There are 9 ways to get from Madrid 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 to Arad
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Arad (ARW)plane MAD - ARW
13h 7m$70–288Train, bus
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Gironatrain Ave
- Take the bus from Girona, Estació d'Autobusos to Aradbus
30h 40m$202–318Drive 2,571 km
- Drive from Madrid to Aradcar 2,571 km
28h 11m$470–679Fly to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport, bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR)plane MAD - TSR
- Take the bus from Timişoara to Arad, Autogara Transdarabus
9h 3m$106–280Fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane MAD - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Szolnoktrain
- Take the train from Szolnok to Aradtrain
9h 54m$101–304Fly to Oradea International Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Oradea International Airport (OMR)plane MAD - OMR
- Take the train from Oradea to Aradtrain
11h 58m$102–312Fly to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)plane MAD - BEG
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to Aradbus
11h 19m$79–268Bus
- Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Aradbus
41h 36m$160–200Bus via Barcelona
- Take the bus from Madrid, Avenida de América to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus ALSA - Ma-Z-Ba
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Aradbus 1922
42h 35m$279–431
Madrid to Arad by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Arad is to fly and bus which costs $75 - $270 and takes 11h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Arad is to fly and bus which takes 9h 3m and costs $100 - $280.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur and arriving at Arad. Services depart once a week, and operate Thursday. The journey takes approximately 41h 36m.
The distance between Madrid and Arad is 2113 km. The road distance is 2571 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Arad without a car is to train and bus which takes 30h 40m and costs $200 - $320.
It takes approximately 13h 7m to get from Madrid to Arad, including transfers.
Madrid to Arad bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, depart from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur station.
The best way to get from Madrid to Arad is to fly which takes 13h 7m and costs $70 - $290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $160 - $200 and takes 41h 36m.
Madrid to Arad bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, arrive at Arad station.
Arad is 1h ahead of Madrid. It is currently 5:00 AM in Madrid and 6:00 AM in Arad.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Arad, Romania?
Tarom and Ulendo Airlink fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Arad (ARW) twice a week. Alternatively, Tabita Tour operates a bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Arad once a week. Tickets cost $160–200 and the journey takes 41h 36m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–330
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Oradea International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–210
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–220
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–230
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–230
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Arad via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–430
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–260
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Oradea International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–380
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–270
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Oradea International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–320
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Oradea International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $90–300
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- 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 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- 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
- +40 730 250 062
- [email protected]
- Website
- mateiunitrans.ro
Bus from Girona, Estació d'Autobusos to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $100–120
- Schedules at
- mateiunitrans.ro
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Belgrade bus station to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $220–340
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $160–200
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Madrid, Avenida de América to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- ALSA
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