--- title: "Cetate to Timisoara – 3 ways by car, taxi, plane | Mixroutes" description: "Cetate to Timisoara is 233 km. Fastest: undefined in 0 min. Cheapest: undefined from –. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/cetate-to-timisoara" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/cetate-to-timisoara.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Cetate to Timisoara [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Cetate&to=Timisoara) [Timisoara to Cetate](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/timisoara-to-cetate) **Fastest:** –\ \ **Cheapest:** –\ \ **Distance:** 233 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 1\ 3 ways, Wed 28 Oct\ ## 3 ways to travel 233 km apart. Times are the timetables for Wed 28 Oct, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best Lei500 cheaper than a cab and about as quick. - [**Drive** best 5h 7m lei70–90 Estimated 303 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Cetate&to=Timisoara) - [**Taxi** 5h 7m lei460–690 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Cetate&to=Timisoara) - [**Fly** 11h 59m lei5,880–8,940 Estimated Likely no visa needed for Bulgaria SOF → BEG · non-stop · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Cetate&to=Timisoara) Data: [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Typical flight routes from OpenFlights (ODbL), a 2014 snapshot](https://openflights.org/data) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Before you go Borders, permits, official travel advice and disaster alerts for the places on this route, as their sources publish them. Entry rules are shown for a passport from Romania; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Likely no visa needed for Bulgaria** · Romania passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/bulgaria/entry-requirements) - **Likely no visa needed for Serbia** · Romania passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/serbia/entry-requirements) - **Exercise increased caution in Serbia** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.srb.html) Travel advice: US State Department. Visa rules: [Passport Index data](https://github.com/imorte/passport-index-data) (MIT, 17 Feb 2026); always check the official entry rules. ## Departures today 1. [08:04 → 20:03 11h 59m · direct lei5,880–8,940](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cetate&to=Timisoara&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=fly) Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Cetate to Timisoara? The fastest way is by car: about 5h 7m door to door. The straight-line distance is 233 km. What is the cheapest way from Cetate to Timisoara? Drive is the cheapest, from lei70. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. How long is the flight from Cetate to Timisoara? About 1h 7m in the air (SOF → BEG), about 11h 59m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run lei5,880–8,940; live prices are on Flights70. How far is Timisoara from Cetate by road? About 303 km, roughly 5h 7m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around lei70–90; tolls and parking are extra. ## In Timisoara City and county seat in Timiș County, Romania Timișoara, officially the Municipality of Timișoara, is the capital city of Timiș County, Banat, and the main economic, social and cultural center in western Romania. Located on the Bega River, Timișoara is considered the informal capital city of the historical Banat region. From 1848 to 1860 it was the capital of the Serbian Vojvodina and the Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar. With 250,849 inhabitants at the 2021 census, Timișoara is the country's fifth most populous city. It is home to around 400,000 inhabitants in its metropolitan area, while the Timișoara–Arad metropolis concentrates more than 70% of the population of Timiș and Arad counties. Timișoara is a multicultural city, home to 21 ethnic groups and 18 religious denominations. Historically, the most numerous were the Swabian Germans, Jews and Hungarians, who still make up 6% of the population in Timișoara. [The Timisoara guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/timisoara) Worth your time - Victory Square It's the symbol of the Romanian revolution. - Sala 2 This former stable was turned into a modern performance space by the National Theatre team. 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