Bușteni
Prahova County · Romania
Photos: Caraiman Peak; Omu Peak; Coștila Peak
Bușteni is a town in Romania.
Elevation: about 875 m above sea level. Population: 8,368 (2021). Mountains nearby: Bucegi Mountains.
Here and nearby on the site: 3 peaks, 3 mountain huts and shelters.
Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia
What's nearby
Peaks nearby
All peaks
PeakCaraiman PeakBuștenialtitude 2 384 m3.4 km from the centreCaraiman Peak (Romanian Vârful Caraiman) is a 2,384 m summit in the Bucegi Mountains of the Southern Carpathians in Romania.
PeakCoștila PeakBuștenialtitude 2 490 m4.2 km from the centreCoștila Peak (Romanian Vârful Coștila) is a 2,490 m summit in the Bucegi Mountains of the Southern Carpathians in Romania.
PeakOmu PeakBuștenialtitude 2 514 m7.1 km from the centreOmu Peak (Romanian Vârful Omu, also Omul) is the highest summit of the Bucegi Mountains in the Southern Carpathians of Romania.
PeakBucșoiuPârâul Recealtitude 2 492 m7.3 km from the centreBucșoiu (Romanian Vârful Bucșoiu) is a 2,492 m summit in the northern part of the Bucegi Mountains. According to Romanian Wikipedia it is the third-highest peak of the...
PeakVârful cu DorSinaiaaltitude 2 030 m7.9 km from the centreVârful cu Dor (literally “the Peak with Longing”) is a 2,030 m summit on the southern edge of the Bucegi plateau, above the resort of Sinaia in Prahova County.
PeakPiatra MareTimișu de Josaltitude 1 843 m17 km from the centrePiatra Mare (Romanian Vârful Piatra Mare, “the Great Stone”, German Hohenstein, Hungarian Nagykőhavas) is the highest summit of the small massif of the same name south...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.
