Romanian telecommunication is under
modernization, but it is comparable to services provided by Western
telecommunication companies. ROMTELECOM is the national
telecommunication company and still holds monopoly in stationary
telecommunication, but more and more companies are coming in
the market. Romania has well-developed network of GSM mobile
telecommunication.
There are currently four important competing operators Vodafone (former
Conex), Orange, Zapp and Cosmote. They have roaming
agreements with
most of the countries in Europe and North America.
Useful
Telephone Numbers
Emergency Calls
( unique number in Europe ) ......
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112
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| Ambulance Service
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961, 962 |
| Fire Department
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981 |
| Police
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955 |
| Taxi
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| International telephone calls (stationary)
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971 |
| Long - Distance calls (stationary)
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991 |
| Phone numbers - Information
............................... |
931 |
| Special Information (exchange rate, sports,
etc.) .... |
951 |
You can find
the phone numbers of your friends in Romania if you CLICK HERE
Arriving
in / Departure from IASI
BY AIR
The City has
an international airport. There are three air transport companies
operating international and internal lines. The internal lines are
operating from / to Bucharest ( the capital of Romania) and from/to
Timisoara. If you buy the
tickets in Romania, the cost is about 100 EUR (Iasi - Bucuresti)
and 216 EUR (Iasi Timisoara). The external
courses are running from / to Italy and Germany, via Timisoara. Details...
There is also
a new international direct flight from/to Wien - Austria. The
new flight is opearting everyday of the week, except Saturday. Details...
BY RAIL
If you wish
to travel from Bucharest to IASI by rail, you will have to leave from
Bucharest Nord railway stations. There are 400 km between Bucharest and
IASI and the journey will take you between 6 and 7 hours. We recommend
you catch with the Rapid trains (fast) or Intercity, which stop only in
a few stations. A single ticket for Intercity ("Blue
Arrow") costs approx. 13 EUR. The first class ticket
for rapid train costs aprox. 20 EUR. You will have to get off at
IASI - the last station.
NOTE :There
are also other trains coming to IASI during the day and night
Check for Arrivals or Departures
BY CAR
The trip by
car to IASI is very nice and easy. Navigation it is not difficult if
you have a route map of Romania . There are also regular buses
that are running to/from Athens and Thessaloniki (Greece), Istambul
(Turkey), Chisinau and Balti (Republic of Moldova), Prague (Czech
Republic) and Budapest (Hungary). You can also travel, by bus, from
Iasi to Italy, France, Spain and Germany.
The timetable with arrivals and departures of the
buses running from/to Iasi can be found HERE .
Local
Transport
For transport
one can use bus, trolley, electric tram, maxi-taxi and taxi.
Mass Transit
Tickets for
buses, trolleys and trams can be bought from the red-painted booths
that are in most stops. You can also buy tickets from the drivers.
Tickets should be punched immediately after you get on board. The cost
is 1 leu per trip or 1,80 lei / 1 ticket with 2 trips.
Maxi-taxi
These are
small buses (16-18 people) rolling on certain routes. They can stop on
demand, anywhere, on the route. The ticket's price is 1 leu per trip
(0,30 EUR).
Taxi
There are
many taxi companies in town. They have many types of cars, usually
painted in yellow. Price is between 1,1 lei/km and 1,2
lei/km (about 0.33 EUR). Starting price is about 1,1 lei
(0.33 EUR).
Useful
phone
numbers : 953, 941, 222-222, 111-111, 218-218, 217-217
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