There are 10 ways to get from Croatia to Madrid by plane, bus, train, night train, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Split Airport
best- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane SPU - MAD
5h 55m€80–199Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
cheapest- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane ZAG - MAD
6h 23m€63–197Bus, train via Barcelona
- Take the bus from Zagreb - Bus Station to Chambéry - Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain Ter
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
27h 39m€237–602Night train, train
- Take the night train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to St. Margrethen Sgnighttrain En
- Take the train from St. Margrethen SG to Zürich HBtrain Ec
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
30h 46m€446–922Drive 2,072.7 km
- Drive from Zagreb to Madridcar 2,072.7 km
21h 56m€328–474Fly from Zadar Airport
- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane ZAD - MAD
7h 5m€63–198Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Pula railway Stattion to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane VCE - MAD
8h 37m€75–990Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane LJU - MAD
8h 4m€120–785Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charlesbus N482
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain 9730
28h 40m€241–392Bus
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Edvard Rusjan Airportbus
- Take the bus from Edvard Rusjan Airport to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Méndez Álvaro Estación Surbus
34h 23m€278–1,690
Croatia to Madrid by tram, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Croatia to Madrid is to fly which costs €60 - €200 and takes 6h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Croatia to Madrid is to fly which takes 5h 55m and costs €80 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Croatia to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Zagreb and arriving at Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur via Edvard Rusjan Airport and Padova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 23m.
No, there is no direct train from Croatia to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Zagreb Glavni Kol. and arriving at Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via St. Margrethen SG, Zürich HB, Mulhouse Ville, Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 46m.
The distance between Croatia and Madrid is 1707 km. The road distance is 2072.7 km.
The best way to get from Croatia to Madrid without a car is to bus and train via Barcelona which takes 27h 39m and costs €230 - €600.
It takes approximately 5h 55m to get from Croatia to Madrid, including transfers.
Croatia to Madrid bus services, operated by GoOpti, depart from Zagreb station.
Croatia to Madrid train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), depart from Zagreb Glavni Kol. station.
The best way to get from Croatia to Madrid is to fly which takes 5h 55m and costs €80 - €200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €270 - €1700 and takes 34h 23m.
What companies run services between Croatia and Madrid, Spain?
Iberia, Ryanair, and three other airlines fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zagreb to Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur via Edvard Rusjan Airport and Padova in around 34h 23m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Split Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Zadar Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Zadar Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Ljubljana to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Ljubljana to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Split Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Zadar Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Zadar Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Ljubljana to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Ljubljana to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Split Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Zadar Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Zadar Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Ljubljana to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–430
Flights from Ljubljana to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Split Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–200
Flights from Split Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Split Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Split Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–110
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Marseille St Charles to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Night train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to St. Margrethen Sg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb - Bus Station to Chambéry - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Pula railway Stattion to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €44–900
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €44
- Private
- €248
Shuttle from Zagreb to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €28–550
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €28–75
- Private
- €140–180
Bus from Zagreb to Edvard Rusjan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €45–330
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- €130
- Shared
- €45–70
Bus from Edvard Rusjan Airport to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €111–1,200
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €111
- Private
- €411
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Zagreb to Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Padova to Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–160
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Croatia to Madrid bus services, operated by GoOpti, arrive at Edvard Rusjan Airport station.
Croatia to Madrid train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), arrive at St. Margrethen Sg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Croatia to Madrid is 2073 km. It takes approximately 21h 56m to drive from Croatia to Madrid.
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