TIN TAXI (authorised dispatcher) · About 15–20 min (estimate)
Where they are
One map, pinned from each airport’s published coordinates.
Category scores
Overall is the published weighted sum. A highlighted score is ahead; a tie stays plain.
Ease of use
25% · Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
IAS7.2+0.7
SCV6.5
Comfort & amenities
20% · Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
IAS6.6+3.1
SCV3.5
Food & retail
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
IAS5.6+3.1
SCV2.5
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
IAS7.4+1.9
SCV5.5
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
IAS6.2+0.2
SCV6.0
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
IAS6.4+5.4
SCV1.0
Best for
IAS
Schengen low-cost departures from T4A paid or program lounge before a Schengen flight
SCV
Direct low-cost flights between Bukovina and Italy, Germany, Belgium and LondonVisiting Suceava and the painted monasteries of BukovinaCheap parking, including 24 lei a day for 6–15-day staysGetting to Suceava railway station on the hourly M8 bus
Watch out for
IAS
Non-Schengen passengers must walk from T4 to T3 after securityNo airport rail, and no published taxi fareT3 and T4 were reported in March 2026 to be open without a fire-safety authorizationTerminal 2 is closed to passengers
SCV
Cramped terminal at the early-morning and evening departure wavesVery little food: one café barNo lounge for Priority Pass, DragonPass or airline statusLondon Luton flights need passport control and EES registration
Amenities and tips
IAS
Business LoungeBus 50Disability parkingWi-Fi
Everyone starts in T4
Check-in and security are in T4. Schengen stays there. Non-Schengen walks the bridge to T3.
T4 gates 1–20
Gates 1–14 are upstairs and gates 15–20 are downstairs. T2 is not a passenger terminal.
10 minutes free at the curb
Kiss & Ride is free for 10 minutes, then 5 lei per minute. A return inside 60 minutes is not free again.
SCV
Free Wi-FiCafé barDuty freeMother-and-baby roomBus M8 to the railway station
Two hours, especially for the dawn wave
Arrive 2 hours ahead; check-in closes about 45 minutes before departure.
Small terminal, temporary boarding hall
Short walks, but crowded at peaks; Schengen flights use a temporary boarding hall.
IAS · Iași is a civilian international airport east of the city, with check-in for every flight in the newer T4. Schengen departures stay there; non-Schengen flights walk to T3. In 2025 it handled 2,244,156 passengers. Bus 50 is the cheap ride into town, and the only lounge is on the Schengen side.
SCV · A small, fast-growing airport 12 km east of Suceava and the gateway to Bukovina. It handled 769,608 passengers in 2025 and already 815,335 in the first nine months of 2026, almost all on Wizz Air flights to Italy, Germany, Belgium and London, plus TAROM to Bucharest. Bus M8 runs hourly to Suceava railway station and parking is cheap. The terminal is cramped at the morning and evening peaks, with only a café bar and no lounge for cardholders.
