Salt mines in Romania: the complete guide to the salt mines you can visit
How many salt mines Romania has, which are open in 2026 and which is closed, ticket prices, depth and temperature: Turda, Slănic Prahova, Praid and more.
Guides to salt mines
The salt mines open to visitors, chosen and compared: which is the largest, which is closest to your city, which suits children, what salt therapy looks like and where to find salt lakes to swim in.
8 guides
The largest, the deepest and the oldest salt mine in Romania
Deepest: Târgu Ocna, 240 m. Largest halls: Slănic Prahova, 80,000 m². Tallest hall: Terezia (Turda), 90 m. Plus the oldest salt mine.
The nearest salt mine to Bucharest, Cluj, Brașov, Sibiu, Iași, Timișoara, Oradea, Constanța and other cities
Slănic Prahova is 100 km from Bucharest, Turda 30 km from Cluj, Ocnele Mari 110 km from Sibiu, Cacica 165 km from Iași. Distances for 22 cities.
Salt mines with children and babies: from what age, which one suits, what to bring
Under-3s go free into Romania's salt mines, with a doctor's note or on your responsibility. Where a pushchair fits, what kids do and what a family pays.
Turda or Slănic Prahova? Which salt mine to choose
Turda: underground park at 120 m, with a lift, 75 lei. Slănic: 14 halls 54 m high, at 208 m, 60 lei, 100 km from Bucharest. Praid closed in 2025.
Visiting a salt mine for the first time: temperature, clothing, how long, lift or bus, dogs
It is 11–15 °C in a salt mine all year, 11–12 °C at Turda. Lift only at Turda, bus at Ocnele Mari and Târgu Ocna, 192 steps at Cacica. No dogs allowed.
Salt lakes and salt baths in Romania: where to swim, season and prices
Ocna Sibiului, Lake Ursu, Durgău, Cojocna, Ocna Mureș, Ocna Șugatag, Telega, Techirghiol: the type, 2026 season and ticket at every salt bath.
Salt mine therapy in Romania: what the operators say, how long to stay, which mines have a treatment base
Only Turda Salt Mine publishes the indications and contraindications of the cure and has a treatment base, in the Ghizela mine. Passes from 20–65 lei a day.