Where a car takes you from Bucharest
These are the day trips from Bucharest on our own pages where a car earns its keep. Trains reach some of them; a car reaches all of them, on your own clock.
- Snagov Lake Snagov Lake sits 40 minutes north of Bucharest, a freshwater lake with traditional lakeside fish restaurants and Vlad III's grave on the island monast
- Mogoșoaia Palace Mogoșoaia Palace was built in the late 17th century by Constantin Brâncoveanu, with palace, gardens and lake terraces 30 minutes north-west of Buchare
- Constanța (Black Sea Coast) Constanța on the Black Sea is the closest seafood day-trip from Bucharest, 2 hours east, with mussel and sea bass platters and Old Casino lido views
- Comana Wetlands Comana Wetlands sit an hour south of Bucharest, a Danube tributary marsh with traditional fish restaurants and a monastery rumoured as Vlad III's grav
- Sinaia and Peleș Castle Sinaia is the gateway to Peleș Castle 2 hours north of Bucharest, with Carpathian mountain cuisine, smoked trout and the historic Royal Palace dining
Booking a car in Bucharest
We compare through one partner rather than listing every broker. Desks sit at the airport and in town, and the headline rate below is theirs, not ours.
- From
- USD 0.2 a day
- Desks on site
- Alamo, Avis, Dollar, Enterprise, Payless, Sixt, Surprice
- Pick up at
- Bucharest Otopeni Airport · Bucharest Downtown, Baneasa Airport
Rates are the partner's headline price at our last check (2026-10-02) and move with dates, car class and insurance. We earn a commission if you book, at no cost to you.