes above in order. Night train IRN 1641 (Bucharest–Cluj): seat 131.90, 6-berth couchette 192.90, 4-berth 216.40, 2-berth sleeper 337.60, single 460.60. The site states fares are query-time prices, with anticipation offers.

D3 · Buying and on-board fare

cfrcalatori.ro/cum-sa-cumperi and /taxarea-in-tren (fetched 18.09.2026): offices/agencies/authorized sellers/machines/online — five places to buy; on board you buy from staff at the on-board fare; from halts with no sales or outside office hours, with an immediate request, office fare may apply; transport excludes the reservation ticket; a ticket invalid for date and train is treated the same on board. On-board fares valid from 14.12.2025 (downloadable file, amounts not copied).

D3a · Advance-purchase discounts

Official CFR conditions, checked on 18 October 2026: 5% at 6–10 days ahead and 10% from 11 days ahead, excluding the purchase day. Eligible channels are online, CFR offices and agencies issuing electronically through xSell, and CFR machines. Manual tickets, other commercial offers and statutory concessions are excluded; reservations and sleeper or couchette supplements are paid in full. Advance-sale limits depend on the operator’s conditions.

D4 · Sleeper page

cfrcalatori.ro/calatoria-la-vagon-de-dormit-sau-cuseta (fetched 18.09.2026): sleeper 2 berths + washbasin + disposable kit (toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, towel, linen + 0.5 l water), couchette 4/6 berths + linen; a single berth only with mandatory M/F gender; offices sell until 5 minutes before departure, then the car attendant (subject to availability, office fare); at the door show the ticket with fare and reservation; online and machines available; max. 30 days ahead. Sleeper routes 6, couchette routes 9, see body (Cluj–Iași on IR 1763/1765).

D7 · Checking punctuality statistics

Searches for “punctualitate” and quality reports on 18.09.2026 did not identify statistics. That search does not prove that no data were published: CFR Călători’s 2024 report and CFR SA’s 2025 report contain different indicators, cited above.

D8 · Private operators (sites opened, 18.09.2026)

Astra Trans Carpatic, Transferoviar Călători, Regio Călători, Softrans: home pages 200. Named only, no timetables.

License

Site text is original paraphrase; times and fares come from the official CFR query, paraphrased and source-linked. The timetable is a snapshot, not live data.