Soviet Mosaic in Ungheni

Ungheni is in Moldova on the border to Romania.

Understand

The seventh largest city of the country, and the seat of the Ungheni District, it's also an important border town. The Prut river separates Moldova and Romania, and it's crossed by a railway bridge. As the two countries uses different rail gauges, there's a bogie exchange facility at the railyard. Across the border there's another, much smaller town by the same name.

Get in

By train

Passenger trains between Moldova and Romania stop here, so you can get in by train from for example Chișinău, Iași or Bucharest. See the website of the Moldovan Railways (Calea Ferată din Moldova) for schedules and tickets.

By car

The nearest road crossing from Romania is in Sculeni, about 30 km north. Ungheni is of course accessible by car from elsewhere in Moldova.

Get around

Eiffel Bridge from a distance

See

• 1 Eiffel Bridge. The railway bridge across the Prut, opened in 1877 between then-Bessarabia and Romania, designed by Gustave Eiffel, most famous for a certain structure in Paris. (updated Jun 2019)
• 2 Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. (updated Jun 2019)
• 3 Ungheni Museum (Muzeul de istorie si etnografie Ungheni), Strada Romană 9, ☏ +373 236 22 764. M-F 09:00-17:00, Su 10:00-14:00 (Sa closed). Museum about local history and culture. Free. (updated Nov 2024)

Eat

Saint Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

• 1 Sushi house, Strada Nationala 20. Sushi restaurant. (updated Jun 2019)
• 2 Erni Pizza, Strada Națională 17. Pizza place. (updated Jun 2019)

Sleep

• 1 Vila Verde, Strada Naţionala, ☏ +373 236 23 399, reception@vila-verdeun.md. Mid-range hotel. The rooms have tv, bathroom and A/C, free Wi-Fi, and the hotel has a restaurant and a bar. sgl €35, dbl €45. (updated Jun 2019)

Cope

Consulates

• Romania, Str. Mihai Eminescu 35, ☏ +373 236 80001, +373 236 80002, +373 69 522297, fax: +373 23 680003, ungheni@mae.ro. (updated Dec 2021)

Go next

• Chișinău
• Iași