Szeged: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Szeged is a city of 160,766 people in Hungary (Csongrád), 84 m (276 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Arad International Airport (ARW), 86 km (53 mi) from the centre. It has 5 railway stations on record, including Szeged railway station.
Key facts
Daylight in Szeged runs from about 8 h 40 min a day in late December to 15 h 51 min in late June (computed for 46.25° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Szeged is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Arad International Airport (ARW), 86 km (53 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 6,562 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft.
Flights to Szeged: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Szeged railway station, Kiskundorozsma railway station, Szőreg railway station, Szeged-Rókus railway station, Újszeged railway station. Trains to Szeged
Buses to Szeged · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Budapest, 162 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Vienna, 359 km (Austria) — flights
- Belgrade, 163 km (Serbia) — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Sarajevo, 302 km (Bosnia and Herzegovina) — trains
- Zagreb, 326 km (Croatia)
- Bratislava, 312 km (Slovakia)
- Graz, 370 km (Austria)
- Cluj-Napoca, 270 km (Romania) — tours
- Timişoara, 100 km (Romania) — buses · car rental · tours
- Niš, 354 km (Serbia)
Twin towns and sister cities: Subotica, Săcueni, Łódź, Varna, Weinan, Rakhiv, Pula, Cambridge, Parma, Darmstadt, Rotterdam, Toledo, Timișoara, Larnaca Municipality.
Common questions
Which airport serves Szeged?
Arad International Airport (ARW), 86 km (53 mi) from the centre.
How big is Szeged?
About 160,766 people live in Szeged, across 28,100 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Szeged in?
Europe/Budapest, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Szeged?
The Forint (HUF). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Szeged?
Budapest (162 km), Vienna (359 km), Belgrade (163 km), Sarajevo (302 km), Zagreb (326 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.