Sinaia Ski Guide (2026/27): Ski Pass, Pistes, Hotels, Ski School & Getting There from Bucharest

The back story

Operator: Transport Urban Sinaia, the town’s own company; one pass for all 11 lifts · Season 2026/27: Opening date published on sinaiago.ro; ski schools give December to April, snow permitting · Pistes: 25, from Cota 2000 down to Cota 1000 and in Valea Soarelui and Valea Dorului (sinaiago.ro) · Top: 2,090 m, at the top of the Varianta and Lăptici runs · Longest run: Drumul de Vară, 2,972 m · Lift pass: Adult day 210 lei weekdays, 230 lei weekends and holidays, 2025/26 (sinaiago.ro) · Nearest airport: Bucharest Henri Coandă (OTP); Brașov-Ghimbav (GHV) across the mountains

The back story

Sinaia: the back story

Sinaia·In depth: history

A monastery that gave a town its name, a king’s castle in the forest, a casino and grand hotels, and the mountain the town has just taken back: the story of Sinaia.

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Lift passes, ski schools and hire

25 pistes, 11 lifts

Sinaia ski area

Sinaia·Ski resort·€

Twenty-five pistes from Cota 2000 down to Cota 1000 and across the bowls of Valea Soarelui and Valea Dorului, served by a gondola, a cable car, chairlifts and drag lifts on one pass.

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Official prices, 2025/26

Sinaia ski pass

Sinaia·Lift pass·€

One card for every lift: an adult day pass cost 210 lei on weekdays and 230 lei at weekends in 2025/26, with half-day, two-, four-hour and points cards too.

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At the old cable car, Cota 1400

Școala de Schi Sinaia

Sinaia·Ski school & rental·€

A ski school with rental and ski service at the old cable car station at Cota 1400, open daily from 08:00 to 16:30, with online bookings for gear.

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Lessons in English

Școala de Schi și Snowboard Sinaia

Sinaia·Ski & snowboard school·€€

Authorised instructors teaching beginners to advanced skiers and snowboarders at Cota 1000, 1400 and 2000, with private, family and group lessons in English; bookings by WhatsApp.

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First turns

Beginners’ carpet and Partia Nouă

Sinaia·Beginner area·€

A beginners’ moving carpet in the ski area, open 9:40 to 16:00, and the Partia Nouă ski lift, a single ride for 5 lei in 2025/26.

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For skiers and non-skiers

Sania Alpină, Sinaia

Sinaia·Alpine coaster·€

Transport Urban Sinaia’s alpine coaster, 70 lei a run in 2025/26 (one adult with a child under eight on the same sledge).

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Where to stay, every budget

Who it suits. On a budget: A town hotel and the train from Bucharest, a points card from 100 lei or a day pass at 210 lei on weekdays (2025/26), and rental from 60 lei a day. Mid-range: Historic Hotel Palace or Caraiman by the park, or Hotel International and Alexandrion Experience with pools and spas, and the cable car from town. Luxury: Radisson Blu Cota 1400, ski-in, ski-out at 1,400 metres in a 1939 building, with the Forêt Kitsune spa and a rooftop après bar.

Ski-in, ski-out at 1,400 m · In depth

Radisson Blu Hotel, Sinaia Cota 1400

Sinaia·Luxury mountain hotel·€€€€

A restored 1939 mountain hotel at Cota 1400 with ski-in, ski-out access, 68 rooms and suites, the Forêt Kitsune Spa (private hammam for two, indoor and heated outdoor pools), COCON restaurant and the TONIC cigar lounge.

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Opened in 1911 · In depth

Hotel Palace Sinaia

Sinaia·Historic hotel·€€€

Sinaia’s French neoclassical landmark of 1911, at the entrance to Dimitrie Ghica Park, with an indoor heated pool, dry and wet saunas, a jacuzzi and the Palace restaurant facing the park.

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Pool, hammam and Benihana · In depth

Hotel Alexandrion Experience

Sinaia·Hotel & spa·€€€

A renovated 168-room hotel on Bulevardul Carol I, with the Reemora Spa & Hammam (semi-Olympic pool, hammam, saunas, salt room, ice fountain) and Benihana, Del Chiaro and Suman restaurants.

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Spa included for guests · In depth

Hotel International Sinaia

Sinaia·Hotel & spa·€€€

A renovated four-star of 180 rooms in Sinaia, with a zodiac-themed spa for hotel guests only (a pool under a glass roof, a 130 m² salt-water zone, an outdoor jacuzzi) and Panoramic, Tirol and Cucina Sofia restaurants.

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Sinaia’s first hotel, 1881

Hotel Caraiman Sinaia

Sinaia·Historic hotel·€€

A neoclassical hotel opened in 1881 inside the Dimitrie Ghica park, on the national heritage list, with family rooms, breakfast included and Bucegi views.

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On the main street

Hotel Sinaia

Sinaia·Mountain hotel & spa·€€

A welcoming mountain hotel on Sinaia’s main street, from good-value rooms to family suites, with the Silena Mountain Spa, a children’s area and Romanian cooking.

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Ski packages with half board

Hotel Carpathia

Sinaia·Hotel with pool·€€

A four-star hotel in the centre of Sinaia with a pool, jacuzzi, salt room and sauna for guests, and ski packages on half or full board.

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Restaurants and mountain huts

The highest table, 2,077 m

Bistro Carp

Sinaia·Mountain restaurant·€€

The operator’s bistro at 2,077 metres, named after the Carp, Romania’s steepest homologated black run: 70 seats inside, a terrace for about 50, its own kitchen, open 10:00–16:00 and closed on Tuesdays.

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At Radisson Blu Cota 1400

COCON Restaurant

Sinaia·Mountain restaurant·€€€€

Seasonal cooking and a panoramic terrace at the Radisson Blu at Cota 1400, on the slopes above Sinaia.

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Japanese grill at the table

Benihana Sinaia

Sinaia·Teppanyaki·€€€

Teppanyaki at Hotel Alexandrion Experience: beef, chicken, fish, seafood and vegetables cooked at the table by your own chef, daily from 13:30 to 23:00; booking recommended.

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Traditional Romanian dishes

Suman

Sinaia·Romanian restaurant·€€

Hotel Alexandrion Experience’s Romanian restaurant, a celebration of the country’s cooking, open daily from 12:00 to 23:00.

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At Hotel International

Restaurant Tirol

Sinaia·Hotel restaurant·€€

One of Hotel International’s two à la carte restaurants, alongside the Italian Cucina Sofia and the hotel’s panoramic restaurant.

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In the 1911 hotel

Palace Restaurant

Sinaia·Hotel restaurant·€€€

Romanian and international dishes in the elegant dining room of the historic Hotel Palace, by the Dimitrie Ghica park.

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Après-ski and bars

DJ on the roof

STUDIO 1400 Après Ski & Terrace

Sinaia·Rooftop après-ski bar·€€€

The rooftop après-ski terrace of the Radisson Blu at Cota 1400, with a DJ and mountain views.

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At Radisson Blu Cota 1400

TONIC Bar & Cigar Lounge

Sinaia·Bar & cigar lounge·€€€

The bar and cigar lounge of the Radisson Blu at Cota 1400, for a nightcap above the town.

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Alexandrion spirits

Lobby Bar, Alexandrion Experience

Sinaia·Hotel bar·€€

The lobby bar of Hotel Alexandrion Experience in town, pouring the group’s own spirits from the afternoon into the evening.

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Hot chocolate after skiing

Chocolate Bar, Hotel International

Sinaia·Hotel bar·€€

Hotel International’s chocolate bar, a warm stop on the way back from the slopes.

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Shops

Book gear online

Ski hire and shop, Școala de Schi Sinaia

Sinaia·Ski hire & accessories·€

Book skis, snowboards, boots, helmets, gloves, goggles and sledges online, then collect at Cota 1400; complete sets from 60 lei a day, accessories from 20 lei.

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Spas and wellness

Heated outdoor pool at 1,400 m

Forêt Kitsune Spa & Wellness

Sinaia·Luxury spa·€€€€

The Radisson Blu’s Japanese-inspired spa at Cota 1400: a private Moroccan hammam for two, a marble ice fountain, sauna, steam and salt rooms, and a heated outdoor pool with mountain views.

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Semi-Olympic indoor pool

Reemora Spa & Hammam

Sinaia·Hotel spa·€€€

The premium spa at Hotel Alexandrion Experience, with a semi-Olympic indoor pool, saunas, hammam, jacuzzi, salt room, relaxation areas and bespoke treatments.

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For Hotel Sinaia guests

Silena Mountain Spa

Sinaia·Hotel spa·€€

Hotel Sinaia’s spa, with treatments, facilities, manicures and hair appointments, exclusive to hotel guests.

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Beyond the slopes

A fairy-tale castle

Peleș Castle

Sinaia·Royal castle

The summer castle of King Carol I in the forests above Sinaia, one of the most beautiful palaces in Europe.

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Getting there

Romania’s main airport

Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport (OTP)

Sinaia·Airport·€

Romania’s main airport at Otopeni, north of Bucharest, with a railway station for trains to Gara de Nord and on up the Prahova Valley to Sinaia.

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Up the Prahova Valley

Trains from Bucharest Gara de Nord

Sinaia·Rail·€

Trains run regularly from Gara de Nord up the Prahova Valley to Sinaia and on to Brașov; buy tickets from CFR Călători online, in the app or at the station.

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Town to Cota 2000

Telecabina and Gondola Sinaia

Sinaia·Lifts from town·€

The cable car leaves from the town centre for Cota 1400 and Cota 2000; the gondola rises from Cota 1000. A return on both sections cost 119 lei for adults in 2025/26.

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Eight public car parks

Parking and buses in Sinaia

Sinaia·Parking & local buses·€

Transport Urban Sinaia runs the town’s hybrid buses and eight public car parks, including the Gondola car park.

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Property: the neighbourhoods

Belle Époque Sinaia

Central Sinaia and the park

Sinaia·Neighbourhood

The town centre around the Dimitrie Ghica park, the casino, the monastery and the historic hotels, with the cable car close by.

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On the slopes

Cota 1400

Sinaia·Neighbourhood

The mountain station halfway up, with the Radisson Blu, the ski school at the old cable car and runs down to Cota 1000.

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Quiet villas in the forest

Cumpătu

Sinaia·Neighbourhood

The leafy district on the slopes above town, home to George Enescu’s Vila Luminiș.

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