ROMANIA TO SERBIA BORDER CROSSING BY TRAIN | Timisoara To Belgrade

We didn't think it would be so difficult to cross the border of countries that border each other!
For some reason, the Serbian and Romanian railway management stopped the direct train between the two countries leaving travelers with minimal options. Determined to do the crossing overland for the cheapest possible price, we elected to still try and make the train journey. As you'll see, the journey wasn't very straightforward and certainly didn't end up being very cheap!
We are just happy that we got to cross the Romania - Serbia border by train at all!
Hopefully, this is helpful for anyone wanting to make the same journey!
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Chapters:
00:00 - Romania to Serbia train has stopped!
01:00 - 'Just a little bugget'
03:00 - Definitely not a legitimate taxi
05:40 - Serbian Border crossing
07:28 - Vrsac to Belgrade train
09:25 - Beograd and we're beo-glad
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[@sevenbullets88]

you better took the donkeys from transfagarasan then that "taxi" 😄

[@JordanandEmily]

Hahahah 😄 you're probably right!

[@sevenbullets88]

@@JordanandEmily you made my day by far... both of you have such a good vibe... thanks beautiful people 🤗

[@juliannedean537]

What a lovely man, he made sure you were safe, I think it was 40 euros well spent. This is an experience you’ll never forget, how different the world is and there are some good people. Stay safe, miss you both, love you, mum.xx 💕❤️💕❤️

[@JordanandEmily]

Yeah seemed expensive to start with but he was nice! Miss you love you

[@Indripol]

That kind of train was produced between 1936-1950, you just ride a piece of museum :). My grandmother lives in Moravița. I think from Timisoara there are buses that ride to Serbia. Good luck.

[@JordanandEmily]

Woah!! I can't believe it was built so long ago and still going strong! 😊

[@fuguthefish]

@@JordanandEmily Probably the line is so underused that that tiny train is doing the job well enough for those few commuters.

[@buliake3055]

Despite the small problems, you spoke beautifully about Romania. Thank you!!

[@JordanandEmily]

Romania will always have a place in our hearts! 🇷🇴 ❤️

[@DanielMundiViator]

@@JordanandEmilyI have just discovered you two … I am glad ! 🤗🫡 from Romania!

[@triutomo426]

You make such good vlogger guys !! So much personality and just so open and casual with the camera. One of my favorite to watch❤️

[@JordanandEmily]

Thanks so much! 😊 we know theres plenty to choose from so for you to say that really means a lot! Thanks again!

[@Alex-ez1lk]

Guys, this goes for any country you're visiting: please be wary of overly friendly taxi people approaching you at stations offering rides. It's so easy to get scammed (overcharged) by them if you don't know the normal fare/rate. If you didn't have a chance to check it online, just ask one or two locals at the station what the normal rate is before getting in a cab. And whenever possible, take Uber instead. I know that wasn't an option.

[@JordanandEmily]

Definitely should have asked another local, you're right. He was very keen to get us away from the locals and into his car as quickly as possible, which should have been a warning sign! I think we MAY have been involved in another scam when trying to leave Serbia, you'd think we would have learnt our lesson!

[@suayhughes8103]

I’m still watching your video! Be careful guys and be safe

[@JordanandEmily]

Thanks Suay! Means a lot that you've stuck around for so long!

[@realjx313]

Next time you are in Romania, take another interesting train ride, the Mocanita, narrow gauge steam train.

[@JordanandEmily]

Hadn't even heard of this before! But narrow gauge steam train sounds amazing! We will check it out and do our best to get there when we come back to Romania!

[@GuyFawkes1]

The taxi driver scammed you, that ride was not worth 40 euro, as a romanian I love Serbia, there is a romanian expression: Romania has only 2 friends, the Black Sea and Serbia, we are brothers even in scams 😂

[@JordanandEmily]

😆 look we can't blame him, he cornered the market very successfully, we didn't have any other option! And he turned out to be super nice so we were happy to cough up the money 😄

[@JordanandEmily]

Maybe 'happy' is not the right word hahaha. But less angry!

[@lanatillaeus6593]

In Sweden I pay 40 euro from Öland to Kalmar and that is 15 km!

[@baltopas7217]

Pozdrav za bracu Rumune iz Srbije!❤️

[@Sky_Bridge]

Great episode, thanks guys!

[@JordanandEmily]

Thanks for watching - Glad you enjoyed it!

[@musakerim4088]

Balcan mentality is warm hearted full service,even carries your luggage and makes sure you get the right tickets and train ❤❤❤❤ balcanic is one of a kind ❤❤❤

[@JordanandEmily]

definitely!

[@guangguo5675]

I am planning a trip in that area. This is very helpful, indeed.

[@JordanandEmily]

Thats great! Glad we could help! 😊

[@JordanandEmily]

honestly still surprised by how this travel day turned out 🐶 whats your worst travel day experiene?!

[@JordanandEmily]

okay, replying to my own comment but thinking about bad travel days just made me remember the time Jordan got on a flight to Rome and I didn't! 😅 Other highlights from this travel day back in 2017 were: 1. Jordan almost not being allowed on the flight from Doha to Rome (due to wearing jeans!) 2. Getting to sit in first class (even if it was only for 20 minutes) 3. Me (Emily) having to sit at Dubai Airport for over 6 hours because I missed my connecting flight and knowing Jordan was in Italy eating pizza without me!! 4. Jordan meeting me at Rome Trainstation and taking me for gelato the second I got in ❤

[@dragankostic26]

12 hours BG bar on the bridge

[@SevenLuckyMinutes]

For those who's plannign the same route, you can actually walk across the roma-serb border. We were a caravan of Canadian writer, S.Korean school teacher, and a Mexican doctor and the border police was actually very chill. He even called a local brothel boss to pick us up and drive us to the nearest bus station (we tipped him $6 in Romanian currency).

[@JordanandEmily]

That's awesome! We didn't even consider that because we thought it might be too far to walk. Maybe we should have rather than pay that guy so much!

[@besovereign2032]

at the same border? So taxi there and taxi out?

[@DailyPassenger]

This particular video made me ur fan ❤ eagerly waiting for the next vlog to see more of Romania.......plss bring it fast..

[@JordanandEmily]

Hopefully we are back before the end of this year and can see some more of beautiful Romania!

[@lukacalov1988]

Bruh Serbia is the most chill country ever

[@JordanandEmily]

Serbia was awesome - and the food was out of this world 😍😍😍

[@bruradagast]

wow my sister needs to take the same route, and now we have a detailed instruction of how to do it, thank you so much 👍

[@JordanandEmily]

Your very welcome! 😊

[@malawidouglas6464]

There is a shared private taxi runnng between Belgrade and Timisoara. It's good, reliable and reasonable. Not many people know about it.

[@JordanandEmily]

we tried to find something like that online but it must be very well hidden :(

[@besovereign2032]

from Gara de Nord?

[@CostiTaby]

I think your driver was stupid, don’t Be afraid in Romania or Serbia, both country are safe and people are so nice. I liked a lot your videos from Romania and I subcribed with big pleasure to your chanel. NexT tine you must come to visit north of Romania, Suceava -Bucovina, people are so nice here. Enjoy your long holidays and I hope you will meet only nice people on your way! God Be with you! 🙏🇷🇴😊

[@JordanandEmily]

We will absolutely visit the more northern areas of Romania. We can't wait to come back!!

[@saramateiu4679]

@@JordanandEmily You are welcom

[@albertocruz3752]

Great video guys ! Love your videos . What a scammer that taxi guys was , but your in the middle of no where . I got scammed like that in Rome once learned my lesson . Take care guys and keep on rolling .

[@JordanandEmily]

Thank you! 😊 yeah we weren't left with many options haha but lesson learned for sure!

[@marcelpop6266]

Have fun in Serbia!!

[@JordanandEmily]

Of course we will! 😀 😄

[@sky_warriors_]

@@JordanandEmily now i found your channel, nice channel. Big like from Cluj - Napoca (Romania)

[@opagodaswirling9383]

Looks like an interesting trip . Was that Timisoara station at the start of the video ? Do you know the route for that little one carriage train ? Thanks .

[@JordanandEmily]

Yes it was! As far as we know we took it to the end of the line haha

[@yipmabaruya1148]

Good morning from Papua New Guinea. I enjoyed watching your contents.❤❤❤

[@JordanandEmily]

Thanks so much 😊

[@dr.perfectsmile4175]

There are no trains between Romania and Serbia because locals use only private cars, I grew up in Romania and never ever used public transport in my life there(except plains). I hardly use trains in France or Germany. It was surprising even to see you took a train from Budapest to Timisoara.

[@JordanandEmily]

How interesting! Makes a lot of sense 😊

[@ironfoxzone2252]

From 11.12.2022 direct train will be available from Temisoara to Vršac with a short transfer time for the next train to Belgrade.

[@JordanandEmily]

What! That's so good. It's going to make things so much easier, but means a big pay cut to the taxi drivers in between 😄

[@user-ql2qn3xs1k]

How to find tickets to that train?

[@ironfoxzone2252]

@@user-ql2qn3xs1k Sadly, this did not happen so no such train exists. They planned it but gave up on it

[@besovereign2032]

@@ironfoxzone2252 eventually it will happen thanks to Rio Tinto

[@outlander60]

10:11 frendly Serbian neighbors :D

[@JordanandEmily]

😆He was very friendly! and straight away too!

[@liviughinescu6894]

You should have taken the train to jimbolia.from there take a cab across the border.

[@JordanandEmily]

Aaahh, is that easier? We heard moravita was the easiest!

[@JordanandEmily]

Aaahh, is that easier? We heard moravita was the easiest!

[@liviughinescu6894]

@@JordanandEmily it is my home town. When I was a kid we used to go across a lot. A different route to keep in mind. 90% of the taxi driver speak English.

[@miskomisko6558]

04:00 Taxi driver is listening serbian folk music 🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@JordanandEmily]

😄 haha that makes it so much better!

[@AndreiIvanescuOficial]

Nice video! Greetings from Pitești, Romania

[@JordanandEmily]

Thanks so much 😊 oohhh we didn't get to visit Pitesti! Might have to head there next time we're in Romania 🇷🇴

[@nelutu6506]

@Emily Stay in Romania, we have a bunch of donkeys. On the roads, on the Parliament...

[@JordanandEmily]

Hahaha 😆 best comment we've had in a while!

[@vladimiradoshev5310]

I thought you crossed the border with that one carriage train and then was so surprised to see a border crossing on the road...

[@JordanandEmily]

It’s super weird haha but literally the only way!!

[@Acooo.]

You should try the new train in serbia sokovoz you get from belgrade-novi sad in 36mins

[@JordanandEmily]

Oooohhh we'll add it to the growing list of trains we need to try 😆

[@chinhtai9792]

you want practice that? quyen hoa bao dien - flower legendary ( film hoa moc lan tvb hong kong 1993- 1999?) 2 tap final? for assistant hoa moc lan protect peace?

[@Renegen1]

what a story

[@JordanandEmily]

thanks!

[@purcarescuiosif]

This is the oldest train carriage în Romania called malaxa serie 900

[@JordanandEmily]

Thanks for letting us know!

[@ramawatar9423]

Good jobs

[@JordanandEmily]

Thanks! 😊

[@liviughinescu6894]

Kikinda to Belgrad

[@horotrains]

Fun fact that" locomotive carriage" is close to 80 years old.

[@JordanandEmily]

Woah! it does look like an older one that's for sure haha

[@richardm893]

There is a bus service from Belgrade to Timisaora every day, problem is they wait until they have a full bus and they never have a full bus...........but there is a bus service.

[@JordanandEmily]

oh really? the only one we could find told us they werent running. I guess that could be because there wasn't enough passengers!

[@richardm893]

@@JordanandEmily Its too dumb to revisit mentally. I just remember where I am when I am in these places and plan for the worst. You would think this could be a good business for someone, but sometimes logic isnt yet ready for places. Must be some kind of a grudge match, no idea but it is indeed stupid.

[@AnnGampbel]

Well 40€ is maybe explained by the different fees he has to pay at the land border checks such as disinfection when entering back to Romania as Serbia is not part of EU and road tax in Serbia. The reason of why the driver is afraid from the police is that he is not real taxi and therefore operates on the black market.

[@JordanandEmily]

Truuuue

[@Dozadecunoastere19]

What do you think about Romania?

[@JordanandEmily]

We loved Romania so much! We are already planning a trip back to try and see the rest of it!

[@Dozadecunoastere19]

@@JordanandEmily I’m glad to hear that!

[@beastmaster9951]

You must try Bucovina, Iasi city, Maramures and Danube delta on your next trip

[@emilpopovic6167]

You never need to bribe Serbian border police nowadays. I believe your driver gives them beer because he is doing something he has no license for, driving people over the border for money. It could also be that on an occasion his passenger(s) were caught with marijuana and he needs to keep the police happy in order to avoid a full search.

[@JordanandEmily]

Good to know but you'll need to keep an eye our for our video this Sunday 🤦‍♀️👀

[@emilpopovic6167]

@@JordanandEmily Uh oh... It's just that I have crossed all the borders around Serbia and there's a huge difference on the attitude of the Hungarian and Bulgarian border police compared to Serbian ones. It's also my impression when I have watched other bloggers, their comments are the same. My comments on the reason why your driver was so nervous still stand.

[@JordanandEmily]

@@emilpopovic6167 you'll see on Sunday but was basically a mess up with our airbnb host doing our white card 😂 the guy was nice enough - just took some money to sort a problem 🤷‍♀😅

[@ptrflog]

You need to bargain the price. I have also travel this way before, the guy was ask me for 30€ for 1 people, i was start to walk then he follow me and offer for 15€ the ride. When accepted direct 40€ its confirmation for him to take high prices

[@JordanandEmily]

yes! We are suckers for never haggling and always regret it 🤣

[@ptrflog]

For other journeys with simular situations it's learn effect. I can understand the guy, there is only the taxi job in the area and it's the chance to make quick more money or have notthing. But each time when he get to much money it's confirmation for him and in the end he refuse then for other customers the cheap ride.

[@mrlds3202]

40 EUR is a ripoff though, the pensioners get like 200 EUR a month or something so that guy is living high lol. Then again it is like full service getting you across the border with the beers for the guards included and helping you get the tickets lol. It's just the Balkans experience tbh it's a bit crazy but it works out in the end

[@JordanandEmily]

exactly - can't complain and when there is literally no other option what are you gonna do!

[@mrlds3202]

@@JordanandEmily In the Balkans you have to improvise lol. It's like the Navy Seals motto 'improvise adapt overcome' lol. The people are pretty nice and good natured so you're not at too much of a risk but you will be flying by the seat of your pants sometimes lol. I've lived in the Balkans as a westerner for 2.5 years it's an interesting place but not for the faint of heart lol

[@besovereign2032]

it is cheaper than having to go up thru Hungary- I guess there is also a boat

[@nelutu6506]

Romania is in to the normal world and Serbia is in to the our planet. Try the movie "Underground" and you will understand the differences. Or you can try "The white cat,the black cat" (Kusturitzsa)...

[@JordanandEmily]

Thanks for the tip! 😀

[@mrlds3202]

Having to get into a random taxi with some nice old guy who doesn't speak English and makes jokes about Turks being mistreated by Serbian police is part of the Balkan experience lol

[@JordanandEmily]

🤣

[@saifrocky4082]

I can go Belgrade.?? Bcz i am from Bangladesh.. I have TRC.

[@JordanandEmily]

I am not sure sorry - maybe check out the Serbian tourism website?

[@miumioara3940]

Next time you are in Romania visit the capital, Bucharest😃

[@JordanandEmily]

Deal! We would love to get back to Romania - was such a fun country to explore ☺️

[@user-cd9rd7jb2z]

How did you book that taxi,? You found him on internet?

[@JordanandEmily]

We found him at the station! Haha I think there might be a direct bus at the moment if your planning the same route, it's worth searching for that!

[@besovereign2032]

@@JordanandEmily a direct bus from Stamora Germana?

[@chinhtai9792]

you with train you can not see the captain village?

[@JordanandEmily]

Who killed captain Alex!?

[@chinhtai9792]

@@JordanandEmily food dirty? water dirty? medicine dirty? vaccine dirty? with history and not address and addres? history from adam with hedrew, kito, muslim?

[@JordanandEmily]

@@chinhtai9792 Clean clean clean!

[@chinhtai9792]

@@JordanandEmily i dont know about satan?

[@JordanandEmily]

@@chinhtai9792 yes, he also enjoys wasabi without tree sap

[@famous_esport4886]

1 day visit mumbai

[@JordanandEmily]

We would love to visit Mumbai one day! Any recommendations??

[@francoking3641]

Did you attempt to negotiate the €40 taxi-fare..? That was probably his 'opening gambit', after all...

[@JordanandEmily]

We didn't 😞 as there was 0 other options we thought it might be too risky haha looking back we definitely should have atleast tried!

[@selenaignjatovic3566]

Man, that "taxi" driver really ripped you off. Many of a legit taxi drivers are just like that, the moment they see you're not a local. They think that you will think 40 euros is "nothing" and "cheap", while they make good money.

[@JordanandEmily]

It was absolutely crazy! but we didn't have many other options unfortauntely, hopefully a full train line comes back soon!

[@xploit811]

Man was that taxi driver a pro scammer. 40 euros my arse.

[@JordanandEmily]

🤣

[@dhanyrafael]

Glad they passed safely. That's the most important stuff. 🙏😊

[@chinhtai9792]

ok, marco polo same like you two?

[@JordanandEmily]

Yes correct

[@chinhtai9792]

@@JordanandEmily take care with your fridge because bacteria absorb in side plastic, metal...?

[@JordanandEmily]

@@chinhtai9792 fridge bacteria was the cause of the 1874 candle of starfish

[@chinhtai9792]

@@JordanandEmily that fire cooking? man? teeth?

[@JordanandEmily]

@@chinhtai9792 yes!

[@nomadicolours]

I am planning this cross over per 2024 there is a bus. I hope hehe

[@JordanandEmily]

Haha that's so much better! Bus will definitely be the way!

[@XxeXcEnZexX]

Australian passports crossing these borders is like crossing with cheats in a videogame. Stronger the passport, easier should be to move. As far as i know,at least, entering EU is very easy for these people, should be the case with serbia too

[@JordanandEmily]

Definitely have a stronger passport than most which is a blessing Entering was easy enough, leaving we had some problems 😅

[@XxeXcEnZexX]

@JordanandEmily yea well most of you guys go on trips in Hungary or Bulgaria. Anywhere else it's strange for border guards 🤣🤣

[@abbieayebazibwe1049]

Hello Jordan and Emily, when will you come to Uganda,Africa?

[@JordanandEmily]

Great question! We aren't sure just yet! Maybe next year!

[@abbieayebazibwe1049]

@@JordanandEmily aww that will be beautiful,love you guys😊

[@JordanandEmily]

@@abbieayebazibwe1049 thank you so much! 🙏 😊

[@bujdososzekely]

Welcome to Romania kzbin.info/www/bejne/omXYZ6mcgLB6asU

[@JordanandEmily]

Thank you 😊

[@gorgifont3414]

I love Australia

[@JordanandEmily]

It's great! Where have you been in Australia?

[@user-pn5fo2zh4w]

Hi

[@JordanandEmily]

Hi!

[@francoking3641]

The Danube river seperates Romania and Serbia.

[@JordanandEmily]

Okay! 😀

[@kikasokino6754]

As a Serbian I really dont understand coruption in Romanian police for border crossing. Serbia is not in EU , but if any cop wants money from you, you can tell that to other personal on border check in that moment and report him.

[@JordanandEmily]

It always seems a little tense between borders for some reason!

[@OneTireFire]

Your driver was dumb and ignorant or he had something to hide that made him nervous. The Romania-Serbia border crossing is quick and easy. Much less tense than crossing into Hungary, for instance, which is another EU country...

[@SD-bw9uv]

the bribe was for Serbia Police if you listen the driver, ,,Serbja Policja'not for Romania border 👍

[@mihaelanita545]

God price 40 euro!👍👍

[@JordanandEmily]

Is it!? We thought it was very expensive 😄

[@mihaelanita545]

@@JordanandEmily 😘😀

[@mihaelanita545]

I like you !Relax and funny!😘😘

[@refaela.7660]

I hate it when tourist get ripped off, please negotiate the price next time, even EUR 20 is too much for this ride. He was looking for a victim and found you guys.

[@JordanandEmily]

Oh well! You live and you learn - now we know 😊

[@marcfaur]

Nice, but expensive. I'm wondering if the "taxi" driver was Romanian or Serbian.

[@JordanandEmily]

Really not sure 😕 we weren't able to communicate with him either way! 😄

[@marcfaur]

@@JordanandEmily I'm Romanian and even I couldn't figure out. I suspect he was Serbian.

[@dhanyrafael]

He mixed Romanian with Serbian... Can't tell.

[@Sofronic]

@@marcfaur 7:28 this is not serbian registration plates on car I think it is romanian. I think it wasn't legal taxi I didn't saw any taxi sign on the roof of the car, I think it is "pirate taxi" and that's why driver was nervous on the serbian border, because police can hold him and seize his car in case that he doesn't have taxi licence.

[@leecooper4803]

In Romania he is Romanian, in Serbia he is Serbian. Who he actually is, God knows - but he handles both sides perfectly.

[@fuguthefish]

Tbh you could just hitchhike for a car, it would have been fast enough to worth not paying 40 euros xD

[@JordanandEmily]

😄 your probably right, 40 Euro was steeeeeep. The road was long and we didn't pass many cars though haha

[@dmradu101]

Sorry, but the serbian taxi was a thief. The prices are lower than Romania. For 20 minutes of ride maximum $5.

[@JordanandEmily]

Yeah it didn't look good but he was super nice and we didn't have any other option!

[@dmradu101]

It is shame with some people.

[@retzelhof]

Seriously? you are going to complain about a 40€ non-Schengen-cross-border taxi ride? 🤦‍♂ you got off cheap if you ask me! I pay more than half of that for a taxi ride to the train station within my small city! Just when I thought it couldn't get any worse than the american tourists that come to these parts...

[@JordanandEmily]

lel

[@famous_esport4886]

Please reply me

[@JordanandEmily]

👋👋

[@famous_esport4886]

India is best for tourist example dehli agra haryana pinkcity

[@JordanandEmily]

Yes! We did the golden triangle and loved it but would be awesome to do India again

[@fredyyfredfreddy]

Ah, south English

[@JordanandEmily]

😄 what?

[@fredyyfredfreddy]

@@JordanandEmily Australians

[@sky_warriors_]

You got a big scamm with taxy.

[@JordanandEmily]

We didn't have much of a choice 😞 but we heard the train line is coming back so that's great!

[@sky_warriors_]

@@JordanandEmily nice channel, now i found. Big like from Cluj - Napoca ( Romania )

[@user-gt3qx9zy2x]

scammed.. HYPERS

[@JordanandEmily]

😄 🤣

[@NiklazSchwarzschild]

That dude is a nice taxi driver

[@JordanandEmily]

He was 😄

[@famous_esport4886]

Please reply me plese

[@JordanandEmily]

🫶🫶