Transportation

The International Airport Mihail Kogalniceanu is located at about 30 km north-west from Mamaia. The airport is connected to a very limited number of international destinations, the main one is Istanbul. Flying from Istanbul to Constanta takes aproximately 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Transfer from Mihail Kogalniceanu International Airport to Hotel IAKI in Mamaia:

  • by taxi:
    • travel time is around 50 minutes and the trip costs approximately 90 LEI (~20 EUR)
  • by using IAKI’s transfer services:
    • you can ask directly at IAKI hotel for airport transfer services
  • A shuttle bus will be available to transfer participants from the Mihail Kogalniceanu International Airport to the conference venue.


The Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP) is the main international airport in Romania. It is located about 10 km north from Bucharest and at approximately 230 km west from Mamaia. The airport receives daily flights from many European airports, as well as from two intercontinental hubs (Doha and Dubai).

Transfer from Henri Coanda International Airport to Hotel IAKI in Mamaia:

  • by car: 
  • by bus:
    • there are various bus services connecting Henri Coanda airport to Constanta:
    • from Constanta you can take a taxi to Hotel IAKI in Mamaia: 
      • travel time is around 20 minutes and the trip costs approximately 20 LEI (~5 EUR)
  • by train:
    • take the express bus number 780 which connects the Henri Coanda airport with the Bucharest North Railway Station (the main railway station in Bucharest):
      • bus 780 stops in front of the Arrivals Terminal (ground level)
      • one ticket valid for two trips costs 7 LEI (~1.5 EUR)
      • more details are given here
    • there are several train connections from Bucharest North Railway Station to Constanta:
      • you can search here train connections from “Bucuresti Nord” to “Constanta”
      • one-way trip costs 62 LEI (~14 EUR) for an Inter Regio (IR) train (2nd class seat)
    • from Constanta Railway Station you can take a taxi to Hotel IAKI in Mamaia: 
      • travel time is around 20 minutes and the trip costs approximately 20 LEI (~5 EUR)

Driving route from Henri Coanda airport to Hotel IAKI in Mamaia