Vatra Dornei
Vatra Dornei is a city in Romania.
Elevation: about 802 m above sea level. Population: 12,578 (2021).
Here and nearby on the site: 1 spring.
Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia
What's nearby
Peaks nearby
All peaks
PeakGiumalăuValea Putneialtitude 1 857 m · Marmarosh range14 km from the centreGiumalău (Romanian Vârful Giumalău) is the highest summit of the Rarău–Giumalău massif in the Eastern Carpathians, at 1,857 m.
Peak12 ApostoliGura Haitiialtitude 1 771 m17 km from the centre12 Apostoli (Romanian Vârful 12 Apostoli, Doisprezece Apostoli – “the Twelve Apostles”) is a 1,771 m summit in the northern part of the Călimani Mountains, in Suceava...
PeakRarăuCâmpulung Moldovenescaltitude 1 651 m20 km from the centreRarău (Romanian: Vârful Rarău) is the highest summit of the massif of the same name in the Eastern Carpathians, 1,651 m above sea level.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 – 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.

