Sovata

Mureș County · Romania
Sovata — photo 1 Sovata — photo 2 2

Photos: Sie, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons); Sovata in autumn: view of the resort — Țetcu Mircea Rareș, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Sovata (Hungarian Szováta) is a spa town in Mureș County, Transylvania, in the Székely Land. It lies on the upper Târnava Mică where the Sovata river joins it, in the Praid – Sovata Depression at the south-western foot of the Gurghiu Mountains, at 475–530 m. The 2021 census counted 9,703 inhabitants.

The town is 60 km east of Târgu Mureș; the DN13A road and the Blaj – Praid railway line lead here. The Via Transilvanica long-distance trail passes through Sovata.

On the site the town has the “Maria” spring; see the blocks below for the nearest peaks and trails.

Getting there from Ukraine

The nearest place we have road figures for is Vatra Dornei (≈86 km from here in a straight line): Chernivtsi – Vatra Dornei ≈153 km, ≈3 h 00 min (via Krasnoilsk – Vicovu de Sus); Rakhiv – Vatra Dornei ≈204 km, ≈4 h 12 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației). Times are without border queues, by our road routing. Romanian national roads require an electronic vignette (rovinieta).

Sources: Wikipedia, Wikidata, OpenStreetMap, Karpaty.rocks data. More on Wikipedia

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Sovata spa: the heliothermal Bear LakeWater parks & thermal poolsSovata spa: the heliothermal Bear LakeSovata1.3 km from the centreSovata is a spa and climatic resort in Mureș County, Transylvania, lying at 475–530 m at the south-western foot of the Gurghiu Mountains (Eastern Carpathians).

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Spas and thermal pools nearby

Sovata spa: the heliothermal Bear LakeWater parks & thermal poolsSovata spa: the heliothermal Bear LakeSovata1.3 km from the centreSovata is a spa and climatic resort in Mureș County, Transylvania, lying at 475–530 m at the south-western foot of the Gurghiu Mountains (Eastern Carpathians).

Huts, shelters and springs nearby

Izvorul Sărat Spring, 461 m461 mSpringIzvorul Sărat Spring, 461 mHarghita and Gurghiu Mountains · RomaniaNot verifiedFlows all yearNot for drinking
Maria Spring507 mSpringMaria SpringHarghita and Gurghiu Mountains · RomaniaNot verifiedMarked as drinkable
Sós forrás, 484 m484 mSpringSós forrás, 484 mHarghita and Gurghiu Mountains · RomaniaNot verifiedNot for drinking
466 mSpringNádas-Csorgó SpringHarghita and Gurghiu Mountains · RomaniaNot verifiedMarked as drinkable
508 mDrinking waterDrinking water below Dealul ZoltanHarghita and Gurghiu Mountains · RomaniaNot verified
513 mSpringSpring below Muntele de Sare (south-west slope)Harghita and Gurghiu Mountains · RomaniaNot verifiedNot for drinking

All springs of the CarpathiansAll Carpathian huts

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 – Vatra Dornei ≈153 km, ≈3 h 00 min (via Krasnoilsk – Vicovu de Sus); Rakhiv – Vatra Dornei ≈204 km, ≈4 h 12 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Ivano-Frankivsk – Vatra Dornei ≈271 km, ≈5 h 00 min (via Krasnoilsk – Vicovu de Sus). Times without border queues, our road routing (GraphHopper, OSM).

Checked 03.11.2026; border crossing hours and timetables change — check before you travel.