Is Băicoi safe? Romania travel risk
Is Băicoi safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Băicoi scores 34/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Romania Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 14 Oct 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Băicoi scores 34/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Romania (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Băicoi: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and health and medical access (49/100).
A score of 34 is higher than the scores of 39% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Romania travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Geographically located in Prahova (45.0453° N, 25.8658° E), Băicoi sits 71.3 km SSE from Bucharest at 312 m elevation.
Prahova
45.0453° N, 25.8658° E
312 m
Europe/Bucharest
16,722
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Romania
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Băicoi happened in June (4 of 9 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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