There are 9 ways to get from Timișoara to Chișinău by plane, bus, train, car, or shuttle
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Fly Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Chișinău International Airport
best- Fly from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane TSR - RMO
5h 58m$151–261Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Timișoara Autogara Normandia to Chișinău, North Bus Stationbus
15h$35–75Bus via Arad
- Take the bus from Timişoara to Arad, Autogara Transdarabus
- Take the bus from Arad to Chișinăubus
13h 39m$39–76Train
- Take the train from Timisoara Nord to Iașitrain Timişoara Nord - Iaşi
- Take the train from Iasi to Chisinautrain 402
23h 26m$71–79Drive 754.4 km
- Drive from Timișoara to Chișinăucar 754.4 km
11h 47m$121–174Fly Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Iași International Airport, bus
- Fly from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) to Iași International Airport (IAS)plane TSR - IAS
- Take the bus from Iasi Airport to Strășenibus
8h 17mShuttle to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly to Chișinău International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Timișoara to Budapest Airport
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane BUD - RMO
8h 8m$131–331Bus to Arad, fly to Iași International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Timișoara to Aradbus
- Fly from Arad (ARW) to Iași International Airport (IAS)plane ARW - IAS
- Take the bus from Iasi Airport to Strășenibus
10h 54mBus via Târgu Mureș
- Take the bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Târgu Mureşbus
- Take the bus from Târgu Mureș to Chişinău Northern Bus Stationbus Târgu Mureș-Kyiv / ...
17h 33m$42–85
Timișoara to Chișinău by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Timișoara to Chișinău is to bus which costs $35 - $75 and takes 15h.
The fastest way to get from Timișoara to Chișinău is to fly which takes 5h 58m and costs $150 - $270.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Timișoara Autogara Normandia and arriving at Chișinău, North Bus Station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 15h.
No, there is no direct train from Timișoara to Chișinău. However, there are services departing from Timisoara Nord and arriving at Chisinau via Iasi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 26m.
The distance between Timișoara and Chișinău is 624 km. The road distance is 754.4 km.
The best way to get from Timișoara to Chișinău without a car is to bus via Arad which takes 13h 39m and costs $35 - $80.
It takes approximately 5h 58m to get from Timișoara to Chișinău, including transfers.
Timișoara to Chișinău bus services, operated by Vertrantis, depart from Timişoara station.
Timișoara to Chișinău train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Timisoara Nord station.
The best way to get from Timișoara to Chișinău is to fly which takes 5h 58m and costs $150 - $270. Alternatively, you can bus via Arad, which costs $35 - $80 and takes 13h 39m, you could also train, which costs $70 - $80 and takes 23h 26m.
What companies run services between Timișoara, Romania and Chișinău, Moldova?
Tarom, Turkish Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Timişoara to Chișinău via Arad, Autogara Transdara and Arad in around 13h 39m.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–360
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Iași International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–380
Flights from Arad to Iași International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–360
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–750
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Iași International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–380
Flights from Arad to Iași International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–340
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–250
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–230
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Iași International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–440
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $23–230
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–380
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Timisoara Nord to Iași
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $66–72
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- cfm@railway.md
- Website
- Moldovan Railways (CFM)
Train from Iasi to Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Schedules at
- Moldovan Railways (CFM)
- 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
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- SVS
Bus from Arad to Chișinău
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- SVS
Bus from Timișoara Autogara Normandia to Chișinău, North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- SVS
- Phone
- +37360600488
- https://transmixt.md/
- Website
- transmixt.md
Bus from Iasi Airport to Strășeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- transmixt.md
- Book at
- transmixt.md
Bus from Iasi Airport to Strășeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- transmixt.md
- Book at
- transmixt.md
- Phone
- 0371.503.503
- office@direct-aeroport.ro
- Website
- direct-aeroport.ro
Shuttle from Timișoara to Budapest Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–45
- Schedules at
- direct-aeroport.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Timișoara to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +40 265 977
- office@dudatrans.ro
- Website
- dudatrans.ro
Bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Târgu Mureş
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–40
- Schedules at
- dudatrans.ro
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Târgu Mureș to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
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Timișoara to Chișinău bus services, operated by Vertrantis, arrive at Arad, Autogara Transdara station.
Timișoara to Chișinău train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Iași station.
Yes, the driving distance between Timișoara to Chișinău is 754 km. It takes approximately 11h 47m to drive from Timișoara to Chișinău.
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