UPB is located in the west end of Bucharest, in Borough 6. The nearest underground Metro stations are Politehnica, on the red M3 line, with an exit into the campus and Grozavesti, on the yellow M1 line, within a 15 minute walk to the campus, westbound. A map of the metro network is available hereand Grozavesti on the yellow M1 line.
The Capital city of Romania, Bucharest is located in the south of the country.
The Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport at Otopeni (OTP) lies 16.5 km north of the city centre of Bucharest, being the main international airport of the country. Bucharest is well connected via both direct and connecting flights to and from all main European cities.
For real time information on departures, arrivals, as well as restaurants and caffes on the premises, etc. download the official app HenriAppPort.
The main Railway station is Bucharest North (Gara de Nord). There are direct train services to Budapest and Vienna operated by CFR Calatori (the National rail passenger service operator). Online travel fares can be purchased here for domestic journeys and here for internationals journeys.
The UPB Campus can be reached taking a bus to the city centre or a train to Gara de Nord (Bucharest North Railway station) and then changing for metro underground or bus/trolleybus connections to the campus, see below.
Bucharest is directly connected to the airport by the STB 24h bus service 783 to Piata Unirii (city centre via Piata Victoriei, Piata Romana, Piata 21 Decembrie 1989 – Universitate), every 10-30 min.
Gara de Nord (Bucharest North Railway Station) is connected to the airport with 24h direct train services operated by CFR Calatori and Transferoviar Calatori (TFC), every 40 min.
The UPB Campus can be reached by STB services:
The House of Parliament can be reached from the UPB Campus, by STB bus service 136 to Pod Izvor from bus stop Universitatea Politehnica, reachable 15 min on foot from the conference venue.
The House of Parliament can be reached from the UPB Campus, by yellow line M1 to Republica/Pantelimon from station Grozavesti, alighting at station Izvor and then walking 15 min south.
The Palace of Parliament is within a 40-60 min walk to south east from the UPB campus along Splaiul Independentei.
STB traveling fares can be found and purchased at ticket vending booths or online, using the app 24pay with a credit card attached.
Train travel fares to and from the airport can be purchased at the ticket vending booth in the airport, on the train from the conductor, as well as online using the official app CFR Călători.
Metro travel fares in Bucharest can be purchased at the ticket vending booths in all metro stations. Metro fares can be also paid at the entrance gate using any debit/credit card. More information is available on the website Metrorex.
Car parking at UPB is available 24 hours for a small entrance daily fare. The address to use for satellite navigation to the UPB Campus is Splaiul Independentei 313 . Entry is via Splaiul Independentei or Bd. Iuliu Maniu.