Bucharest - Post Report Question and Answers

How do you send and receive your letters and package mail? Are local postal facilities adequate?

We used the Embassy post office. They were fantastic and so easy to work with. - Oct 2025


The embassy has pouch and DPO. Currently it takes 3-5 weeks for outgoing mail to reach the US. Items coming from US take 3-4 weeks, but sometimes you get lucky and it comes in 10-12 days. Last summer the mail was faster. I have not used local Romanian post, nor would I, as I have no trust my item would arrive. - Jun 2023


The embassy has pouch and DPO. I've used local DHL to send an urgent piece of two-day mail and it was excellent. I have not used local Romanian post. - Mar 2019


DPO. - Jun 2018


We were fortunate to use the Diplomatic Pouch. BUT- I sent and received various packages via the Romanian Post and had little issue. Even my German friends who ordered Amazon.de products managed to get them delivered in a timely fashion. One note, I did have to actually GO to the post office a few times to pick up mail, and while it did take a while, it worked. - Feb 2014


DPO. - Jan 2013


Embassy - May 2011


We have diplomatic pouch and DPO.You can now mail packages from the embassy if you set up an account with USPS and print your own label. - Dec 2009


The mail service is pretty good if slow for letters. Packages are a pain to receive so we tell people not to bother. - Dec 2008


Local post service is ok. We use the pouch when necessary but very much miss APO. - Feb 2008


I have pouch access and the embassy association sponsors a "homeward bound" during Christmas. - Jan 2008


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