Traveling to Timisoara
Timisoara is located in western Romania, just a few kilometers from the borders of Hungary and Serbia, which provides excellent transport connections.
Travel Options
There are several airlines which fly to Timisoara: Tarom, Lufthansa, Wizzair, HiSky. They all have daily flights from different destinations around Europe.
The city is served by Romania’s second-largest airport, Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR), located 10 km away from the city center.
Our recommendation is to choose Lufthansa flights through Munich and Frankfurt, or Tarom flights through Bucharest. You can find good connections from these 3 cities.
There are regular flights from/to numerous major European and domestic destinations:
| Tarom / HiSky | Lufthansa | Wizz Air | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona – Barcelona El Prat | ✓ | ||
| Bari – Aeroporto di Bari | ✓ | ||
| Bergamo – Orio al Serio | ✓ | ||
| Bologna – L. Ridolfi | ✓ | ||
| Bucharest – H.Coanda International Airport | ✓ | ||
| Bruxelles Charleroi – Bruxelles Charleroi | ✓ | ||
| Dortmund – Dortmund Airport | ✓ | ||
| Frankfurt-Hahn – Frankfurt Hahn | ✓ | ||
| Frankfurt-Main – Frankfurt Airport | ✓ | ||
| Karlsruhe/Baden – Airport Karlsruhe/Baden | ✓ | ||
| London-Lutton – London Luton Airport | ✓ | ||
| Madrid – Barajas Airport | ✓ | ||
| Memmingen – Memmingen Airport | ✓ | ||
| Munchen – Franz Josef Strauss | ✓ | ||
| Paris-Beauvais – Paris Beauvais | ✓ | ||
| Rome-Ciampino – Fiumicino | ✓ | ||
| Santorini | ✓ | ||
| Valencia – Airport Valencia în Manises | ✓ | ||
| Venice – Marco Polo/Treviso | ✓ |
By train using the facilities offered by CFR (Romanian Railways Company), you can have easy connections to Budapest , Vienna and Belgrade.
Timișoara is easily accessible by car via several routes, with high-quality road infrastructure throughout western Romania.
From Hungary
Crossing the border at Cenad/Kiszombor via Sinnicolaul Mare – DN 59A
Crossing the border at Nadlac via Arad – M5, A1 (Take exit Timișoara for DJ691 towardTimișoara/Lipova). There are good road connections to the main western Romanian cities of Oradea, Baia-Mare and Cluj
From Serbia
Crossing the border at Moravita – E 70; DN 59
From Romanian cities
Lipova (Arad) – DJ 691
Lugoj (Deva, Sibiu, Brasov, Turnu Severin, Craiova, Bucuresti…) – E 70; DN 6
Buzias (Resita…) – DJ 592
Once in Timisoara
Public Transportation
Timisoara’s main districts and tourist attractions are well connected by an extensive network of buses (autobuz), trams (tramvai), and trolleybuses (troleibuz). Public transportation operates daily from approximately 4:45 a.m. to 11:15 p.m. Tickets can be purchased in advance or via mobile phone using an e-card onboard and are valid for 60 minutes. The same ticket may be used across buses, trams, and trolleybuses, except on express routes.
Since 2016, Timișoara has also offered public water transport, with boats operating along the Bega Canal.
Taxi companies
BOLT and UBER operate reliably in Timisoara!
Tudo Taxi – 945
Euro Taxi – 941
Fan Taxi – 944
Radio Taxi – 940
Pro Taxi – 942