There are 12 ways to get from Dresden to Arad by bus, train, night train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus N60 / ...
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Arad, Autogara Transdarabus
12h 40m$69–191Bus via Arad
cheapest- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus N60 / ...
- Take the bus from Prague Florenc Bus Station to Aradbus
16h 5m$44–86Train
- Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Budapest-Nyugati putrain
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Szolnoktrain Ir / ...
- Take the train from Szolnok to Aradtrain Ic
13h 52m$78–134Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Dresden Hbf to Budapest-Nyugatinighttrain En
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Szolnoktrain Ir / ...
- Take the train from Szolnok to Aradtrain Ic
14h 53m$77–105Drive 923.4 km
- Drive from Dresden to Aradcar 923.4 km
8h 29m$192–277Bus #2
- Take the bus from Dresden to Arad, Autogara Transdarabus
17h 28m$60–85Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Arad
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Arad (ARW)plane PRG - ARW
9h 33m$64–280Fly Dresden Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport, bus
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR)plane DRS - TSR
- Take the bus from Timişoara to Arad, Autogara Transdarabus
9h 19m$168–452Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BER - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Szolnoktrain
- Take the train from Szolnok to Aradtrain
9h 34m$114–293Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane PRG - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Szolnoktrain
- Take the train from Szolnok to Aradtrain
10h 21m$113–298Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, bus
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)plane BER - BEG
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to Aradbus
11h 17m$110–295Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)plane PRG - BEG
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to Aradbus
12h 29m$124–290
Dresden to Arad by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dresden to Arad is to bus which costs $60 - $85 and takes 17h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Dresden to Arad is to drive which takes 8h 29m and costs $190 - $280.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Dresden and arriving at Arad, Autogara Transdara. Services depart once a week, and operate Thursday. The journey takes approximately 17h 28m.
No, there is no direct train from Dresden to Arad. However, there are services departing from Dresden Hbf and arriving at Arad via Budapest-Nyugati and Szolnok. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 52m.
The distance between Dresden and Arad is 930 km. The road distance is 923.4 km.
The best way to get from Dresden to Arad without a car is to bus which takes 12h 40m and costs $65 - $200.
It takes approximately 12h 40m to get from Dresden to Arad, including transfers.
Dresden to Arad bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dresden central station.
Dresden to Arad train services, operated by Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK), depart from Dresden Hbf station.
The best way to get from Dresden to Arad is to bus which takes 12h 40m and costs $65 - $200. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $75 - $140 and takes 13h 52m.
What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Arad, Romania?
You can take a bus from Dresden central station to Arad, Autogara Transdara via Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 12h 40m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Dresden Hbf to Arad via Budapest-Nyugati pu, Budapest-Nyugati, and Szolnok in around 13h 52m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Dresden Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–320
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–330
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–300
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–380
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–140
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–290
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–260
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–360
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–220
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–200
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Arad via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $45–320
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $28–150
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–170
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Arad via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–320
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Dresden Hbf to Budapest-Nyugati pu
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Night train from Dresden Hbf to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- 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 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 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)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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 Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Belgrade bus station to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Belgrade bus station to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- [email protected]
- Website
- Express Busline
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Arad, Autogara Transdara
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- Express Busline
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Arad, Autogara Transdara
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
Bus from Dresden to Arad, Autogara Transdara
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- [email protected]
- Website
- SVS
Bus from Prague Florenc Bus Station to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- SVS
- 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
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Booking & Getting There
Dresden to Arad bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Arad is 1h ahead of Dresden. It is currently 12:40 PM in Dresden and 1:40 PM in Arad.
Dresden to Arad train services, operated by Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK), arrive at Budapest-Nyugati pu station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dresden to Arad is 923 km. It takes approximately 8h 29m to drive from Dresden to Arad.
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