I am embarking on a Eastern European road trip next week.
I am Ok to milan and Vienna but the rest is a real mystery to me.
Has anybody done Hungary,Romania or Bulgaria in the last year that might be able to give me a little head up please?
following Lukes blog about Hungary I am ok with the Vignette system in Hungary …
Cheers boys…
(normal stupid replies will be ignored!) 
For Hungary you want en-ematrica.autopalya.hu/
mucker85:
For Hungary you want en-ematrica.autopalya.hu/
Excellent reply mate … Thank you !
I did Romania last year in a van and crossed the border at arad where you pay for your vignette, generally I didnt think the roads were that bad in romania just one or two places that they were rough. the only thing to remember is that its a long slow drive there as they have next to no motorway.
hello jimboy im in sofia at the moment and ill give you the route you need to sofia from the border of hungary to bulgaria if your going that way. so you want to head from the border along the 7/e68 t0 arad. then cut down to timisoara. after this take the 6/e70 to drobreta turnu severin once past this town you take the 56 a towars calafat and across the new bridge. after you have crossres the bridge follow the 1/e79 down to montana and continue down it till you get to the a2 running into sofia. dont take the 81 short cut as its not a good road.
must add done this route a few times in the last few months and its a good way to go… also when you get too caransebes the transit route is shut. DO NOT FOLLOW THE DIVERSION. run through the town and pay the 25euro city tax they will charge you. if you follow the diversion it will take you on some roads you dont want to be on
jimboy124:
mucker85:
For Hungary you want en-ematrica.autopalya.hu/Excellent reply mate … Thank you !
Thanks, I’m doing some homework because I’m taking a coach to Budapest in October. Let me know what the website is like to use.
mucker the new tax is only for lorrys and vans… the old system is still in place for busses
acceptme:
mucker the new tax is only for lorrys and vans… the old system is still in place for busses
When I went last year in a coach I’m sure we couldn’t do it online. We did it at the border or soon after.
acceptme:
must add done this route a few times in the last few months and its a good way to go… also when you get too caransebes the transit route is shut. DO NOT FOLLOW THE DIVERSION. run through the town and pay the 25euro city tax they will charge you. if you follow the diversion it will take you on some roads you dont want to be on
Il second this usually two of them and get receipt
If ones mAte not looking get away with 10 euro and no reciept
They are having it bang off
Was surprised first trip on romo border in customs compound how blatent the romo drivers are putting on the magnet
And most garages advertising different ones for diff makes of trucks
One tip on border when getting tax dont change money up withthe runners will have your pants down
The post should be in the Euro forum.
The money in BG is the Lev.One pound is 2.20 Lev the coins are Stokinski.
You will see old Russian cars and poverty.Concrete blocks of flats that look like they are about to collapse.
I found the Bulgarians very friendly.The road signs will be in a different alphabet with it written normaly under the Russian looking writting.
As it was a former Communist state years ago it was a 12 year waiting list for a new Lada.
The food is lamb innards or all the guts pie.
Pigs lungs.
Fried chicken livers or hearts and i had the sea snails.
You can buy the vignette at the border at 7 euros a day.Weekly Monthly and Annualy are other options.
I went from Bourgas to Istanbul and the border at the customs checkpoint on both sides was easy but thorough with checks.In BG they serve coffee in small paper takeway cups on service area stops.And out of a vend machine.I saw a pile of china mugs and a coffee making machine but they do not use them.
Sofia has a great night life as all the younger generation are returning there after working at the Black Sea coastal resorts for the summer.Their weekly wage is about £60 per week.A half litre glass of beer will cost 40 pence or 1 Lev.Meal for £3 to £4.
There is Mcdonalds Kfc and Dominoes in built up areas.
toby1234abc:
The post should be in the Euro forum.
The money in BG is the Lev.One pound is 2.20 Lev the coins are Stokinski.
You will see old Russian cars and poverty.Concrete blocks of flats that look like they are about to collapse.
I found the Bulgarians very friendly.The road signs will be in a different alphabet with it written normaly under the Russian looking writting.
As it was a former Communist state years ago it was a 12 year waiting list for a new Lada.
The food is lamb innards or all the guts pie.
Pigs lungs.
Fried chicken livers or hearts and i had the sea snails.
You can buy the vignette at the border at 7 euros a day.Weekly Monthly and Annualy are other options.
I went from Bourgas to Istanbul and the border at the customs checkpoint on both sides was easy but thorough with checks.In BG they serve coffee in small paper takeway cups on service area stops.And out of a vend machine.I saw a pile of china mugs and a coffee making machine but they do not use them.
Sofia has a great night life as all the younger generation are returning there after working at the Black Sea coastal resorts for the summer.Their weekly wage is about £60 per week.A half litre glass of beer will cost 40 pence or 1 Lev.Meal for £3 to £4.
There is Mcdonalds Kfc and Dominoes in built up areas.
Gutted … no swimming pools…
Free use of the hotel pool.Nobody checks if you are a guest or not.
acceptme:
must add done this route a few times in the last few months and its a good way to go… also when you get too caransebes the transit route is shut. DO NOT FOLLOW THE DIVERSION. run through the town and pay the 25euro city tax they will charge you. if you follow the diversion it will take you on some roads you dont want to be on
In every thing you have said has been spot on even down to the route I have taken. I have been in Sofia for the weekend its really beautiful. The road here though was shocking.
