There are 10 ways to get from Ilmenau to Madrid by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Frankfurt, fly
best- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane FRA - MAD
9h 46m€247–532Train, bus #2
cheapest- Take the train from Suhl to Würzburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the bus from Würzburg Main Station to Mainz central train stationbus
- Take the bus from Mainz central train station to Valladolidbus
- Take the bus from Valladolid to Madrid Moncloabus
39h 18m€195–327Train, bus via Barcelona
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Ec
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
28h 40m€345–701Drive 2,000.3 km
- Drive from Ilmenau to Madridcar 2,000.3 km
19h 12m€321–464Train to Nuremberg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane NUE - MAD
10h 12m€237–486Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane MUC - MAD
10h 34m€277–594Fly from Erfurt–Weimar Airport
- Fly from Erfurt–Weimar Airport (ERF) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane ERF - MAD
9h 32m€300–492Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane DUS - MAD
11h 49m€277–648Train, bus
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Ec
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragozabus
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
31h 41m€334–659Bus, train
- Take the bus from Ilmenau, Busbahnhof to Rudolstadt, ZOB/Rudolf-Herzer-Platzbus 215
- Take the train from Rudolstadt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 61
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side to Madrid - Barajas Airport T4bus
35h 31m
Ilmenau to Madrid by bus, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ilmenau to Madrid is to train and bus which costs €190 - €330 and takes 39h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Ilmenau to Madrid is to fly which takes 9h 32m and costs €300 - €500.
The distance between Ilmenau and Madrid is 1755 km. The road distance is 2000.3 km.
The best way to get from Ilmenau to Madrid without a car is to train and bus via Barcelona which takes 28h 40m and costs €340 - €700.
It takes approximately 9h 46m to get from Ilmenau to Madrid, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Ilmenau to Madrid is 2000 km. It takes approximately 19h 12m to drive from Ilmenau to Madrid.
There are 7011+ hotels available in Madrid.
What companies run services between Ilmenau, Thuringia, Germany and Madrid, Spain?
Eurowings, Iberia, and three other airlines fly from Erfurt–Weimar Airport (ERF) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Rudolstadt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side to Madrid - Barajas Airport T4
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–250
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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