There are 10 ways to get from Arad to Madrid by shuttle, plane, bus, train, train (TGV, Renfe), or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Shuttle to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly
best- Take a shuttle bus from Arad to Budapest Airport
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane BUD - MAD
9h 5m€69–214Bus, train
- Take the bus from Arad to Girona, Estació d'Autobusosbus
- Take the train from Girona to Barcelona-Santstrain Avn / ...
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
29h 51m€149–284Train
- Take the train from Arad to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
31h 45m€450–687Drive 2,571 km
- Drive from Arad to Madridcar 2,571 km
28h 3m€433–625Fly from Arad
- Fly from Arad (ARW) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane ARW - MAD
8h 13m€90–277Bus to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Arad to Belgrade bus stationbus
- Fly from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane BEG - MAD
10h 32m€73–253Train, bus to Cluj-Napoca, fly
- Take the train from Arad to Alba Iuliatrain
- Take the bus from Alba Iulia to Cluj-Napocabus
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane CLJ - MAD
11h 19m€92–306Train, train to Debrecen International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Arad to Szolnoktrain
- Take the train from Szolnok to Debrecentrain
- Fly from Debrecen International Airport (DEB) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane DEB - MAD
12h 34m€210–623Bus
- Take the bus from Arad to Méndez Álvaro Estación Surbus
41h 37m€140–180Bus via Barcelona
- Take the bus from Arad to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus 1922
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Madrid, Avenida de Américabus ALSA - Ba-Z-Ma
43h 30m€255–385
Arad to Madrid by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Arad to Madrid is to shuttle and fly which costs €65 - €220 and takes 9h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Arad to Madrid is to fly which takes 8h 13m and costs €90 - €280.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Arad and arriving at Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur. Services depart once a week, and operate Thursday. The journey takes approximately 41h 37m.
No, there is no direct train from Arad to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Arad and arriving at Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via Budapest-Keleti, Zürich HB, Mulhouse Ville and Montpellier Saint-Roch. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 45m.
The distance between Arad and Madrid is 2241 km. The road distance is 2571 km.
The best way to get from Arad to Madrid without a car is to bus and train which takes 29h 51m and costs €140 - €290.
It takes approximately 9h 5m to get from Arad to Madrid, including transfers.
Arad to Madrid bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, depart from Arad station.
Arad to Madrid train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Arad station.
The best way to get from Arad to Madrid is to train which takes 31h 45m and costs €450 - €700. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €90 - €280 and takes 8h 13m, you could also bus, which costs €140 - €180 and takes 41h 37m.
What companies run services between Arad, Romania and Madrid, Spain?
You can take a train from Arad to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via Budapest-Keleti, Zuerich Hb, Zürich HB, Mulhouse, Mulhouse Ville, and Montpellier Saint-Roch in around 31h 45m. Alternatively, HiSky, Ryanair, and Tarom fly from Arad (ARW) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) 3 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Arad to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Debrecen International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Debrecen International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–850
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–280
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Girona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Girona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Girona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Arad to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–22
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Arad to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–19
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Arad to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–15
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Szolnok to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Szolnok to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €31
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Szolnok to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- 0371.503.503
- [email protected]
- Website
- direct-aeroport.ro
Shuttle from Arad to Budapest Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–32
- Schedules at
- direct-aeroport.ro
- Phone
- +40 730 250 062
- [email protected]
- Website
- mateiunitrans.ro
Bus from Arad to Girona, Estació d'Autobusos
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Schedules at
- mateiunitrans.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Arad to Belgrade bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Alba Iulia to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Arad to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €200–300
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +4 0250 997
- Website
- normandiatransport.com
Bus from Alba Iulia to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- normandia.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Arad to Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €140–180
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Madrid, Avenida de América
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- ALSA
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Booking & Getting There
Arad to Madrid bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, arrive at Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur station.
Madrid is 1h behind Arad. It is currently 2:23 AM in Arad and 1:23 AM in Madrid.
Arad to Madrid train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between Arad to Madrid is 2571 km. It takes approximately 28h 3m to drive from Arad to Madrid.
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