Life in Moldova vs Romania vs Transylvania: 16 Major Differences

## Airports

### Moldova

Moldova has only 4 international airports which only in Capital City (Chisinau) is for passengers and functional, and this Chisinau International Airport is so small and get around 6 million arrivals per year which 208,349 are tourists, which this airport is so very modest with only two terminals (departures and arrivals), with coffee shops and duty free shops, additional 11 airlines fly in and out of the airport to 25 countries.

### Romania

Romania has more than 10 airports and it's international airport in Bucharest is largest, busiest and cleanest airport from country and it has indoor food court, more terminals and even shuttle bus lines, the airport receives 26 million passengers every year more than 30 airlines fly in and out of it to 45 countries.

### Transylvania

On the other hand, Transylvania has more 20 airports and it's international airport in Cluj-Napoca is one of largest, busiest and cleanest airport from Europe and it has skating area, private bedrooms and even shuttle bus lines, the airport receives 57 million passengers every year with 40 airlines fly in and out of it to 50 countries. Cluj-Napoca's airport is so good that it's actually voted as one of the best airports in the Europe every year since 2007.

## Travel

### Moldova

Moldova is notorious for not letting youths under 21 years out of the country without parents or travelling alone, beside all kids and youths are going with only parents in vacation, Moldovan passport is one of the weakest passports in Europe with only 123 visa-free travel destinations, also youths which have not reached 21 years can go to academic competition sports or scholar event trips, even Moldovans can travel with old Soviet trains around the country or to Bucharest (Romania), also they need special permission or border questioning progress to leave their country.

### Romania

Romanians teenagers and youths can travel anywhere they want and ranks the 28th most powerful passport in the world and permission to travel visa-free or with visa on arrival to 220 countries every year more than 10 million Romanians leave their country to go to explore other places, others with travel agency.

### Transylvania

Transylvanians teenagers and youths can travel anywhere they want and ranks the 6th most powerful passport in the world and permission to travel visa-free or with visa on arrival to 240 countries every year more than 14 million Transylvanians leave their country to go to explore other places with little care or worry.

## Public Transportation

### Moldova

Only in Chisinau, Balti, Chilia, Bender and Tiraspol have public transportation including only trolleybuses and buses, while in Moldova doesn't exist any tram, and other cities from this country exist more marshrutka minibuses, also in Chisinau, which you can travel around Moldova with marshrutkas.

### Romania

In Romania, there is public transportation in more than 20 cities and they can travel around the city if they want to visit Romania, also have trams in important cities of Romania, they plan to go skiing and have there a cable car for going to the mountains.

### Transylvania

Transylvanians can also love public transportation, all of important cities exist buses (including trams and trolleybuses), and they can travel with PostBus around the country if you are lost in another town, there are more post bus lines.