There are 10 ways to get from Manchester to Arad by plane, train, train (Eurostar), busferry, car, car train, bus, or car ferry
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Fly Manchester Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane MAN - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Szolnoktrain
- Take the train from Szolnok to Aradtrain
9h 31m$126–296Bus and ferry
cheapest- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Arad, Autogara Transdarabusferry
35h 54m$75–200Train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien HBFtrain Nj / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keletitrain Ec
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Aradtrain Ic
29h 26m$516–991Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Aradcar
22h$553–751Fly Manchester Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport, bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR)plane MAN - TSR
- Take the bus from Timişoara to Arad, Autogara Transdarabus
10h 20m$131–328Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BHX - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Szolnoktrain
- Take the train from Szolnok to Aradtrain
11h 1m$179–408Train, train to East Midlands Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to East Midlands Parkwaytrain
- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane EMA - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Szolnoktrain
- Take the train from Szolnok to Aradtrain
11h 53m$197–413Fly Manchester Airport to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane MAN - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keletitrain
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Aradtrain
13h 11m$130–362Bus, train
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 541 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Oradeabus
- Take the train from Oradea to Aradtrain
40h 19m$80–212Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Aradcar
23h 7m$409–662
Manchester to Arad by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Arad is to bus and train which costs $75 - $220 and takes 40h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Arad is to fly and train which takes 9h 31m and costs $120 - $300.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Manchester Piccadilly and arriving at Arad, Autogara Transdara. Services depart five times a week, and operate Thursday. The journey takes approximately 35h 54m.
No, there is no direct train from Manchester to Arad. However, there are services departing from Manchester Piccadilly and arriving at Arad via London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Hbf and Budapest-Keleti. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 26m.
The distance between Manchester and Arad is 1913 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Arad without a car is to train which takes 29h 26m and costs $500 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 9h 31m to get from Manchester to Arad, including transfers.
Manchester to Arad bus services, operated by SC Latino Expres S.R.L., depart from Manchester Piccadilly station.
Manchester to Arad train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Manchester Piccadilly station.
Manchester to Arad bus services, operated by SC Latino Expres S.R.L., arrive at Arad, Autogara Transdara station.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Arad, Romania?
You can take a train from Manchester Piccadilly to Arad via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles-Midi, Wien HBF, Wien Hbf, and Budapest-Keleti in around 29h 26m. Alternatively, SC Latino Expres S.R.L. operates a vehicle from Manchester Piccadilly to Arad, Autogara Transdara 5 times a week. Tickets cost $75–200 and the journey takes 35h 54m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–330
Flights from Manchester Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–310
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–320
Flights from Manchester Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–350
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–150
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–150
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–210
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–170
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–170
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–190
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–190
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $65–310
Flights from Manchester Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–310
Flights from Manchester Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $65–310
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Vienna International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $95–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $50–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Vienna International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–270
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–340
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–16
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–16
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien HBF
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $250–500
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- *
- $45–70
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- *
- $45–70
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $159
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- $159
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Sheffield to East Midlands Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Oradea to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Arad, Autogara Transdara
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 54m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.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
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- [email protected]
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Oradea
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $13–70
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–65
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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More Questions & Answers
Arad is 2h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 2:59 AM in Manchester and 4:59 AM in Arad.
Manchester to Arad train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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