There are 11 ways to get from Chișinău to Arad by bus, train, night train, car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Chişinău to Aradbus
13h 54m$35–70Train
- Take the train from Chisinau to Unghenitrain 401
- Take the train from Iași to Devatrain
- Take the train from Deva to Aradtrain
23h 7m$75–85Train, night train
- Take the train from Chisinau to Iasitrain 401
- Take the nighttrain from Iași to Aradnighttrain Iaşi - Timişoara Nord
22h 17m$68–77Drive 786.8 km
- Drive from Chișinău to Aradcar 786.8 km
11h 59m$126–181Train, bus
- Take the train from Chisinau to Romantrain 401
- Take the bus from Roman to Arad, Autogara Transdarabus
20h 55m$38–68Fly Chișinău International Airport to Oradea International Airport, train
- Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Oradea International Airport (OMR)plane RMO - OMR
- Take the train from Oradea to Aradtrain
9h 56m$160–309Bus to Iași International Airport, fly to Arad
- Take the bus from Trușeni to Iasi Airportbus
- Fly from Iași International Airport (IAS) to Arad (ARW)plane IAS - ARW
15h 46mFly Chișinău International Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR)plane RMO - TSR
- Take the bus from Timişoara to Arad, Autogara Transdarabus
10h 6m$155–268Fly Chișinău International Airport to Arad
- Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Arad (ARW)plane RMO - ARW
5h 45m$143–355Fly Chișinău International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane RMO - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Szolnoktrain
- Take the train from Szolnok to Aradtrain
8h 27m$149–391Bus to Iași International Airport, fly to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Trușeni to Iasi Airportbus
- Fly from Iași International Airport (IAS) to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR)plane IAS - TSR
- Take the bus from Timişoara to Arad, Autogara Transdarabus
11h 37m
Chișinău to Arad by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chișinău to Arad is to bus which costs $35 - $70 and takes 13h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Chișinău to Arad is to fly which takes 5h 45m and costs $140 - $360.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Chişinău and arriving at Arad. Services depart six times a week, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 13h 54m.
No, there is no direct train from Chișinău to Arad. However, there are services departing from Chisinau and arriving at Arad via Ungheni, Iași and Deva. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 7m.
The distance between Chișinău and Arad is 839 km. The road distance is 786.8 km.
The best way to get from Chișinău to Arad without a car is to bus which takes 13h 54m and costs $35 - $70.
The bus from Chişinău to Arad takes 13h 54m including transfers and departs six times a week.
Chișinău to Arad bus services, operated by Chisinau Bus Station, depart from Chişinău station.
Chișinău to Arad train services, operated by Moldovan Railways (CFM), depart from Chisinau station.
The best way to get from Chișinău to Arad is to bus which takes 13h 54m and costs $35 - $70. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $70 - $85 and takes 23h 7m, you could also fly, which costs $140 - $360 and takes 5h 45m.
What companies run services between Chișinău, Moldova and Arad, Romania?
Chisinau Bus Station operates a bus from Chişinău to Arad twice daily. Tickets cost $40–70 and the journey takes 13h 54m. Two other operators also service this route. Alternatively, you can take a train from Chisinau to Arad via Ungheni, Iași, and Deva in around 23h 7m.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Oradea International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–360
Flights from Iași International Airport to Arad via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–350
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–270
Flights from Iași International Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–750
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–270
Flights from Iași International Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Oradea International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $90–120
Flights from Iași International Airport to Arad via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–320
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Arad via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–300
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Oradea International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–350
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Arad via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–320
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–230
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $23–230
- Phone
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- cfm@railway.md
- Website
- Moldovan Railways (CFM)
Train from Chisinau to Ungheni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- Moldovan Railways (CFM)
Train from Chisinau to Iasi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Schedules at
- Moldovan Railways (CFM)
Train from Chisinau to Roman
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Schedules at
- Moldovan Railways (CFM)
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Iași to Deva
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $53–57
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Deva to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–16
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Iași to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $64–70
- 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
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- 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
- +373 22 542-185
- autogara@mtc.md
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Chişinău to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- Express Busline
Bus from Chişinău to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–180
- Website
- Express Busline
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- SVS
Bus from Chişinău to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- SVS
- Phone
- +4-0231-517.509
- Website
- apetrans.ro
Bus from Roman to Arad, Autogara Transdara
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- apetrans.ro
- Phone
- +37360600488
- https://transmixt.md/
- Website
- transmixt.md
Bus from Trușeni to Iasi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- transmixt.md
- Book at
- transmixt.md
Bus from Trușeni to Iasi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- transmixt.md
- Book at
- transmixt.md
- 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
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Booking & Getting There
Chișinău to Arad bus services, operated by Chisinau Bus Station, arrive at Arad station.
Chișinău to Arad train services, operated by Moldovan Railways (CFM), arrive at Ungheni station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chișinău to Arad is 787 km. It takes approximately 11h 59m to drive from Chișinău to Arad.
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