# Băile Felix

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> Romania's largest year-round spa resort, 8 km from Oradea: thermal springs of up to 49 °C, open-air baths that run all winter and a reserve of water lilies and thermal lotuses.

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**At a glance:** Resorts and thermal baths in Băile Felix, Bihor County. Opening hours: daily open 24 hours. Ticket: Free. The visit takes 4½ – 5 hours. Information verified on 28 September 2026.

## Key facts

- **Opening hours:** daily open 24 hours — The resort itself is open at all hours and free to walk through; only the thermal baths have opening times. The Apollo-Felix complex is open daily 8:00–20:00 all year, but from 21 December the wave pool and the slides close until the new season starts. The President Aqua Park runs 9:00–19:00 Monday to Thursday and 9:00–20:00 Friday to Sunday. Venus Waterland, the baths at Băile 1 Mai, is open 8:00–20:00 and shuts for the off-season in mid-September.
- **Ticket:** Free
- **Visit duration:** 4½ – 5 hours — a full day at the baths
- **With kids:** Yes — children's pools and slides
- **Parking:** Yes, paid — ~3 lei/hour, 800 spaces
- **Best season:** All year round — baths open in winter too
- **Address:** Strada Victoria 30, in the centre of the resort, next to the Apollo-Felix complex, Băile Felix, Bihor County
- **Coordinates:** 46.9936, 21.979
- **Phone:** +40 259 318 444
- **Website:** https://www.felixspa.com/
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C4%83ile_Felix
- **Wikidata:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q525087
- **Categories:** [Resorts and thermal baths](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/statiuni-si-bai-termale)

## About Băile Felix

Băile Felix is the largest spa resort in Romania that stays open all year: a settlement with almost 6,000 beds, 8 km south of Oradea, grown up around thermal springs that come out of the ground at 20–49 °C and never freeze. The waters are oligomineral, bicarbonated, calcic and sodic and, together with the local sapropelic mud, underpin treatments for rheumatism, peripheral neurological and gynaecological conditions and recovery after injury.

The warm water here is mentioned as far back as the Middle Ages, in a papal diploma of 1221 that speaks of "Termae Varadienses", but the resort takes its name from the monk Felix Helcher, who between 1711 and 1721 captured the main spring and built the first bathing facilities. The Apollo baths have been running since 1900. In recent years the centre of the resort has been rebuilt with seven million euros of EU funding — a pedestrian promenade, cycle lanes, fountains, new lighting — and around 300,000 tourists come here every year.

### What you can see

Entry to the resort is free: you stroll along the promenade in the centre, among hotels, parks and terraces, and pay only at the thermal baths. The largest is the Apollo-Felix complex, open all year, with ten thermal pools — relaxation pools, pools with hydromassage and waterfalls, a wave pool, two just for children — and five slides, behind the half-timbered pavilion with pointed turrets that is the emblem of the resort. At the southern edge, the President Aqua Park has another 20 indoor and outdoor pools and 8 slides.

At the heart of the resort lies the "Lake of Water Lilies" reserve, a thermal lake whose water never drops below 25–30 °C. On it flower the white water lily, the sacred lotus, whose pink blooms open from April to October, and the thermal water lily (Nymphaea lotus var. thermalis), a Tertiary relict declared a natural monument back in 1931. Bald cypresses grow on the bank, and turtles and exotic fish live in the warm water. A few hundred metres away, at the edge of the park, stands a wooden Orthodox church of 1785.

### Good to know

The thermal water lily grew in the wild in a single place in the world: Ochiul Mare, the lake of the Pârâul Pețea reserve at Băile 1 Mai, 2 km from here. Because of geothermal drilling the spring dried up completely after 2014, and the plant was saved by moving it, from 2015, into the Lake of Water Lilies at Băile Felix.

## Don't miss

- The thermal pools of the Apollo-Felix complex, which you step into through the steam even in midwinter.
- The half-timbered pavilion with pointed turrets at the entrance to the Apollo baths, the symbol of the resort.
- The sacred lotus in flower on the Lake of Water Lilies, its pink blooms opening in the morning from April to October.
- The thermal water lily, a Tertiary relict declared a natural monument in 1931 and saved from extinction here.
- The recently rebuilt pedestrian promenade in the centre, with fountains and cycle lanes.

## Good to know before you go

### Getting there

**By car:** Băile Felix is 8 km south of Oradea on the DN 76 (E79) towards Beiuș, about 15 minutes; the turning into the resort is signposted from the roundabout on the DN 76, and the large car park is right there. From Cluj-Napoca it is ~160 km on the E60 (~2h45), from Arad ~120 km, from Timișoara ~175 km, from Bucharest ~570 km.

**Public transport:** OTL bus line 511 links Oradea (Nufărul bus station) with Băile Felix every day, and private minibuses run the same route from morning until late. The resort's railway station is closed: the last Oradea – Băile Felix train ran in 2014.

### Where to park

The main car park, with around 800 spaces, is at the entrance to the resort from the DN 76 and is run by Sânmartin town hall: the first 45 minutes are free, then ~3 lei an hour and ~15 lei for a whole day (rates announced in 2023, check at the machine). In the centre and on the resort's streets parking is charged until the evening, at machines, through the TPARK app or by text message. The large hotels have their own car parks, usually included in the room rate.

### Fees & discounts

Walking through the resort, the promenade and the Lake of Water Lilies reserve are free; you pay only at the thermal baths and for treatments. At the Apollo-Felix complex, run by Turism Felix, a day ticket is ~65 lei for adults and ~35 lei for children up to 14 from Monday to Friday, ~70 and ~35 lei at weekends; after 15:00 the rates drop to ~55 and ~60 lei for adults and ~30 lei for children, and under-4s go in free. Guests of the Nufărul hotel have free access. At the President Aqua Park a day costs ~80 lei for adults and ~30 lei for children, a five-hour ticket ~45 and ~25 lei, and after 17:00 entry is ~35 lei; hotel guests pay less. At Venus Waterland, the baths at Băile 1 Mai, 2 km away, a day is ~70–80 lei for adults and ~45 lei for children. Spa treatments are paid for separately, at the hotels' medical centres. Prices checked in September 2026.

### Rules

At the baths you pay with a wristband, topped up with cash or card at the marked points; at the President Aqua Park the wristband needs a deposit of at least 10 lei, and going over your paid time costs 0.17 lei a minute. Each bathing complex has its own rules posted at the entrance. The Lake of Water Lilies is fenced and viewed from the path around it: do not go into the water and do not pick the plants. Spa treatments require a consultation with the doctor at the hotel's medical centre, as some procedures have contraindications (serious heart conditions, pregnancy, infectious diseases).

### Facilities

At the Apollo-Felix complex: free sunloungers, self-service restaurant, bars, cake shop, shops, Finnish sauna, massage, manicure and pedicure, volleyball and football pitches, playground, first-aid point · treatment, rehabilitation and wellness centres in the larger hotels · pharmacies, cash machines, shops, restaurants and terraces on the main street · pedestrian promenade and cycle lanes · bus stop for Oradea in the centre

## Details

- **Water type:** thermal
- **Water temperature:** 49 °C
- **Therapeutic uses:** rheumatism, neurological conditions

## Frequently asked questions about Băile Felix

**How much is a ticket to Băile Felix?**

Admission to Băile Felix is free. Walking through the resort, the promenade and the Lake of Water Lilies reserve are free; you pay only at the thermal baths and for treatments. At the Apollo-Felix complex, run by Turism Felix, a day ticket is ~65 lei for adults and ~35 lei for children up to 14 from Monday to Friday, ~70 and ~35 lei at weekends; after 15:00 the rates drop to ~55 and ~60 lei for adults and ~30 lei for children, and under-4s go in free. Guests of the Nufărul hotel have free access. At the President Aqua Park a day costs ~80 lei for adults and ~30 lei for children, a five-hour ticket ~45 and ~25 lei, and after 17:00 entry is ~35 lei; hotel guests pay less. At Venus Waterland, the baths at Băile 1 Mai, 2 km away, a day is ~70–80 lei for adults and ~45 lei for children. Spa treatments are paid for separately, at the hotels' medical centres. Prices checked in September 2026.

**What are the opening hours of Băile Felix?**

Opening hours at Băile Felix: daily open 24 hours. The resort itself is open at all hours and free to walk through; only the thermal baths have opening times. The Apollo-Felix complex is open daily 8:00–20:00 all year, but from 21 December the wave pool and the slides close until the new season starts. The President Aqua Park runs 9:00–19:00 Monday to Thursday and 9:00–20:00 Friday to Sunday. Venus Waterland, the baths at Băile 1 Mai, is open 8:00–20:00 and shuts for the off-season in mid-September.

**How long does a visit to Băile Felix take?**

A visit to Băile Felix takes about 4½ – 5 hours (a full day at the baths).

**Can you visit Băile Felix with kids?**

Yes, Băile Felix is suitable for children (children's pools and slides).

**Where can I park at Băile Felix?**

There is paid parking at Băile Felix (~3 lei/hour, 800 spaces). The main car park, with around 800 spaces, is at the entrance to the resort from the DN 76 and is run by Sânmartin town hall: the first 45 minutes are free, then ~3 lei an hour and ~15 lei for a whole day (rates announced in 2023, check at the machine). In the centre and on the resort's streets parking is charged until the evening, at machines, through the TPARK app or by text message. The large hotels have their own car parks, usually included in the room rate.

**How do I get to Băile Felix?**

Băile Felix is located at Strada Victoria 30, in the centre of the resort, next to the Apollo-Felix complex, Băile Felix, Bihor County. By car: Băile Felix is 8 km south of Oradea on the DN 76 (E79) towards Beiuș, about 15 minutes; the turning into the resort is signposted from the roundabout on the DN 76, and the large car park is right there. From Cluj-Napoca it is ~160 km on the E60 (~2h45), from Arad ~120 km, from Timișoara ~175 km, from Bucharest ~570 km. Public transport: OTL bus line 511 links Oradea (Nufărul bus station) with Băile Felix every day, and private minibuses run the same route from morning until late. The resort's railway station is closed: the last Oradea – Băile Felix train ran in 2014.

**When is the best time to visit Băile Felix?**

The best season for Băile Felix: All year round (baths open in winter too).

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Last updated: 28 September 2026
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