# Sulina [Romania](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/attractions) › [Dobruja](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/region/dobrogea) › [Tulcea County](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/county/tulcea) › [Sulina](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/city/sulina) > Romania's easternmost town, at the mouth of the Sulina arm, with no road to the rest of the country: a port with an international past, the Old Lighthouse, the European Commission of the Danube palace and the maritime cemetery. **At a glance:** Deltas in Sulina, Tulcea County. Opening hours: daily open 24 hours. Ticket: 5 lei/day. The visit takes 3½ – 4 hours. Information verified on 30 October 2026. ## Key facts - **Opening hours:** daily open 24 hours — The town can be visited at any time; your hours are set by the Navrom Delta ships from Tulcea. Between 19 June and 14 September a semi-rapid ship leaves daily at 10:00 and a classic one at 13:30, and from Sulina a classic ship returns daily at 07:00 and a semi-rapid at 13:30. Between 1 May and 18 June and in the second half of September there is a single sailing a day, at 13:30 from Tulcea and 07:00 from Sulina; from October to April ships run only a few days a week. The timetable changes with hydrometeorological conditions, so check navromdelta.ro before leaving. - **Ticket:** 5 lei/day — ARBDD permit; the town is free - **Visit duration:** 3½ – 4 hours — a day; ideally one night - **With kids:** Yes — promenade, beach 2–3 km away - **Parking:** No — the car stays in Tulcea - **Best season:** May – September — daily sailings in summer - **Address:** The jetty on the bank of the Sulina Canal, in the town centre, Sulina, Tulcea County - **Coordinates:** 45.1567, 29.66138 - **Phone:** +40 240 543 001 - **Website:** https://www.primaria-sulina.ro/ - **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulina - **Wikidata:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q328647 - **Categories:** [Deltas](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/deltas), [Monuments and historic sites](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/monuments-and-historic-sites) ## About Sulina Sulina is Romania's easternmost town, on the right bank of the Sulina Canal, a few kilometres from where the arm flows into the Black Sea. It has no road link with the rest of the country: the only way in is by water, on the ship from Tulcea. The town runs in a line along the canal, on six streets parallel to the water, numbered I to VI, crossed by thirteen perpendicular streets. The fishing village became an international port under the European Commission of the Danube, set up after the Treaty of Paris of 1856, whose secretariat sat here between 1856 and 1878. The writer Jean Bart, who lived here, named the cosmopolitan town "Europolis". Bombing in 1945 destroyed much of the town's heritage. Sulina lies within the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, and the delta has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1991. ### What you can see The canal bank is the best way to see the town: ships at the quays, the shipyard and a promenade shaded by willows and poplars. The [Old Lighthouse of Sulina](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/farul-vechi-sulina), dated 1870, is now a museum; the town calls itself "the town of the four lighthouses", but the one on the jetty and those on the banks are different ones. The Commission Palace, built in 1856–1858 on the canal bank, housed the Commission's administrative bodies. The Cathedral of St Alexander and St Nicholas, with three domes, gives the town its skyline from the water. Near it are the Greek church of St Nicholas (1868), the Roman Catholic church of St Nicholas (1863) and the Old Rite church of Saints Peter and Paul (1995). The maritime cemetery has separate sections for Orthodox, Lipovans, Western Christians, Muslims and Jews, and people of 21 nationalities are buried in it. The 1897 water tower can be seen from far away; the waterworks grounds are closed to visitors. ### The beach The Black Sea beach is 2–3 km to the east, on foot or by bicycle, and has its own page: [Sulina Beach](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/plaja-sulina). ### Good to know The ARBDD access permit is compulsory and can be paid in cash at the ARBDD information centre in town. Boats leave Sulina for the village of Letea; [Letea Forest](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/padurea-letea) can be visited only on the approved routes, with a guide. ## Don't miss - The Sulina Canal bank, with ships at the quays and the promenade shaded by willows. - The Old Lighthouse of 1870, now a museum, in the middle of the town. - The Commission Palace, built in 1856–1858 for the European Commission of the Danube. - The maritime cemetery, with graves of people of 21 nationalities. - The town's four churches, from the three-domed cathedral to the Old Rite church. ## Good to know before you go ### Getting there **By car:** you cannot drive there. Sulina has no road to the rest of the country, so the car stays in Tulcea: from Bucharest it is ~300 km and ~4 hours (A2 to Cernavodă, then towards Tulcea), from Constanța ~130 km and ~2 hours. **Public transport:** Navrom Delta ships leave from Tulcea harbour and go up the Sulina arm, calling at Partizani, Maliuc, Gorgova and Crișan. The classic ship takes about three and a half hours to Sulina, the semi-rapid two and a half. From the jetty, the centre is a few minutes on foot. ### Where to park You cannot reach Sulina by car. The car stays in Tulcea, in the paid car parks at the harbour. ### Fees & discounts The town is free to visit, but you pay for the ship and for the reserve access permit. The Tulcea–Sulina crossing costs 66 lei per person each way on the classic ship and 76 lei on the semi-rapid; tickets bought online at navromdelta.ro are charged at the classic fare whichever ship you take. Children under 7 and school pupils travel free, and pensioners get 50% off, with tickets from the ticket office or on board. The ARBDD permit costs 5 lei for one day, 15 lei for 7 days and 30 lei until the end of the year; free for pupils, students, pensioners, people with disabilities and locals. It is bought online at permise.ddbra.ro, by SMS to 7494, at SelfPay terminals or, in cash, at the ARBDD information centre in Sulina. ### Rules You need the ARBDD permit, children included; it is checked on the water. Tents and caravans are forbidden outside authorised camping places. Visit the cemetery quietly, without stepping on the graves. Drones need an ARBDD permit, and recreational fishing a separate one. Since May 2026, no vehicle may enter the Letea and Caraorman forests, except authorised ones. ### Facilities Reserve information centre, with cash payment for the permit · Navrom Delta ships from the town harbour · promenade on the canal bank ## Details - **Historical period:** 19th century - **Departure ports:** Tulcea - **Access by boat only:** Yes - **Fishing allowed:** Yes - **Access permit:** Yes ## Frequently asked questions about Sulina **How much is a ticket to Sulina?** A ticket to Sulina costs 5 lei/day (ARBDD permit; the town is free). More under “Fees & discounts”. **What are the opening hours of Sulina?** Opening hours at Sulina: daily open 24 hours. More under “Opening hours”. **How long does a visit to Sulina take?** A visit to Sulina takes about 3½ – 4 hours (a day; ideally one night). **Can you visit Sulina with kids?** Yes, Sulina is suitable for children (promenade, beach 2–3 km away). **Where can I park at Sulina?** Sulina has no parking of its own (the car stays in Tulcea). More under “Where to park”. **How do I get to Sulina?** Sulina is located at The jetty on the bank of the Sulina Canal, in the town centre, Sulina, Tulcea County. More under “Getting there”. **When is the best time to visit Sulina?** The best season for Sulina: May – September (daily sailings in summer). ## Nearby attractions - [Old Lighthouse of Sulina](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/old-lighthouse-of-sulina) — Museums and memorial houses · Sulina, TL · 20 lei · 45 min · 0 km The white tower of the European Commission of the Danube in the middle of Sulina, now a museum about the town called “Europolis”, the writer Jean Bart and the conductor George Georgescu. - [Sulina Beach](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/sulina-beach) — Seaside · Sulina, TL · 5 lei · 3½ – 4 hours · 3 km Romania's easternmost beach, where the Sulina branch meets the Black Sea: very fine alluvial sand, an unusually wide strip and water that stays shallow for tens of metres. - [Crișan](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/crisan) — Villages and traditions · Crișan, TL · 5 lei/day · 1½ – 2 hours · 28 km Fishing village on the Sulina branch in the middle of the Danube Delta, with no road: a call for the Navrom Delta ship, with an ARBDD information centre and the launches to Mila 23 and Caraorman. - [Letea Forest](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/letea-forest) — National parks and reserves · Letea, TL · 2½ – 3 hours · UNESCO World Heritage · 31 km One of Romania's first nature reserves, protected since 1938: ancient oaks draped in lianas, sand dunes and herds of feral horses on the Letea sand bank in the north of the Danube Delta. - [Caraorman Forest](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/caraorman-forest) — National parks and reserves · Caraorman, TL · 5 lei/day · 3½ – 4 hours · UNESCO World Heritage · 32 km A strict nature reserve in the heart of the Danube Delta: oaks more than 400 years old, including the Kneeling Oak, and the highest sand dunes in the delta, on the Caraorman sand bank. - [Periprava](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/periprava) — Villages and traditions · Periprava, TL · 5 lei/day · 2½ – 3 hours · 38 km A Lipovan village in the north of the Danube Delta, at the end of the Navrom line on the Chilia arm, next to the Letea forest; a forced-labour colony for prisoners operated here under communism. --- Full page: https://peplaiuri.ro/en/sulina Other languages: Română: https://peplaiuri.ro/sulina.md · Deutsch: https://peplaiuri.ro/de/sulina.md · Italiano: https://peplaiuri.ro/it/sulina.md · Français: https://peplaiuri.ro/fr/sulina.md · Español: https://peplaiuri.ro/es/sulina.md · Magyar: https://peplaiuri.ro/hu/szulina.md Last updated: 30 October 2026 Source: Pe Plaiuri (https://peplaiuri.ro/en) — Guide to tourist attractions in Romania