Wallachian Plain
The town is located in the southeastern part of the county, northwest of Bucharest, on road DN7. It lies in the Wallachian Plain, at an altitude of , and is traversed by the rivers Colentina and Ilfov. Răcari borders the following communes: Bilciurești and Cojasca to the north, Tărtășești and Ciocănești to the south, Butimanu to the east, and Conțești and Cornățelu to the west.