There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Arad by plane, train, bus, 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.
Fly Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BSL - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Szolnoktrain
- Take the train from Szolnok to Aradtrain
8h 19m$86–306Fly Basel to Arad
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Arad (ARW)plane BSL - ARW
8h 35m$68–301Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keletitrain Ec
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Aradtrain Ic
18h$196–321Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Zurich Bus Stationbus 207 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Aradbus FlixBus 1921
19h 55m$138–210Drive 1,246 km
- Drive from Basel to Aradcar 1,246 km
12h 42m$292–422Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane ZRH - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Szolnoktrain
- Take the train from Szolnok to Aradtrain
9h 28m$184–421Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)plane ZRH - BEG
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to Aradbus
10h 55m$145–356Fly Mulhouse to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, bus
- Fly from Mulhouse (MLH) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)plane MLH - BEG
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to Aradbus
9h 52m$78–251Fly Basel to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport, bus
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR)plane BSL - TSR
- Take the bus from Timişoara to Arad, Autogara Transdarabus
9h 1m$109–353Bus, train
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Suboticabus
- Take the train from Subotica to Szegedtrain Re
- Take the bus from Szeged, vasútállomás to Lőkösháza, vasútállomásbus
23h 56m$184–271
Basel to Arad by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Arad is to fly and bus which costs $75 - $260 and takes 9h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Arad is to fly and train which takes 8h 19m and costs $85 - $310.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Arad. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Arad via Zurich Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Arad. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Arad via Zuerich Hb, Wien Hbf and Budapest-Keleti. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h.
The distance between Basel and Arad is 1128 km. The road distance is 1246 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Arad without a car is to train which takes 18h and costs $190 - $330.
It takes approximately 8h 19m to get from Basel to Arad, including transfers.
Basel to Arad bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Arad train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Arad is to train which takes 18h and costs $190 - $330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $130 - $210 and takes 19h 55m, you could also fly, which costs $65 - $310 and takes 8h 35m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Arad, Romania?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to Arad via Zürich HB, Zuerich Hb, Wien Hbf, and Budapest-Keleti in around 18h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Arad via Zurich Bus Station in around 19h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–280
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–330
Flights from Basel to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–270
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–330
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $28–170
Flights from Mulhouse to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–180
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–230
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Basel to Arad via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–290
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Basel to Arad via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–290
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–16
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Subotica to Szeged
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–29
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–29
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $73
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- *
- $110–170
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- *
- $40–65
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Basel SBB to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Belgrade bus station to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Belgrade bus station to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Basel SBB to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–20
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +4-0745-267.686
- Website
- vertrantis.autogari.ro
Bus from Timişoara to Arad, Autogara Transdara
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- vertrantis.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +41 76 480 13 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- optoptravel.rs
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Subotica
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–250
- Schedules at
- optoptravel.rs
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- MÁV Személyszállítási
Bus from Szeged, vasútállomás to Lőkösháza, vasútállomás
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- MÁV Személyszállítási
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Booking & Getting There
Basel to Arad bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Bus Station.
Arad is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 10:27 AM in Basel and 11:27 AM in Arad.
Basel to Arad train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Arad is 1246 km. It takes approximately 12h 42m to drive from Basel to Arad.
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