Bucharest Zoo

Bucharest Zoo: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Bucharest Zoo

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Bucharest Zoo — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.51734, 26.10410. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bucharest Zoo

• MiG-21 · fort · Bucharest · ~3 km · Must-see
• Sergent Cavalerist Nicolae Păianu · fort · Bucharest · ~4 km · Must-see
• Lake Băneasa · lake · Ilfov · ~4 km · Must-see
• Aero L-29 Delfin · attraction · Bucharest · ~5 km · Must-see
• MiG-29 SNIPER · attraction · Bucharest · ~5 km · Must-see
• IAR-93 · attraction · Bucharest · ~5 km · Must-see
• Yak-23 · attraction · Bucharest · ~5 km · Must-see
• Lacul Herăstrău · lake · Bucharest · ~6 km · Must-see
• IAK-52 · attraction · Bucharest · ~6 km · Must-see
• House of Free Press · lake · Bucharest · ~6 km · Must-see
• Wings Monument · fort · Bucharest · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lacul Floreasca · lake · Bucharest · ~6 km · Must-see
• Biserica Dămăroaia · church · Bucharest · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lacul Tei · lake · Bucharest · ~7 km · Must-see
• Spring Palace · museum · Bucharest · ~7 km · Must-see
• Palatul Elisabeta · fort · Bucharest · ~7 km · Must-see
• Fântâna Modura · fort · Bucharest · ~7 km · Must-see
• Cașin Church · church · Bucharest · ~7 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bucharest Zoo

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Bucharest Zoo

• Parcul Natural Bucegi · sanctuary · Prahova · ~134 km · Must-see
• Cișmigiu Gardens · sanctuary · Bucharest · ~11 km
• Parcul Național · sanctuary · Bucharest · ~12 km
• Zona de protecţie sanitară · sanctuary · Bucharest · ~13 km
• Parcul Natural Văcărești · sanctuary · Bucharest · ~17 km
• Snagov Forest · sanctuary · Ilfov · ~28 km
• Grădiștea - Căldărușani - Dridu · sanctuary · Ialomița · ~45 km
• Pădurea Lipoveanca · sanctuary · Giurgiu · ~46 km
• Pădurea Căscioarele · sanctuary · Giurgiu · ~46 km
• Parcul Natural Comana · sanctuary · Giurgiu · ~52 km

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