Transportation



Getting to Timisoara

By Air


Timisoara Airport (Traian Vuia International Airport)

Address: Str. Aeroport 2
Tel: (256) 493.639
Email: office@aerotim.ro
Web: www.aerotim.ro

The airport is located six miles from the city centre. Taxis are readily available outside the arrivals area. Bus Express No.4 (E4) offers service to the city centre, with stops at Piata Badea Cartan and Hotel Continental.


One way ticket costs around 0.50 Euro Cents.


Airlines with service to Timisoara(TSR)


Austrian Airlines – www.aua.com
Direct flights from/to: Vienna

CarpatAir – www.carpatair.com 
Direct flights from/to: Romania (Bucharest, Bacau, Cluj, Constanta, Craiova, Iasi, Oradea, Sibiu, Suceava); France (Paris); Germany (Dusseldorf, Munich, Stuttgart);Greece (Athena); Italy (Ancona, Bari, Bergamo/Milan, Bologna, Florence, Rome/Fiumicino, Venice, Verona, Torino); Republic of Moldova (Chernivtsi, Chisinau); Ukraine (Lvov, Odessa)


Lufthansa – www.lufthansa.com
Direct flights from/to: Munchen


Tarom – www.tarom.ro
Direct flights from/to: Bucharest


WizzAir - www.wizzair.com
Direct flights from/to: France (Paris); Germany (Dortmund); Italy (Milan, Rome/Fiumicino, Venice); Spain (Barcelona, Valencia); UK (London/Luton)

By Train

Timisoara North - main train station (Gara Timisoara Nord)

Address: Str. Garii 2 (one mile from downtown)
Tel: (256) 491.696

There are daily trains from/to Budapest (approximate journey time - 5 hours), andVienna (approximate journey time - 8 ½ hours). Trains to other western European cities run via Budapest.
For the list of international trains with service to/from Romania please visit:


http://www.romaniatourism.com/transportation.html

There are daily trains to/from Bucharest, Arad, Brasov, Cluj-Napoca, Iasi, Oradea, Satu Mare, Sibiu, Sighetu Marmatiei, Suceava and several other Romanian cities.[Image]There are daily INTERCITY (Express) trains connecting Timisoara with Bucharest (approximate journey time: 7 ½ hours), Arad (approximate journey time: 45 minutes), Cluj (approximate journey time: 5 hours) and Oradea (approximate journey time: 2 ½ hours).To check the latest train schedules for domestic routes please visit the website of the Romanian Railways:
www.cfr.ro
The site has complete information about domestic train schedules and fares.


Note: For departures from/to Timisoara please select Timisoara Nord.
For departures from/to Bucharest please select Bucuresti Nord.

Bus No. 11, 14, E1 & Tram No. 1,8,10 ply from/to the Railway Station after every 10 minutes.

SNCFR's advance booking office (Agentia de Voiaj SNCFR Timisoara)
Address: Piata Victoria 2
Tel: (256) 491.889
Open: Mon. - Fri. 8:00am - 9:00am; Closed Sat. & Sun.
You can get train schedule information and make reservations up to 24 hours in advance. Tickets for same-day travel can only be purchased at the station.


 By car
The recommended route from Bucharest to Timisoara is:

Bucharest - Pitesti - Ramnicu Valcea - Sibiu - Deva - Lugoj - Timisoara 
(A1/E81 - E673 - E70)

The recommended route from Budapest to Timisoara is:
Budapest - Szeged- Nadlac - Arad - Timisoara 
(E75 - E68 - E671)

The recommended route from Vienna to Timisoara is:
Vienna - Gyor - Budapest - Szeged- Nadlac - Arad - Timisoara
(A4/E60 - E75 - E68 - E671)

Distances


 Distance(miles) from Timisoara to:


  •  Bucharest                347
  •  Arad                         30 
  •  Belgrade                  102
  •  Brasov                     240 
  •  Oradea                    100
  •  Satu Mare                180 
  •  Sibiu                        165
  •  Sighetu Marmatiei    240
  •  Sighisoara                200 
  •  Sofia                        310 
  •  Suceava                   345
  •  Targu Mures             196
  •  Tulcea                      445 
  •  Vienna                        33
  •  Budapest                   195
  •  Cluj Napoca               190
  •  Constanta                 457
  •  Iasi                           415
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