Car hire and driving in Piteşti
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Romania traffic drives on the right. Picking up at CRA means 97 km (60 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257.
Drives from Piteşti
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piteşti to Ploieşti | Romania | 91 km (57 mi) | about 1 h 24 min |
| Piteşti to Craiova | Romania | 103 km (64 mi) | about 1 h 34 min |
| Piteşti to Braşov | Romania | 106 km (66 mi) | about 1 h 37 min |
| Piteşti to Bucharest | Romania | 109 km (67 mi) | about 1 h 39 min |
| Piteşti to Sibiu | Romania | 120 km (74 mi) | about 1 h 49 min |
| Piteşti to Ruse | Bulgaria | 141 km (88 mi) | about 2 h 9 min |
| Piteşti to Buzău | Romania | 158 km (98 mi) | about 2 h 25 min |
| Piteşti to Târgu Mureş | Romania | 190 km (118 mi) | about 2 h 54 min |
| Piteşti to Cluj-Napoca | Romania | 235 km (146 mi) | about 3 h 35 min |
| Piteşti to Bacău | Romania | 248 km (154 mi) | about 3 h 47 min |
| Piteşti to Brăila | Romania | 249 km (154 mi) | about 3 h 47 min |
| Piteşti to Piatra Neamţ | Romania | 256 km (159 mi) | about 3 h 55 min |
| Piteşti to Istanbul | Turkey | 541 km (336 mi) | about 8 h 15 min |
| Piteşti to Moscow | Russia | 1,508 km (937 mi) | about 23 h |
| Piteşti to Ankara | Turkey | 854 km (531 mi) | about 13 h 2 min |
| Piteşti to Berlin | Germany | 1,195 km (743 mi) | about 18 h 14 min |
| Piteşti to Bursa | Turkey | 621 km (386 mi) | about 9 h 28 min |
| Piteşti to Kyiv | Ukraine | 753 km (468 mi) | about 11 h 29 min |
| Piteşti to İzmir | Turkey | 740 km (460 mi) | about 11 h 17 min |
| Piteşti to Rome | Italy | 1,050 km (653 mi) | about 16 h 1 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
Where to compare car hire
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Piteşti?
The right, as everywhere in Romania.
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.