Modes of transportation in Moldova

Modes of transportation vary from place to place and country to country and Moldova is no different. The ways in which you can travel are as follows :




TrolleyBus- The trolleybus runs all throughout the city but it does not run to the villages. It runs on this cable that hangs from street. The trolley bus must stay attached to the cable although I am not sure why. The advantage of the trolley bus is that it is 2 lie about 14cents and the other modes of transportation are 3 lie 21cents. The trolleybus numbers are single to double digits. Remember if you are going from center to Durlesti take the 28 not the 29 !!!! If you take the 29 you will not get where you want to go :p Oh the adventure I had one cold and rainy night without a cellphone but luckily I made it home safely :)
P.S. ( It is best to take the transportation you are most familiar with :) )
Bus - I actually have never taken the bus so I can not say to much about it except that it looks bigger and has better air circulation than the marchuta :p
Marchuta/Routiera/Micro bus ( they are all the same thing)
OOOOO The marchuta :) It is a thirteen passenger van with the right hand side seats pulled out so it has a few seats less then what a normal van would have. These minibus concoctions are by far the most exciting way to travel in Moldova. There is supposedly rhyme and reason to them however I do not believe there is. They have a number system starting in the high 70's going through the one hundreds. The Marchutcas cost 3 lie no matter the distance you want to travel. Of the several interesting things about the marchutca is that you do not have to pay right when you enter, you can sit down and then pass up your money. If the marchutca is full you must stand and sometimes hold on for dear life because there is not telling how fast or how slow the driver decides they want to go at any given moment. Riding the marchutca is a very exciting way to see the city ! Try and get the third seat back in the aisle row it has a nice breeze during the hot days.
Car - if you are part of the blessed or fortunate in Moldova you own a vehicle and therefore can travel to and from by free will with no worries about catching the marchutca or sitting next to smelly people :p
and by Foot :)
This is a little overview of all the modes of transportation here in Chisinua. I know it is not the most detailed but hopefully you can see a little bit more how things work here in Moldova.

I forgot the tractors and animals but those aren't very common just in harvest time.