Romania’s Salt Mines: The 15 Best Trips Underground

Bucharest: Salt Mine Day Trip to Slănic - How the Bucharest Van Ride Really Works (Pickup Points and Timing)

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 869 reviews · 8 hours · from $57Our pick

8 hours from Bucharest to the Slănic Prahova Salt Mine, 208 m underground, skip-the-line access, and 2 hours to explore.

“This was one of the most amazing things I have seen. If you only get to do one thing while in Bucharest, please go and do this trip to experience these salt mines. It blew my mind away and I have never seen anything quite like it. Our guide Roberto was fantastic. Very informative along the way with all things Romanian and Bucharest and had an awesome sense of humour. I was overwhelmed by the scale, size and just how bloody clever humans can be! AMAZING”

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From Bucharest: Slănic Prahova Salt Mine Ticket and Transfer

2.Slănic Prahova Salt Mine Ticket and Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 790 reviews · 7 hours · from $55

Relaxing Bucharest transfer to Europe’s largest Slănic Prahova salt mine. Two hours underground, lake and waterfall views, museum included.

“Excellent! Amazing place, the driver and the guide were so polite. Thanks very much”

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Cluj: Turda Salt Mine, Corvin Castle, Alba Carolina Tour

3.Turda Salt Mine, Corvin Castle, Alba Carolina Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 184 reviews · 11 hours · from $140

Cluj day trip to Turda Salt Mine, Corvin Castle, and Alba Iulia Fortress with a small English group, van transport, and expert guide.

“Great guide. Amazing places. Really nicely done. Thanks again!”

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Slanic Salt Mine Day Trip from Bucharest

4.Slanic Salt Mine Day Trip from Bucharest

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 142 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $47

Hotel pickup from Bucharest to Unirea Salt Mine. Air-conditioned ride, English guide, ticket included, 2 hours underground.

“Our driver from Bucharest to the mines was passing with oncoming traffic and weaving in his lane. Tour guide and driver talked non stop in Romanian, people were trying to sleep. Mine was very cool and I recommend the tour.”

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From Cluj: Turda Salt Mine, Gorge, and Remetea Full-Day Trip

5.Turda Salt Mine, Gorge, and Remetea Full-Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 84 reviews · 1 day · from $131Top rated

Full-day trip from Cluj to Turda Salt Mine, Turda Gorge, and Rimetea village, with an English guide, tickets, and a hike.

“I had a fantastic day out with Tudor. The salt mine is a stunning location with Tudor giving an interesting explanation of the workings, conditions, the history and other interesting facts about the mine. From there we drove to the Turda Gorge. We chose to take the exciting zipline down to the gorge start area which was an added bonus for the day. The hike Tudor had chosen for us was simply stunning. Tudor told us many interesting facts about the area and pointed out interesting floors and fauna en route. A climb through the Autumn woods, up to the summit above the gorge, and then dropping down to the…”

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Turda salt mine 4h tour from Cluj

6.Turda salt mine 4h tour from Cluj

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 73 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $60

Small-group 4-hour Salina Turda trip from Cluj with pickup, an English guide, and unforgettable salt-mine rides and chambers.

“The salt mine was amazing. I could overlook the Disneyland aspects and focus on the beauty and history. We had a rough start because our guide was 40-45 minutes late. We sat in the lobby and became concerned that we had been stood-up. She came and said traffic was bad and that she had tried to contact us. The Hotel had no record of any call. (Cluj has bad traffic at peak times everyday so this should have been anticipated.) Also we were not told that there would be others on the tour, as we thought it would be just my husband and me. We had to pick up someone…”

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Turda Salt Mine, Corvin Castle and Alba Fortress from Cluj

7.Turda Salt Mine, Corvin Castle and Alba Fortress from Cluj

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 65 reviews · 11 hours (approx.) · from $143

Cluj day trip to Salina Turda, Corvin Castle, and Alba Iulia. Small-group history, underground salt wonders, and an English guide.

“Legit tour! No hidden shop! Only Salt mine, Corvin and Alba as mentioned. We got Alex as our tour guide. He is really friendly and informative! He come with AC van, really comfy traveling. We can stop/continue as we want. Super flexible”

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Private Tour to Salt Mine, Lunch at Winery and Dracula Grave

8.Private Tour to Salt Mine, Lunch at Winery and Dracula Grave

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 60 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $167

A private 9-hour day trip from Bucharest to the Unirea salt mine, Casa Seciu winery lunch, and Snagov’s Dracula-linked monastery.

“Back to back to back awesome tours with Sebastian and he knows his stuff. Every bit of history, he knows it. Very informative. We hit the Salina Salt Mine, unbelievable, the Casa Timis winery and vineyard, exquisite, the mysterious and surreal lakeside Mogosoia Palace, topped off with the Peles Castle, and the fall foliage leaves made for off the charts leaf peeping as a bonus. An unbelievable two days.”

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Cluj: Turda Salt Mines, Rimetea, and Coltesti Fortress Tour

9.Turda Salt Mines, Rimetea, and Coltesti Fortress Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 53 reviews · 8 hours · from $118

A fast, scenic Cluj County day trip to Salina Turda, Rimetea village, and the Colțești Fortress ruins, with guide and entry included.

“Adrian(sic) was an excellent guide - very informative and personable. The content was both good and varied Highly recommended.”

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Turda Salt Mine 4h guided tour from Cluj

10.Turda Salt Mine 4h guided tour from Cluj

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 45 reviews · 4 hours · from $76

Guided 4-hour trip from Cluj to Salina Turda, with a mine walkthrough, underground fun park time, and comfortable round-trip transport.

“Chatting with Geta was very enjoyable. Geta has lots of information and we toured the mines at my pace. Geta gave me a valuable insight into the life of the mining village in past times along with a brief history of the Transylvanian region. She also gave me lots of tips on places to go in Cluj. I would 100% recommend a tour with Geta.”

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Small-group max 7, Salt Mine, Lunch at Winery & Dracula Grave

11.Small-group max 7, Salt Mine, Lunch at Winery & Dracula Grave

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 25 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $107

Unirea Salt Mine, Casa Seciu winery lunch, and Vlad’s legend at Snagov Monastery on a small-group Bucharest day trip.

“Laura was just the best guide and we had a very enjoyable day away from the crowds. Salt mines were interesting and casual, lunch was fantastic and the monastery one of the highlights on the visit to Romania. Laura gave great details and history, was flexible on timing for our small group (5 ppl).”

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Day Trip To Turda Salt Mine, Rimetea Village & Coltesti Fortress

12.Day Trip To Turda Salt Mine, Rimetea Village & Coltesti Fortress

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 25 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $119

Cluj-Napoca day trip to Turda Salt Mine, Rimetea village, and Coltesti ruins, with an included salt mine ticket and English guide.

“Andrei was friendly, professional & knowledgeable. He went out of his way to show me somethingvi asked about that wasn't on the tinerary. The salt mine was very interesting. The hike to the fortress was short, but beautiful! I had a great day!”

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Day Trip Bucharest to Slanic Prahova Salt Mine

13.Day Trip Bucharest to Slanic Prahova Salt Mine

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 21 reviews · 6 hours · from $1Best value

Bucharest to Slănic Prahova Salt Mine day trip with a small-group van ride, audio guide, and 2.5 hours underground chambers.

“Cosmin è una guida molto preparata che vi fornirà tutte le informazioni necessarie durante tutto il tour.”

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Muddy Volcanoes & Salt Mine – Private Tour

14.Muddy Volcanoes & Salt Mine – Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · 11 hours (approx.) · from $166

Private day trip from Bucharest to Slanic salt mine and the muddy volcanoes, with hotel transfers, Wi-Fi car, and an English guide.

“When checking the Viator site for something unique to visit in Romania, we were deciding between Dracula castle and our trip (Salt Mine and Muddy Volcano). We are glad that we have made our choice. First, I would like to express our deep gratitude to our guide Sebastian, who makes our journey a perfect one. He arrived on time to pick us at the hotel, spoke perfect English, was very polite and attentive throughout the journey, and was also very knowledgeable about Bucharest, the salt mine and the muddy volcano. He can even remember all the years when historical events happened! We went on a Thursday so both places were…”

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Salt Mine Tour from Bucharest with Entrance Ticket

15.Salt Mine Tour from Bucharest with Entrance Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 19 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $45

Unirea Salt Mine day trip from Bucharest: 217 m underground halls, salt lake and waterfall, plus round-trip pickup and entrance.

“Well organised driver, prompt, kept everyone to schedule. Mine was really interesting, two hours was about right. It’s v cold down the mine, bring a jumper!”

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