Getting there

Arad is a charming city situated in central-eastern Europe, with quite easy access from everywhere in the world, due to the 2 international airports nearby (Arad airport, 5 km from city center and Timisoara airport, 58 km from city center), with many flight connections (both low cost and line airlines), and a key position in a cross point of important European roads and rail connections.

Getting there: by plane, by car, by train.

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By plane

Direct flights to Arad airport from Milano/Bergamo with Wizzair

Flights to Timisoara airport from:

London with Wizzair

Italy

Ancona with Carpatair
Bari with Carpatair
Bologna with Carpatair and Wizzair
Florence with Carpatair
Forli/Bologna with Wizzair
Milano/Bergamo with Carpatair and Wizzair
Roma with Carpatair and Wizzair
Treviso with Wizzair
Torino with Carpatair
Venice with Carpatair and Wizzair
Verona with Carpatair

France

Paris with Wizzair

Germany

Dortmund with Wizzair
Düsseldorf with Carpatair
München with Lufthansa and Carpatair
Stuttgart with Carpatair

Austria

Viena with Austrian Airlines

Spain

Barcelona with Wizzair
Madrid with Wizzair
Valencia with Wizzair

Greece

Athens with Carpatair

Ukraine

Cernăuţi with Carpatair
Lvov with Carpatair
Odessa with Carpatair

Republic of Moldova

Chişinău with Carpatair

Romania

Bucharest with Tarom and Carpatair
Bacău with Carpatair
Cluj-Napoca with Carpatair
Constanța with Carpatair
Craiova with Carpatair
Iaşi with Carpatair
Oradea with Carpatair
Sibiu with Carpatair
Suceava with Carpatair

For all the Carpatair flights to Timisoara there is a connection bus to Arad if you choose the destination Arad while booking your flight.

For the other flights to Timisoara in case you need assistance for transfer to Arad, please contact us.

By car

You can easily reach Arad by car coming from any part of Europe.

Main roads reaching Arad from the closest major cities in the region are:

From Viena, 512 km – take A4 until Budapest and then continue as below.
From Bratislava 469 km – take E65 until Rajka, then continue on M1 until Budapest. From Budapest follow the * instructions below.
From Budapest, 272 km – take M5 highway until Mako, and continue on E68 another 72 km
From Zagreb, 610 km – take A3 until Belgrade, and then continue as below.
From Skopje, 606 km – take Autoroute 2 and E 75 until Belgrade and then continue as below
From Sarajevo, 510 km – take E762 and E70 until Belgrade, and then continue as below
From Belgrade, only 223 km – take E70 from Belgrade to Timisoara and then A1 from Timisoara to Arad
From Bucharest 553 km – take A1 until Pitesti and continue on E81 towards Sibiu

By train

Arad railway station is an important connection point for many European rail destinations. International sleeper trains arrive in Arad from Venice, Vienna, Budapest, Prague, Bratislava, Belgrade and Sofia.

Train travel is generally slower than bus travel. See CFR for domestic trains and DB Bahn website for international train timetables and fares.