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Cheap Flights to Timisoara
When is the best time to fly to Timisoara?
Regardless of when take a flight to Timisoara, you’re sure to find a fun-filled holiday waiting upon your arrival in one of the most cosmopolitan cities in Eastern Europe.
Peak Season:
Timisoara fills up during spring and summer, after the winter chill thaws to make way for comfortable conditions between the months of April and September. Most travellers will also visit Timisoara in December to celebrate the winter holidays.
Off-peak Season:
Cheap flights to Timisoara are plentiful after the rush of the winter holidays subside. The bitter cold, especially in the months of January and February, tend to keep tourists at bay. Discounted flights and accommodation are also common in early autumn. The city hosts a slew of music festivals in late August and throughout September, giving you yet another reason to wait for the summer holiday makers to head home before booking your travel.
City overview
In 1989, a protest in Timisoara triggered a chain of uprisings across the country that ultimately resulted in the execution of Romania’s president, Nicolae Ceausescu, and the fall of Communism in this sector of the Eastern Bloc. This western Romanian city is not only an integral location when it comes to its country’s contemporary history; Timisoara is a cultural capital known for its innovative energy, cosmopolitan lifestyle and countless historic and artistic attractions that lures travellers to the city.
As the first city to run on hydroelectric power and to light its streets with electric lamps, it’s no surprise that Timisoara continues in its tradition of breaking ground or putting a new spin on trends and technology. Today, Timisoara, known unofficially known as “Little Vienna” for the Kaiser-style buildings that act as evidence of the city’s long time link to the Hapsburg Empire, is a modern Eastern European haven. Visitors to Timisoara will find themselves in a city that embraces change while paying tribute to its turbulent past: Museums here showcase everything having to do with Romanian culture, from old homesteads in the Banat province to the latest projects commissioned by Timisoara’s most noteworthy artists at the galleries in the city centre.
Whether you’re interested in educating yourself about Romania’s unique political history or you’re looking forward to familiarizing yourself with the vibrant nightlife after dusk in the city, this bustling Eastern European city will leave a lasting impression.
Timisoara climate
Timisoara’s four distinct seasons are marked most noticeably by changes in temperature and precipitation. Winters in Timisoara occur between December and early March and are bitterly cold, with temperatures on average resting around freezing point at 3 degrees. Spring brings about heavy rains in Romania, and 33 percent of the annual rainfall takes place during between the months of May and July alone. Summers (June to August) are comfortably warm with average temperatures resting around 20 degrees, making this the busiest time of year to book flights to Timisoara for a Western Romanian holiday. Timisoara’s autumn retains the heat leftover from the summer sunshine, but occasional showers and the oncoming winter cold drags the temperature way down, especially in the month of November.
Getting around Timisoara
The city has a good network of buses, trolleys and trams within the city limits, but schedules frequently fall a few minutes behind.
Getting from the Airport to the City
Timi?oara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) is only a few miles from the city centre. Once your flight to Timisoara lands, it will only take you a few minutes to get to the city centre by taxi or bus.
