By plane
IaÅi Airport IAS (http://www.aeroport.ro/ai...) is one of the oldest accredited airports in Romania and even though it is small, it is served by several airlines such as Carpatair Carpatair (http://www.carpatair.com/) flying from Timisoara, Tarom (http://www.tarom.ro/en/) flying from Bucharest, and Austrian Airlines (http://www.aua.com/) flying from Vienna. There are also charter flights (http://www.aeroport.ro/or...) that depart/arrive from/in Iasi.
The airport is about 8km from the city center. The only transportation to the city is by taxi. A metered taxi to the center of IaÅi should cost no more than about RON 15â20. Most city taxis have meters. You should pay attention if they use it or not—it's not unheard of for them to try and get away with charging upwards of â¬10. The metered rate is 2 RON per kilometre outside city limits and 1.8 RON per kilometre inside them.
If arriving from another country, bear in mind that there are no currency exchange outlets at IaÅi airport. There is an ATM outside the building. Since taxi drivers accept RON, not euro or other currencies, you will need to be able to withdraw money from this ATM or arrive in IaÅi with RON.
By train
The connections to IaÅi from Bucharest, the national capital, and with other counties in Romania are good and reliable and can be seen online at the Trains Timetable (http://www.mersultrenuril...) on this website you may also see the prices and the availability of the trains on the dates you wish to travel. You can also take direct trains from Budapest, which is well linked to Western Europe.
A train ticket from IaÅi to Bucharest costs around â¬20 when using the most expensive and luxurious option, the inter-city.
One of the landmarks of town, railway station, also known as the "Palace of Railway Station" will welcome you to IaÅi when arriving by train. The railway station building is 133 meters long and has 113 rooms, with a real palace in the centre, a partial replica of the loggia from the Dogeâs Palace in Venice. The palace was built by an Austrian company lead by Victor von Ofenheim and is the biggest one in Moldavia.
The railway station is very close to the center of the town and to the Tourism Information Centre 10 minutes of walking.
By car
There are several possibilities to reach IaÅi from all over the country on national roads. Recently these roads have been improved and are not blocked by traffic jams. A drive from Bucharest usually takes five to six hours.
If you donât have neither a map of Romania downloaded from the internet, nor a GPS, the best thing to do is to buy one from any gas station. Although the situation has been steadily improving, it is crucial to have a map in order to reach Iasi from Bucharest without having to stop and ask for directions. The locals know which turns to take — there aren't many, but they are not marked with large arrows as they are in the United States.