How big is Bușteni?
Bușteni has 12 pistes served by 5 lifts — 4th for pistes of the 15 resorts we track in Romania. On lifts it ranks 6th of the 15.
Bușteni resort guide
Prahova, Romania
Carpathian resort with excellent facilities
Bușteni at a glance
12
Pistes
5
Lifts
2,000m
Top
900m
Base
1,100m
Vertical
GHV
Nearest airport, 34 km
30% beginner50% intermediate20% advanced
Bușteni offers excellent skiing in the Carpathians with modern facilities and beautiful mountain scenery.
Your questions about Bușteni, answered
How high is Bușteni?
The lifts run from 900m at the base to 2000m at the top, a vertical of 1100m. Of the 15 resorts we track in Romania, that is the highest, with the 2nd biggest vertical.
The base is below 1,000m, so the lowest runs are the first to suffer in a mild spell; the upper mountain is the safer bet early and late in the season.
Is Bușteni good for beginners or experts?
The pistes at Bușteni split 30% beginner, 50% intermediate and 20% advanced, against an average of 37% beginner and 17% advanced across the resorts we track in Romania.
On those numbers it suits beginners and intermediates.
When is the ski season at Bușteni?
Over the last ten winters Bușteni has typically held skiable snow at mid-mountain from around 25 January to 25 February, about 32 days.
February is the best all-round month on the record, with an average base of 33cm, 38cm of new snow and 1.2 bluebird days.
Month-by-month snow history →What is the nearest airport to Bușteni?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Brașov-Ghimbav (GHV), 34km away in a straight line. Bucharest Henri Coandă (OTP) is 102km, Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu (BBU) is 109km. Road distances are longer, often much longer in the mountains, and the nearest airport is not always the one with the most flights.
How much is a lift pass at Bușteni?
A 6-day adult Bușteni (Kalinderu) costs RON 550 for 2025/26, an estimate rather than a published price, or RON 92 a day.
Full lift pass prices and history →Airports near Bușteni
Airports with scheduled flights, nearest first. Distances are straight-line; by road they are longer, and in the mountains often much longer.
- Brașov-GhimbavGHV34 km · major airport
- Bucharest Henri CoandăOTP102 km · major airport
- Bucharest Băneasa Aurel VlaicuBBU109 km · major airport
Travel time to Bușteni
Pick the airport you fly from for an estimate of the journey to the resort.
- Fly to Brașov-Ghimbav (GHV)Quickest
- Flight
- 3h 10m · 2,003 km
- Transfer by road
- 40m · 46 km
- Total
- ≈ 3h 50m
- Fly to Bucharest Henri Coandă (OTP)
- Flight
- 3h 15m · 2,105 km
- Transfer by road
- 2h 5m · 138 km
- Total
- ≈ 5h 20m
- Fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu (BBU)
- Flight
- 3h 15m · 2,109 km
- Transfer by road
- 2h 15m · 147 km
- Total
- ≈ 5h 30m
Estimates from straight-line distances, not timetables: flights at typical cruising speed plus taxi and climb, transfers at an average 65 km/h by road. They leave out check-in and baggage time, and mountain roads in snow can take much longer. Check with airlines and transfer companies before booking.
Bușteni lift pass 2025/26
RON 5506-day adult Bușteni (Kalinderu) · ≈£90
RON 92 per day · 0.7 km of piste per € · estimated price
49value scoreAverage value
Bușteni piste map
We publish a piste map only once we have checked it against the lift company's own file, and we do not yet have a verified map for Bușteni. Most resorts release the new season's map between October and December, so this page will fill in as winter approaches. In the meantime, Bușteni has 12 pistes and 5 lifts, running from 900m to 2,000m.
Official resort website: busteni.ro
More on Bușteni
- Bușteni snow reportLive conditions, snow depth and the 7-day forecast by elevation
- Bușteni snow historyTen seasons of snowfall, snow depth, powder days and when the season ends
- Bușteni lift pass pricesDay and week pass prices, how they have changed, and value for money
- Ski resorts in RomaniaLive snow reports and a map of resorts, cities and airports in Romania
Ski resorts near Bușteni
Distances are straight-line, not by road.