CERNICA · ILFOV
We are a family funeral home based in Bucharest. We come to the commune of Cernica day and night, usually arriving within 35–60 min of your call, and an essential package starts from 4,900 RON. We collect from home, hospital or care home and handle the paperwork for you.
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Data source: OpenStreetMap (updated September 2026). Distances and travel times are automatic estimates; we confirm them on the phone.
Distances are by road from the centre of the place (OSRM, normal traffic, estimate).
Cernica is a commune east of Bucharest and shares a border with the city. Besides Cernica, the commune includes the villages of Bălăceanca, Căldăraru, Poșta and Tânganu.
How a funeral works, step by step, and which papers are needed: our full guide to funeral services.
Source: INS, checked on 27 September 2026. Tell us the village when you call:
Cernica has 2 cemeteries with known names: Cimitir Ortodox and Cimitirul Privirea Domnului. Addresses and distances from the town centre are in the table.
| Cemetery | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| CemeteryCimitir Ortodox | AddressStrada Traian 14 | Notes4.7 km · 6 min from the town centre · Orthodox |
| CemeteryCimitirul Privirea Domnului | Addressconfirmed by phone | Notes10 km · 15 min from the town centre · Orthodox |
Hospital in Cernica: Spitalul de Psihiatrie "Eftimie Diamandescu" Bălăceanca. The deceased stays at the hospital morgue until the medical certificate is issued; we collect as soon as the morgue releases, at any hour.
For major emergencies, the nearest emergency hospitals are Spitalul Clinic de Urgență Sfântul Ioan; Spitalul Clinic de Urgență Sfântul Pantelimon and Spitalul Clinic Județean de Urgență Ilfov (distances in the table). If the death occurs there, we collect from the hospital morgue, and the paperwork is done at the civil-status office of the sector or town where the hospital is.
Hospital address: Spitalul de Psihiatrie "Eftimie Diamandescu" Bălăceanca — Strada Gării 56.
| Hospital | Driving distance | Time (normal traffic) |
|---|---|---|
| HospitalSpitalul Clinic de Urgență Sfântul Ioan | Driving distance13.5 km | Time (normal traffic)19 min |
| HospitalSpitalul Clinic de Urgență Sfântul Pantelimon | Driving distance14.2 km | Time (normal traffic)21 min |
| HospitalSpitalul Clinic Județean de Urgență Ilfov | Driving distance14.8 km | Time (normal traffic)21 min |
Cernica has 3 churches, all of them Orthodox. The funeral service is usually held at the family's parish, for example Biserica „Adormirea Maicii Domnului”; Biserica „Sfinții Apostoli” and Biserica Ortodoxă „Sfinții Mihail și Gavriil” Căldăraru. We coordinate the service time with the priest and the transport to the cemetery.
| Church | Denomination | Address |
|---|---|---|
| ChurchBiserica „Adormirea Maicii Domnului” | DenominationRomanian Orthodox | Address— |
| ChurchBiserica „Sfinții Apostoli” | DenominationRomanian Orthodox | AddressStrada Traian 14 |
| ChurchBiserica Ortodoxă „Sfinții Mihail și Gavriil” Căldăraru | DenominationRomanian Orthodox | AddressStrada Tineretului 14 |
The death certificate is issued by the civil-status office: Primăria Cernica, Strada Bizanțului 105. We prepare the file, and go to the counter with you or file on the family's behalf.
For a pensioner's funeral allowance: Ilfov County Pension House.
| Type | Institution | Address | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| TypeCivil status | InstitutionPrimăria Cernica | AddressStrada Bizanțului 105 | Hours— |
Measured by road from the town centre in normal traffic. At peak hours add 30–50 %.
| Destination | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| DestinationVitan-Bârzești crematorium (Bucharest) | Distance13.5 km | Time18 min |
| DestinationBellu cemetery (Bucharest) | Distance16.8 km | Time22 min |
County roads DJ301A and DJ301, and the A0 ring motorway run through Cernica. Source: OpenStreetMap.
What each package includes and what it costs: funeral packages, with prices. For an estimate for your case: the cost calculator. Transport from Cernica is listed separately on the quote.
DISTANCES
| Destination | km | minutes | Visual comparison of duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitan-Bârzești crematorium | 13.5 | 18 | |
| Bellu cemetery | 16.8 | 22 | |
| Cimitir Ortodox | 4.7 | 6 | |
| Cimitirul Privirea Domnului | 10 | 15 |
Source: OSRM, normal traffic, estimate.
FREQUENT QUESTIONS
Yes. We organise the funeral in Cernica from collection to the cemetery: the paperwork, the coffin and the service, for example at Biserica „Adormirea Maicii Domnului”.
Usually 35–60 min for an emergency, day and night. From the town centre to the Vitan-Bârzești crematorium it is 13.5 km (about 18 min).
At Cimitir Ortodox (Cernica) or at any cemetery in Bucharest where the family has a plot. Cremation takes place at the Vitan-Bârzești crematorium, 13.5 km away (about 18 min); we arrange the booking and the transport.
At the civil-status office (starea civilă): Primăria Cernica, Strada Bizanțului 105. If the death is at the nearest emergency hospital in Bucharest, Spitalul Clinic de Urgență Sfântul Ioan (13.5 km), the paperwork is done at the civil-status office of the hospital's sector. We prepare the file.
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