There are 9 ways to get from Rotterdam to Arad by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, night train, or car
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Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane AMS - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Szolnoktrain
- Take the train from Szolnok to Aradtrain
8h 41m$191–429Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Rotterdam Blaak to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Köln Hbf to Aradbus
28h 45m$103–205Train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- 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
25h 19m$348–699Bus
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Aradbus 1924
25h 40m$170–280Train, night train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the night train from Utrecht Centraal to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keletitrain Ec
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Aradtrain Ic
24h 51m$140–331Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR)plane AMS - TSR
- Take the bus from Timişoara to Arad, Autogara Transdarabus
9h 59m$155–341Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane EIN - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Szolnoktrain
- Take the train from Szolnok to Aradtrain
9h 46m$137–390Train, train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Charleroi-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR)plane CRL - TSR
- Take the bus from Timişoara to Arad, Autogara Transdarabus
10h 13m$145–488Drive 1,616.3 km
- Drive from Rotterdam to Aradcar 1,616.3 km
15h 17m$334–482
Rotterdam to Arad by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Arad is to train and bus which costs $100 - $210 and takes 28h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Arad is to train and fly which takes 8h 41m and costs $190 - $430.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Rotterdam Central Station station and arriving at Arad. Services depart three times a week, and operate Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. The journey takes approximately 25h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Rotterdam to Arad. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Centraal and arriving at Arad via Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Hbf and Budapest-Keleti. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 19m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Arad is 1464 km. The road distance is 1616.3 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Arad without a car is to train which takes 25h 19m and costs $340 - $700.
It takes approximately 8h 41m to get from Rotterdam to Arad, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Arad bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rotterdam Central Station.
Rotterdam to Arad train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Rotterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Arad is to train which takes 25h 19m and costs $340 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $170 - $280 and takes 25h 40m.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Arad, Romania?
You can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Arad via Bruxelles-Midi, Wien HBF, Wien Hbf, and Budapest-Keleti in around 25h 19m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Arad 3 times a week. Tickets cost $170–280 and the journey takes 25h 40m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–380
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–450
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–390
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Nuremberg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–290
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–410
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–220
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–16
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–16
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien HBF
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–480
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–22
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- $45–70
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- $45–70
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–28
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Blaak to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Venlo to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–22
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Utrecht Centraal to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $130–180
- Couchette Carriage
- $100–130
- Seating Carriage
- $75–90
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–280
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
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.md
Bus from Köln Hbf to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
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More Questions & Answers
Rotterdam to Arad bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Arad station.
Arad is 1h ahead of Rotterdam. It is currently 8:47 AM in Rotterdam and 9:47 AM in Arad.
Rotterdam to Arad train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rotterdam to Arad is 1616 km. It takes approximately 15h 17m to drive from Rotterdam to Arad.
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