RENEW-PV Joint WGs Workshop
“Interfaces in Emerging Chalcogenide Based Solar Cells”
National Institute of Materials Physics Magurele (Bucharest)
April 23-24, 2026
“Interfaces in Emerging Chalcogenide Based Solar Cells”
National Institute of Materials Physics Magurele (Bucharest)
April 23-24, 2026
Travel information
Arriving to Bucharest:
There are two airports in Bucharest, OTP – Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport and BBU – Aurel Vlaicu International Airport. Regular flights to/from OTP are operated from/to many European cities while the smaller BBU is used also for several destinations. Both airports are connected to Bucharest downtown by bus express line 100. This line runs day and night – by day the bus leaves every 15 minutes and at night, the bus leaves every 30 minutes.
Transport in Bucharest:
Concerning the transport in Bucharest, there are ride-sharing options with Uber app ( https://www.uber.com/in/en/ ) or Bolt app ( https://bolt.eu/ ). The ride from airport to Bucharest city center is around 15 euro, while from city center to the workshop maybe less (the price depends on the time of the day and other factors).
The public transport in Bucharest is good, the tickets (one ticket valid for 1.5 h) can be purchased also using the bank card in the bus (trolleybus, tram) using the special devices there. (24 pay app is also an alternative – https://www.24pay.ro/ )
Google maps works very well for guidance of trips by public transport in Bucharest/ Metropolitan area, the timetable and routes being updated instantly.
Accommodation:
For a faster transfer from the accommodation to Magurele in the mornings, a recommendation is in the zone around https://maps.app.goo.gl/o1ehj1BnyYZfhb5V8 .
Transport to Magurele:
The workshop venue is in Magurele ( https://maps.app.goo.gl/6aeZH82FaMJgZjBF6 ). Usually, the bus trip ( changing at least once ) from Bucharest city center to Magurele takes between 45 min and 1h, while the taxi alternative lowers the travel time to approximately 30 min.


