There are 12 ways to get from Dortmund to Arad by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
best- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane DUS - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Szolnoktrain
- Take the train from Szolnok to Aradtrain
9h 1m$158–391Fly Dortmund Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR)plane DTM - TSR
- Take the bus from Timişoara to Arad, Autogara Transdarabus
7h 50m$72–314Train
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Wien Hbftrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keletitrain Ec
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Aradtrain Ic
20h 42m$203–427Bus
- Take the bus from Dortmund Stadthaus to Aradbus
23h 30m$150–260Night train, train
- Take the night train from Dortmund Hbf to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keletitrain Ec
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Aradtrain Ic
20h 42m$125–302Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR)plane DUS - TSR
- Take the bus from Timişoara to Arad, Autogara Transdarabus
10h 25m$162–423Fly Dortmund Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane DTM - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Szolnoktrain
- Take the train from Szolnok to Aradtrain
8h 27m$121–316Train to Frankfurt, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane FRA - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Szolnoktrain
- Take the train from Szolnok to Aradtrain
10h 3m$171–520Fly Dortmund Airport to Oradea International Airport, train
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Oradea International Airport (OMR)plane DTM - OMR
- Take the train from Oradea to Aradtrain
8h 55m$84–336Fly Dortmund Airport to Cluj-Napoca, bus, train
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane DTM - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iuliabus
- Take the train from Alba Iulia to Aradtrain
10h 44m$98–366Drive 1,390.5 km
- Drive from Dortmund to Aradcar 1,390.5 km
12h 51m$229–331Drive, car train
- Drive from Dortmund to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Salzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Aradcar
15h 52m$292–411
Dortmund to Arad by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dortmund to Arad is to fly and train which costs $120 - $320 and takes 8h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Dortmund to Arad is to fly and bus which takes 7h 50m and costs $70 - $320.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Dortmund Stadthaus and arriving at Arad. Services depart once a week, and operate Wednesday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 23h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Dortmund to Arad. However, there are services departing from Dortmund Hbf and arriving at Arad via Wien Hbf and Budapest-Keleti. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 42m.
The distance between Dortmund and Arad is 1311 km. The road distance is 1390.5 km.
The best way to get from Dortmund to Arad without a car is to train which takes 20h 42m and costs $200 - $430.
It takes approximately 9h 1m to get from Dortmund to Arad, including transfers.
Dortmund to Arad bus services, operated by SARVALTEH AUTO, depart from Dortmund Stadthaus station.
Dortmund to Arad train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Dortmund Hbf station.
The best way to get from Dortmund to Arad is to train which takes 20h 42m and costs $200 - $430. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $150 - $260 and takes 23h 30m.
What companies run services between Dortmund, Germany and Arad, Romania?
You can take a train from Dortmund Hbf to Arad via Wien Hbf and Budapest-Keleti in around 20h 42m. Alternatively, SARVALTEH AUTO operates a bus from Dortmund Stadthaus to Arad once daily. Tickets cost $65–130 and the journey takes 23h 30m. FlixBus also services this route once a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–110
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–180
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–300
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–240
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–270
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–340
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–440
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–200
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–240
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–16
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–16
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–300
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- $45–70
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- $45–70
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Dortmund Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–170
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $130–170
- Couchette Carriage
- $100–120
- Seating Carriage
- $65–80
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Oradea to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Alba Iulia to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–23
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- [email protected]
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Dortmund Stadthaus to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Dortmund Stadthaus to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $150–260
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
Bus from Timişoara to Arad, Autogara Transdara
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- vertrantis.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4 0250 997
- Website
- normandiatransport.com
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- normandia.autogari.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Dortmund to Arad bus services, operated by SARVALTEH AUTO, arrive at Arad station.
Arad is 1h ahead of Dortmund. It is currently 7:22 AM in Dortmund and 8:22 AM in Arad.
Dortmund to Arad train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Wien Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dortmund to Arad is 1390 km. It takes approximately 12h 51m to drive from Dortmund to Arad.
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