There are 9 ways to get from Zurich 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 Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane ZRH - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Szolnoktrain
- Take the train from Szolnok to Aradtrain
8h 20m$155–380Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bregenztrain Ec
- Take the bus from Bregenz to Oradeabus
- Take the train from Oradea to Aradtrain
24h 11m$89–294Train
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Feldkirchtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Feldkirch to Budapest-Keletitrain Rjx
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Aradtrain Ic
17h 29m$173–319Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Aradbus FlixBus 1921
17h 40m$120–190Drive 1,197.2 km
- Drive from Zurich to Aradcar 1,197.2 km
11h 28m$242–349Fly Zurich Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR)plane ZRH - TSR
- Take the bus from Timişoara to Arad, Autogara Transdarabus
9h 4m$160–376Fly Zurich Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)plane ZRH - BEG
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to Aradbus
9h 45m$114–314Train to Basel, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BSL - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Szolnoktrain
- Take the train from Szolnok to Aradtrain
9h 25m$95–341Fly Zurich Airport to Arad
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Arad (ARW)plane ZRH - ARW
9h 48m$104–284
Zurich to Arad by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Arad is to bus which costs $120 - $190 and takes 17h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Arad is to fly and train which takes 8h 20m and costs $150 - $380.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Zurich Bus Station station and arriving at Arad. Services depart twice a week, and operate Monday and Saturday. The journey takes approximately 17h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to Arad. However, there are services departing from Zuerich Hb and arriving at Arad via Feldkirch and Budapest-Keleti. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 29m.
The distance between Zurich and Arad is 1058 km. The road distance is 1197.2 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Arad without a car is to train which takes 17h 29m and costs $170 - $320.
It takes approximately 8h 20m to get from Zurich to Arad, including transfers.
Zurich to Arad bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Zurich to Arad train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Zuerich Hb station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Arad is to train which takes 17h 29m and costs $170 - $320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $120 - $190 and takes 17h 40m, you could also fly, which costs $100 - $290 and takes 9h 48m.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Arad, Romania?
You can take a train from Zuerich Hb to Arad via Feldkirch and Budapest-Keleti in around 17h 29m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Zurich Bus Station to Arad twice a week. Tickets cost $120–190 and the journey takes 17h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–340
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–280
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–270
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Zurich Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Zurich Airport to Arad via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Arad via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Arad via Vienna, Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Zurich Airport to Arad via Munich, Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–410
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–340
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–320
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–220
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–350
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $28–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–240
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
- 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)
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 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
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
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Zuerich Hb to Feldkirch
- *
- $30–45
Train from Feldkirch to Budapest-Keleti
- *
- $130–200
Train from Zuerich Hb to Feldkirch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Belgrade bus station to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Bregenz to Oradea
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–200
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
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Booking & Getting There
Zurich to Arad bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Arad station.
Arad is 1h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 3:46 PM in Zurich and 4:46 PM in Arad.
Zurich to Arad train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Feldkirch station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Arad is 1197 km. It takes approximately 11h 28m to drive from Zurich to Arad.
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