There are 8 ways to get from Madrid to Bari by plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo, Trenitalia), bus, car, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV, Trenitalia), or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane MAD - BRI
5h 5m€61–191Train
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Bari Centraletrain Fr
22h 51m€271–536Bus
- Take the bus from Madrid to Milanbus FlixBus N1138
- Take the bus from Milan Lampugnano to Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzibus Itabus
35h 40m€190–333Drive 2,314.4 km
- Drive from Madrid to Baricar 2,314.4 km
23h 2m€379–547Fly to Brindisi Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane MAD - BDS
- Take the train from Brindisi Stazione Centrale to Bari Centraletrain
6h 56m€74–248Train via Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain Ter
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Bari Centraletrain Fr
23h 21m€273–621Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Turinbus 404
- Take the nighttrain from Torino Lingotto to Bari Centralenighttrain Ini
28h 29m€269–421Bus via Nice Airport (NCE)
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1bus
- Take the bus from Nice Airport to Genoabus 798 / ...
- Take the bus from Genova to Baribus
38h 24m€187–297
Madrid to Bari by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Bari is to fly which costs €60 - €200 and takes 5h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Bari is to fly which takes 5h 5m and costs €60 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Bari. However, there are services departing from Madrid and arriving at Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzi via Milan Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Madrid to Bari. However, there are services departing from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes and arriving at Bari Centrale via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Milano Centrale and Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 51m.
The distance between Madrid and Bari is 1721 km. The road distance is 2314.4 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Bari without a car is to train which takes 22h 51m and costs €270 - €550.
It takes approximately 5h 5m to get from Madrid to Bari, including transfers.
Madrid to Bari bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Madrid station.
Madrid to Bari train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
The best way to get from Madrid to Bari is to fly which takes 5h 5m and costs €60 - €200. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €270 - €550 and takes 22h 51m, you could also bus, which costs €190 - €340 and takes 35h 40m.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Bari, Italy?
Ryanair flies from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Bari Centrale via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Milano Centrale, and Bologna Centrale in around 22h 51m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Ouigo
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Brindisi Stazione Centrale to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Brindisi Stazione Centrale to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Brindisi Stazione Centrale to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
Night train from Torino Lingotto to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Madrid to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Milan Lampugnano to Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nice Airport to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Milan Lampugnano to Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nice Airport to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +39 0835 522250
- [email protected]
- Website
- chiruzzi.it
Bus from Genova to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- chiruzzi.it
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Booking & Getting There
Madrid to Bari bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milan station.
Madrid to Bari train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Bari is 2314 km. It takes approximately 23h 2m to drive from Madrid to Bari.
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