There are 14 ways to get from Dortmund to Arad by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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 Aradtrain
9h 29m$147–394Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Dortmund Stadthaus to Aradbus
23h 30m$60–130Train
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Nightjet
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Aradtrain 347
20h 29m$237–416Train, bus
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duisburg Hbftrain 10 / ...
- Take the bus from Duisburg central train station to Aradbus 1924
22h 46m$145–277Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Dortmund Hbf to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Aradtrain 347
20h 29m$165–330Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, bus
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)plane DUS - BEG
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to Aradbus
10h 50m$124–373Fly Dortmund Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, bus
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)plane DTM - BEG
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to Aradbus
10h 16m$88–251Fly 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 Aradtrain
9h 5m$112–310Fly Dortmund Airport to Arad
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Arad (ARW)plane DTM - ARW
7h 24m$67–295Train 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 Aradtrain
10h 31m$181–367Fly 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$92–493Fly Dortmund Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport, bus
- 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$93–308Drive 1,388.8 km
- Drive from Dortmund to Aradcar 1,388.8 km
12h 51m$292–421Drive, car train
- Drive from Dortmund to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Salzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Aradcar
15h 54m$303–427
Dortmund to Arad by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dortmund to Arad is to bus which costs $60 - $130 and takes 23h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Dortmund to Arad is to fly which takes 7h 24m and costs $65 - $300.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Dortmund Stadthaus and arriving at Arad. Services depart once daily, 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. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 29m.
The distance between Dortmund and Arad is 1311 km. The road distance is 1388.8 km.
The best way to get from Dortmund to Arad without a car is to train which takes 20h 29m and costs $230 - $420.
It takes approximately 9h 29m 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 29m and costs $230 - $420. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $65 - $300 and takes 7h 24m, you could also bus, which costs $60 - $130 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 in around 20h 29m. Alternatively, Ulendo Airlink, HiSky, and Tarom fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Arad (ARW) once daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–200
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–390
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–210
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–370
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–210
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–200
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–250
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Arad via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–290
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Arad via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–290
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- Eurobahn
- 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 Wien Hbf to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Ferihegy to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Ferihegy to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–250
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Dortmund Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- $120–160
- Couchette Carriage
- $95–120
- Seating Carriage
- $65–80
- 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)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Duisburg central train station to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- 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
- +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
- [email protected]
- Website
- SVS
Bus from Dortmund Stadthaus to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- SVS
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Booking & Getting There
Dortmund to Arad bus services, operated by SARVALTEH AUTO, arrive at Arad station.
Arad is 1h ahead of Dortmund. It is currently 11:00 PM in Dortmund and 12:00 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 1389 km. It takes approximately 12h 51m to drive from Dortmund to Arad.
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