September 26, 2025

  1. Journey of Romanian/foreign students enrolled at accredited higher education institutions in Romania

CFR Calatori informs that pursuant to the legislation in force, during the 2025/2026 academic year, Romanian/foreign students, up to 30 years old, enrolled in full-time education programs in accredited higher education institutions in Romania, benefit from a 90% reduced fare for domestic rail transport on all 2nd class categories of trains (Regio, Interregio, Intercity), only on the distance/routes between the place of residence and the location of the higher education institution, at which the student is enrolled.

The 90% discount applies including to students with one or both deceased parents, as well as to students from foster care centers or who were in foster care with extended, foster family or with a foster parent.

For the 1st class or sleeping car/berth car journey, the fare differences will be paid in full. 

 Obtaining travel passes (tickets and subscriptions) with a 90% discount:

  • from ticket offices of CFR Călători travel agencies and railway stations,
  • online, on the website CFRCALATORI.RO and through the downloadable app mobile devices (phone, tablet, etc) or from CFR Calatori ticket vending machines located in the stations, after confirming your student status and obtaining your student ID from the ticket office,
  • from the train staff, when boarding from stations where it is not possible to purchase tickets,

according to the specific conditions presented in detail on the website WWW.CFRCALATORI.RO, section Domestic traffic / Facilities / Discounts for pupils and students / Discounts for students enrolled in Romania.

Required documents:

To benefit from 90% discount tickets/passes, students must present:

  • the original student ID card for transportation discount, valid for the current academic year, which must include the locality of the institution where the student is enrolled
  • the original identity document, which must show the student’s residence.

Students who hold an electronic identity card can prove their residence by presenting a document/certificate issued digitally or in physical format by specialized population registration structures attesting the person’s residence.

The 90% discount (tickets/travel passes) can be granted until November 30, 2025, inclusive, based on the original student ID card for discounted transportation, issued for the 2024-2025 academic year. Exception: students for whom the 2024-2025 academic year is the final year of studies will no longer benefit from the related facilities starting with October 1, 2025.

Until obtaining a student ID card for discounted transportation, first-year students can benefit from a 90% discount for travelling until November 30, 2025, inclusive, and based on the original certificate issued by the educational institution for the 2025-2026 academic year.

 As of 1st of December 2025, the 90% discount for students will be granted only based on the student ID card for discounted transportation, endorsed for the 2025-2026 academic year, including for first-year students.

When checking the documents on the train, students will submit the reduced ticket/travel pass and the student ID card for discounted transportation, valid for the current academic year in original.

Until November 30 inclusive, students can present their student ID card for transportation discount for the 2024-2025 academic year, and first-year students can present the certificate attesting to their student status. Discounted tickets/passes purchased online can be presented in digital format as a pdf. document, electronic or printed on paper with a QR code. Discounted passes purchased online through the downloadable application are presented only in electronic format on the device with which it is associated.

2. Journey of Romanian students enrolled in higher education institutions abroad

As a novelty, CFR Calatori informs that pursuant to the provisions of the legislation in force, as of 1st of October 2025, Romanian citizen students enrolled in abroad full-time higher education institutions, benefit by the age of 30, on the territory of Romania, from a 50% reduced fare for all 2nd class categories of trains, on any distance. For the 1st class or sleeping car/berth car journey, the fare differences will be paid in full.

Romanian students by the age of 30, enrolled in abroad full-time educational institutions, can purchase tickets with a 50% discount on all categories of 2nd class Regio, Interregio and Intercity trains, on any distance, including a reservation ticket with a 50% discount.

 Obtaining tickets with a 50% discount:

  • from ticket offices of CFR Călători travel agencies and railway stations,
  • from the train staff, when boarding from stations where it is not possible to purchase tickets,

according to the specific conditions presented in detail on the website WWW.CFRCALATORI.RO, section Domestic traffic / Facilities / Discounts for pupils and students / Discounts for students enrolled abroad.

Required documents:

To benefit from 50% discount tickets, students must present in physical format, in original;

  • student ID card with a certified translation showing that the student is enrolled in a full-time foreign educational institution during the respective academic year;
  • the identity document (identity card, temporary identity card, electronic identity card, passport) showing the Romanian citizenship and the student’s age (not exceeding 30 years old).

When checking the documents on the train, students must present the 50% discount ticket, the student ID card accompanied by the certified translation, and the identity document, in physical format, in original, on the train.

If, on the train, students do not present the specified documents or present other documents issued by the higher education institutions where the student is enrolled, they are considered to be without a ticket and are treated according to the regulations in force.

For more details on the facilities provided to students, please access WWW.CFRCALATORI.RO section Domestic traffic / Facilities / Discounts for pupils and students or contact our staff at railway stations and CFR Călători travel agencies.

Information about train traffic:

  • by phone 0219521 – INFO CFR (domestic traffic).
  • by phone numbers from CFR stations that are published on WWW.CFRCALATORI.RO section PHONE INFORMATION – HTTPS://WWW.CFRCALATORI.RO/INFORMATII-TELEFONICE/
  • in the MY TRAIN application (HTTPS://BILETE.CFRCALATORI.RO/RO-RO/ITINERARIES), enter the exact train number in the indicated box and click on Train information. You will get real-time information about stops, delays, minutes of stationing at the next station and the estimated time of arrival.
  • on the company website WWW.CFR.RO, the web cameras from the Bucharest North, Henri Coandă Airport, Timișoara, Craiova, Brașov, Iași, Cluj Napoca and Constanța stations are functional and permanently updated, indicating the arrival/departure time of the trains.
  • on the website WWW.CFRCALATORI.RO, at Domestic train traffic schedule.
  • from our staff at the stations