• DIRECTIONS TO T5 SOCIAL:
• FROM OTOPENI AIRPORT
• The airport bus is number 783. It runs 24 hours a day; about every 40 minutes during the night, and every 15 minutes during the day.
• Total time from Airport to our door with the bus: 45 to 90 minutes, depending on traffic.
• It's a very simple journey; we're the closest hostel to the last stop of the airport bus at Piata Unirii!
• From Arrivals, take Bus 783 to Unirii Square (Piata Unirii). Please note, Unirii Square has 2 stops, so make sure you get off at the very last stop!
• You can buy a return ticket (valid for 2 journeys) at the kiosk next to the bus stop. Please note, euros are not accepted.
• When you get off the bus, it's a 10 minute walk to our location.
• FROM THE TRAIN STATION (GARA DE NORD):
• Total time from Gara de Nord to our door with the metro: 45 minutes.
• The cheapest and simplest way to get to the hostel during the day from Gara de Nord is by taking the metro.
• Go to the 'Gara de Nord 1' subway station and take the Yellow M1 Line towards Pantelimon. After 7 stops, get off the metro at Unirii Square.
• TAXIS:
• **IMPORTANT**: at both Gara de Nord and the Airport, watch out for tourist scams and con taxis. Don't take the first taxi that invites you; find an honest driver.
• Your safest option is to order using an app like BOLT or UBER
• Ask around and find one that is willing to use the meter. Most taxis have their price written on the taxi, and you should pay no more than 1.4 lei/km. A normal fare from Gara de Nord to the hostel is about 15 lei