Is Gherla safe? Romania travel risk
Is Gherla safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Gherla scores 33/100 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.
Gherla scores 33/100 (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 Gherla: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and health and medical access (47/100).
A score of 33 is higher than the scores of 37% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Romania travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Geographically located in Cluj (47.0200° N, 23.9000° E), Gherla sits 335.2 km SSE from Bucharest at 250 m elevation.
Cluj
47.0200° N, 23.9000° E
250 m
Europe/Bucharest
19,873
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Romania)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Romania travel advice & laws.
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