Is Romania’s 1st Class Worth It? 7 Hours on the Bucharest-Iasi Express

First class train travel in Romania: Bucharest – Iași with CFR Călători. Car 61 53 10-70 103-7, a model derived from the modernization of Bautzen or AVA-200 type carriages.

Experience the premium side of Romanian Railways (CFR) on the main line connecting the capital, Bucharest, to the historic city of Iași. In this video, we explore the first class conditions on a 7-hour journey through the Romanian countryside.

What you will see in this video:

A complete tour of the first class carriage.

The comfort of the seats, the legroom and the amenities (power outlets, tables).

Picturesque views of the Romanian countryside.

Ticket prices and how to book a premium train journey in Romania.

Whether you’re a train watcher or a traveler planning a trip to Eastern Europe, this guide shows you exactly what to expect from InterRegio’s first class service in Romania.
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Travel details:

Route: Bucharest Nord (București Nord) – Iași

Train type: InterRegio (IR)

Operator: CFR Călători

Class: 1st class

Duration: Approx. 6-7 hours

Price:
1st class: 214.5 lei / 42.14 € / 49.2 $.
2nd class price: 138 lei / 27.2 € / 31.8 $.

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9 Comments

  1. Deaf and mute people are usually pretenders, it's an old tactic, I used to meet them on trains 30 years ago. The shoe repair thing was really funny, I've never seen that before. 😀

  2. Actually, it is newly built on Z1 standard (26,4 meters lenght) cca. 2009, based on the famous French Corail license.

    Modernised / newer is not always better – I would rather take 1 fairly new 10-70 A10mee (2009 – 2012) with better seating, rather than sit on stones from the newer modernisations (2025 – present), since their seating is appalling (anti-fire, anti-vandalism, anti-theft, anti-anything seating)….

  3. Yes, interesting film.
    I know all the cities.
    I akways tell to my wife that we dont go via CFR to Iasi, to visit Son, and other from Family, in B"a"rlad and Vaslui.
    I dont want stay in case some hours in Landscape.
    I know CFR from 1980, when driving in early morning 06.15 from Gara Nord, absolute safe to Gh Gh Dej, Onesti…

  4. Я ехал эти поездом, тоже вагоном первого класса, но более старым. Электричества в нем не было из-за риска короткого замыкания, как объяснил кондуктор, , дело было летом, ехали с открытыми окнами, а гаджеты я зарядил уже на вокзале в Бухаресте. Так что в вашем случае вам очень повезло с вагоном.

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