It is composed of four villages: Gura Vulcanei, Lăculețe-Gară, Toculești, and Vulcana-Pandele.

The commune is situated in the southern foothills of the Făgăraș Mountains, at a mean altitude of 348 m (1,142 ft), on the banks of the Ialomița River and its right tributary, the Vulcana.

Vulcana-Pandele is crossed by national road DN71 [ro], which starts close to Bucharest, runs through Târgoviște, and ends in Sinaia, 50 km (31 mi) north of the commune.

The county road DJJ712 branches off westwards, towards the Dâmbovița River valley, where it ends in DN72A [ro].

The Vulcana-Pandele train station serves the CFR Line 904, which connects Titu to Pietroșița (passing through Târgoviște).