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How to get fromMadrid Airport (MAD) to Splitby plane, train, bus, night train, ferry, or car

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There are 8 ways to get from Madrid Airport (MAD) to Split by plane, train, bus, night train, ferry, or car

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  1. Fly to Split Airport

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    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Split Airport (SPU)plane plane MAD - SPU
    3h 40m
    €80–240

  2. Train, bus, night train, ferry

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charlestrain train
    2. Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Turinbus bus 404
    3. Take the nighttrain from Torino Lingotto to Anconanighttrain night train Ini
    4. Take the ferry from Ancona to Splitferry ferry 53
    35h 30m
    €346–529

  3. Bus via Maribor

    1. Take the bus from Madrid Canillejas to Guadalajarabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Guadalajara to Padovabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Padova to Edvard Rusjan Airportbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Edvard Rusjan Airport to Zagrebbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Zagreb to Split, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus 924 / ...
    41h 21m
    €283–1,189

  4. Drive  2,283.1 km

    1. Drive from Madrid Airport (MAD) to Splitcar car 2,283.1 km
    24h 58m
    €369–533

  5. Fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane MAD - ZAG
    2. Take the bus from Zagreb to Split, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    9h 57m
    €90–385

  6. Fly to Dubrovnik Airport, ferry

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV)plane plane MAD - DBV
    2. Take the ferry from Dubrovnik to Port of Splitferry ferry
    7h 12m
    €130–321

  7. Fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, ferry

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane plane MAD - BRI
    2. Take the ferry from Bari to Splitferry ferry
    15h 41m
    €248–440

  8. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Alcalá de Henares to Padovabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Padova to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Split, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    45h 44m
    €480–804

Madrid Airport (MAD) to Split by bus, train, night train, foot, and ferry

Calendar2Weekly Services
Duration35h 30mAverage Duration
Ticket€346Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,697.3 km
  • Duration: 3h 40m

What companies run services between Madrid Airport (MAD), Spain and Split, Croatia?

Iberia and Vueling Airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Split Airport (SPU) twice a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Av.Hispanidad-Aeropuerto T4 to Split, Autobusni Kolodvor via Canillejas-Área Intermodal, Madrid Canillejas, Guadalajara, Padova, Edvard Rusjan Airport, and Zagreb in around 41h 21m.

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