There are 8 ways to get from Madrid to Croatia by plane, train, bus, 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 to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane MAD - ZAG
6h€63–226Train, bus via Barcelona
- 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 bus from Chambéry - Bus Station to Zagreb - Bus Stationbus
26h 55m€240–578Drive 2,075.5 km
- Drive from Madrid to Zagrebcar 2,075.5 km
22h 1m€327–472Fly to Split Airport
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Split Airport (SPU)plane MAD - SPU
5h 55m€76–202Fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane MAD - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Pula railway Stattion
8h 38m€71–1,042Train, bus
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charlestrain 9725
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Zagrebbus N482
28h 39m€239–374Bus via Maribor
- Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Edvard Rusjan Airportbus
- Take the bus from Edvard Rusjan Airport to Zagrebbus
33h 51m€281–1,701Bus
- Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Zagrebbus
36h 21m
Madrid to Croatia by train, bus, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Croatia is to fly which costs €60 - €230 and takes 6h.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Croatia is to fly which takes 5h 55m and costs €75 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Croatia. However, there are services departing from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur and arriving at Zagreb via Padova and Edvard Rusjan Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 51m.
The distance between Madrid and Croatia is 1720 km. The road distance is 2075.5 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Croatia without a car is to train and bus via Barcelona which takes 26h 55m and costs €240 - €600.
It takes approximately 6h to get from Madrid to Croatia, including transfers.
Madrid to Croatia bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, depart from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur station.
The best way to get from Madrid to Croatia is to fly which takes 6h and costs €60 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus via Maribor, which costs €280 - €1700 and takes 33h 51m.
Madrid to Croatia bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, arrive at Padova station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Croatia is 2076 km. It takes approximately 22h 1m to drive from Madrid to Croatia.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Croatia?
Iberia, Croatia Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Zagreb via Padova and Edvard Rusjan Airport in around 33h 51m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Split Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Split Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Split Airport via Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–120
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
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- 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 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- 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 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- 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 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Chambéry - Bus Station to Zagreb - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Pula railway Stattion
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €44–900
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €44
- Private
- €248
Bus from Padova to Edvard Rusjan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €111–1,200
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €111
- Private
- €411
Bus from Edvard Rusjan Airport to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €45–350
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €130
- Shared
- €45–70
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–160
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–160
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Padova to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Want to know more about travelling around Croatia
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
5 delightfully under-the-radar French towns you need to visit
Read the travel guide
Train travel in Spain: A guide to Renfe
Read the travel guide
What are the different types of Renfe trains in Spain?
Read the travel guide
More Questions & Answers
There are 2941+ hotels available in Croatia.




































