Neighborhood guide
Where to Stay in Bucharest
The 3 areas worth basing yourself in Bucharest, Romania — ranked by our editors, with walking distances from the center. First-timers: start with Old Town (Lipscani).
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Top pick
Old Town (Lipscani)
Cobblestone bar district — restaurants, clubs, historic churches.
11 min walk from center
#2
Cotroceni
Leafy residential streets near the Botanical Garden — belle-époque villas.
2.6 km from center
#3
Piata Universitatii
The commercial center — bookshops, cafes, the intellectual heart of the city.
14 min walk from center
Getting around
Metro (4 lines) is fast, cheap, and reaches airport (M6). Uber/Bolt everywhere; taxis cheap but insist on the meter.
Skip the airport taxi mafia — Bolt/Uber for the 40-minute ride into town. Trains to Sinaia (Peleș Castle) run hourly.