There are 9 ways to get from Bordeaux to Arad by plane, train, train (TGV), 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 Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
best- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BOD - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Aradtrain
9h 50m$124–299Fly Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Oradea International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Oradea International Airport (OMR)plane BOD - OMR
- Take the train from Oradea to Aradtrain
16h 45m$98–362Train
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 90 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Aradtrain 347
21h 38m$454–805Bus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Aradbus 1922
34h 20m$230–350Drive 2,077.2 km
- Drive from Bordeaux to Aradcar 2,077.2 km
21h$438–632Fly Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, bus
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)plane BOD - BEG
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to Aradbus
12h 46m$125–318Train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR)plane TLS - TSR
- Take the bus from Timişoara to Arad, Autogara Transdarabus
13h 47m$227–472Fly Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Debrecen International Airport, train
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Debrecen International Airport (DEB)plane BOD - DEB
- Take the train from Debrecen to Szolnoktrain
- Take the train from Szolnok to Aradtrain
14h 42m$208–682Bus via Montpellier
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Arad, Autogara Transdarabus
35h 2m$185–241
Bordeaux to Arad by train, foot, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bordeaux to Arad is to fly and train which costs $120 - $300 and takes 9h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Bordeaux to Arad is to fly and train which takes 9h 50m and costs $120 - $300.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Bordeaux and arriving at Arad. Services depart six times a week, and operate Thursday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 34h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Bordeaux to Arad. However, there are services departing from Bordeaux St Jean and arriving at Arad via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Est, München Hbf, Salzburg Hbf and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 38m.
The distance between Bordeaux and Arad is 1812 km. The road distance is 2077.2 km.
The best way to get from Bordeaux to Arad without a car is to train which takes 21h 38m and costs $450 - $850.
It takes approximately 9h 50m to get from Bordeaux to Arad, including transfers.
Bordeaux to Arad bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bordeaux station.
Bordeaux to Arad train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Bordeaux St Jean station.
The best way to get from Bordeaux to Arad is to train which takes 21h 38m and costs $450 - $850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $230 - $350 and takes 34h 20m.
What companies run services between Bordeaux, France and Arad, Romania?
You can take a train from Bordeaux St Jean to Arad via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare de l'Est, Paris Est, Muenchen Hbf, München Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, and Wien Hbf in around 21h 38m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Bordeaux to Arad 6 times a week. Tickets cost $230–350 and the journey takes 34h 20m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–350
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Oradea International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–490
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Lyon, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–200
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $70–200
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–290
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Oradea International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–350
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–350
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $90–360
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–360
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $65–340
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Oradea International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–340
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $75–290
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–270
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Oradea International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–340
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Oradea International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–370
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Debrecen International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Ferihegy to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Debrecen to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–280
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $88
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Oradea to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Debrecen to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Debrecen to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +38 (044) 309-70-01
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ukrainian Railways
Train from Debrecen to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Ukrainian Railways
- Schedules at
- Ukrainian Railways
- Book at
- Tickets.ua
- Coupe
- $40–60
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bordeaux to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $230–350
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Belgrade bus station to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Montpellier to Arad, Autogara Transdara
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–170
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
Want to know more about travelling around Romania
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
5 delightfully under-the-radar French towns you need to visit
Read the travel guide
Heading to Europe? Read this before you buy a Eurail Pass
Read the travel guide
Train travel in France: A guide to SNCF
Read the travel guide
Booking & Getting There
Bordeaux to Arad bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Arad station.
Arad is 1h ahead of Bordeaux. It is currently 12:26 AM in Bordeaux and 1:26 AM in Arad.
Bordeaux to Arad train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bordeaux to Arad is 2077 km. It takes approximately 21h to drive from Bordeaux to Arad.
Book your Bordeaux to Arad train tickets online with Omio.
Book your Bordeaux to Arad bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
There are 362+ hotels available in Arad.



































































