Tulcea is about 270 km from Bucharest — four to five hours by car or train. The Cape Tulcea airport, 15 km south of the city, has limited charter and seasonal flights but most travellers fly into Bucharest's Otopeni and continue by road. Long-distance buses (autocare) connect Tulcea to Constanța and Bucharest several times a day from the autogară near the river station.