There are 7 ways to get from Prague to Arad by train, bus, 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.
Train
best- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugatitrain Rj
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Szolnoktrain Ir / ...
- Take the train from Szolnok to Aradtrain Ic
11h 27m$94–245Fly to Arad
cheapest- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Arad (ARW)plane PRG - ARW
10h 45m$51–270Bus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Aradbus 962 / ...
11h 35m$55–180Drive 783.9 km
- Drive from Prague to Aradcar 783.9 km
7h 2m$139–201Fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- 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
8h 6m$108–281Fly to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport, bus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR)plane PRG - TSR
- Take the bus from Timişoara to Arad, Autogara Transdarabus
9h 45m$77–272Fly to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, bus
- 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
9h 46m$99–260
Prague to Arad by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Prague to Arad is to bus which costs $55 - $180 and takes 11h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Prague to Arad is to drive which takes 7h 2m and costs $130 - $210.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Praha, ÚAN Florenc and arriving at Arad. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Prague to Arad. However, there are services departing from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi and arriving at Arad via Budapest-Nyugati and Szolnok. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 27m.
The distance between Prague and Arad is 859 km. The road distance is 783.9 km.
The best way to get from Prague to Arad without a car is to train which takes 11h 27m and costs $90 - $250.
It takes approximately 11h 27m to get from Prague to Arad, including transfers.
Prague to Arad bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Prague to Arad train services, operated by České dráhy (ČD), depart from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi station.
The best way to get from Prague to Arad is to train which takes 11h 27m and costs $90 - $250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $55 - $180 and takes 11h 35m, you could also fly, which costs $50 - $270 and takes 10h 45m.
What companies run services between Prague, Czechia and Arad, Romania?
You can take a train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Arad via Budapest-Nyugati and Szolnok in around 11h 27m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Arad twice daily. Tickets cost $75–120 and the journey takes 11h 35m. Four other operators also service this route.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Arad via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–280
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Arad via Warsaw Chopin, Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–380
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Arad via Vienna, Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–420
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Arad via Munich, Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–140
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–300
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
- Website
- austrian.com
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 Václav Havel Airport Prague to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–220
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–340
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Arad via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $45–260
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $54
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- 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 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- 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 20m
- 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
- $35–65
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Belgrade bus station to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- [email protected]
- Website
- Express Busline
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–180
- Website
- Express Busline
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- [email protected]
- Website
- SVS
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- SVS
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- 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
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Booking & Getting There
Prague to Arad bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Arad station.
Arad is 1h ahead of Prague. It is currently 2:55 AM in Prague and 3:55 AM in Arad.
Prague to Arad train services, operated by České dráhy (ČD), arrive at Budapest-Nyugati station.
Yes, the driving distance between Prague to Arad is 784 km. It takes approximately 7h 2m to drive from Prague to Arad.
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