Carpooling in Romania: routes, prices, how to start

HopaHop is a carpooling app from Romania. Carpooling means travelling from one city to another in the car of someone who is making the trip anyway, and sharing the costs. Here is how it works, which routes there are and what a seat costs.

How carpooling works in Romania

A driver going, for example, from Bucharest to Brașov publishes a ride: the day, time, route, price per seat and how many seats are free. Passengers going the same way book a seat, meet the driver at the agreed time and travel together. The price only covers part of the cost of the trip: carpooling means sharing the costs, not paid transport, and the driver makes no profit.

On HopaHop all prices are in lei and every member has a verified phone number.

The most searched routes

Most shared trips leave from Bucharest for the big cities, but there are also routes between other cities. A few examples, with the price per seat allowed on HopaHop:

• București – Brașov: 170 km, between 30 and 85 lei per seat;
• București – Constanța: 225 km, between 40 and 112.50 lei per seat;
• București – Iași: 390 km, between 67 and 195 lei per seat;
• București – Cluj-Napoca: 450 km, between 81 and 225 lei per seat;
• Cluj-Napoca – Timișoara: 320 km, between 60 and 160 lei per seat.

See all carpooling routes in Romania, with distances, durations and prices.

What it costs

The driver sets the price per seat, between a minimum and a maximum that depend on the distance: at most 0.50 lei per kilometre, so the trip stays a fair sharing of costs. If you get on or off along the way, you only pay for your part. The passenger pays the price per seat directly to the driver and a 12% service commission in the app.

HopaHop, carpooling in Romania: what is different

• See the free space in advance: every driver picks their exact car from our catalog, so you know how many seats and how much trunk space are left on your part of the trip.
• Large luggage and pets: a good fit if you have a big suitcase, a musical instrument or a pet.
• Ride requests: if you find no ride, you say which trip you want to make and we let you know as soon as a driver publishes one that fits.

How to start

1. Install the HopaHop app and create an account.
2. Search for your departure city, destination and day.
3. Pick a ride you and your luggage fit in and book a seat.