Cheia
Prahova County · Romania
Photos: Zăganu; Ciucaș Peak
Cheia is a village in Romania.
Population: 471 (2021). Mountains nearby: Buzău Mountains.
Here and nearby on the site: 2 peaks.
Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia
What's nearby
Peaks nearby
All peaks
PeakZăganuCheiaaltitude 1 817 m4.2 km from the centreZăganu (Romanian Vârful Zăganu, Hungarian Zagán or Zákányos) is a 1,817 m summit and also the name of a whole rocky ridge in the Ciucaș Mountains, in the Curvature...
PeakCiucaș PeakCheiaaltitude 1 954 m6.9 km from the centreCiucaș Peak (Romanian Vârful Ciucaș, Hungarian Csukás, German Krähenstein) is the highest summit of the Ciucaș Mountains, at 1,954 m.Huts, shelters and springs nearby
Getting there from Ukraine
Border crossings
- Porubne – Siret — road and pedestrian, 24/7
- Diakivtsi – Racovăț — road and pedestrian, 24/7 No freight traffic.
- Krasnoilsk – Vicovu de Sus — road and pedestrian, 08:00–20:00 Cars up to 3.5 t and pedestrians only; not 24/7.
- Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației — road and pedestrian, 24/7 Passenger traffic only: vehicles up to 3.5 t with up to 9 seats, pedestrians.
- Diakove – Halmeu — road, 24/7 No pedestrian crossing.
By car
Chernivtsi – Bușteni ≈426 km, ≈7 h 32 min (via Diakivtsi – Racovăț); Rakhiv – Bușteni ≈454 km, ≈8 h 01 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Uzhhorod – Bușteni ≈557 km, ≈9 h 15 min (via Diakove – Halmeu). Times without border queues, our road routing (GraphHopper, OSM).
Checked 03.11.2026; border crossing hours and timetables change — check before you travel.
