There are 13 ways to get from Madrid to Galați by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
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 Bucharest Otopeni, train
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane MAD - OTP
- Take the train from Bucharest to Galaţitrain
11h 35m$84–264Fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane MAD - BBU
- Take the train from Bucharest to Galaţitrain
13h 35m$77–292Train, bus via Aalen
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Stuttgart Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Aalen Hbftrain Re
- Take the bus from Aalen, ZOB to Galațibus
43h 4mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
- Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Ploiesti Vesttrain 347
- Take the train from Ploieşti Vest to Galaţitrain
2d 4h$707–1,394Drive 3,262.6 km
- Drive from Madrid to Galațicar 3,262.6 km
36h 12m$597–861Fly to Bacău International Airport, bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Bacău International Airport (BCM)plane MAD - BCM
- Take the bus from Bacǎu Airport to Galaţibus
8h 55mFly to Chișinău International Airport, bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane MAD - RMO
- Take the bus from Chisnau South to Vama Galațibus
13h 17m$228–409Fly to Iași International Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Iași International Airport (IAS)plane MAD - IAS
- Take the train from Nicolina Hm. to Galaţitrain
11h 59m$117–383Fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane MAD - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus
- Take the bus from Târgu Mureș to Galaţi Casa de Cultura a Sindicatelorbus
14h 51m$141–340Fly to Sibiu, bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Sibiu (SBZ)plane MAD - SBZ
- Take the bus from Sibiu Airport to Sâmbăta de Josbus
- Take the bus from Sâmbăta de Jos to Galați Sala Sporturilorbus
13h 2mBus
- Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Bacăubus
- Take the bus from Bacău to Galaţibus
2d 8h$184–250Bus, train
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Ploieștibus
- Take the train from Ploieşti Sud to Galaţitrain
2d 13h$357–617Train, 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 Galaţibus
2d 14h
Madrid to Galați by train and night train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Galați is to fly and train which costs $80 - $270 and takes 11h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Galați is to fly and train which takes 11h 35m and costs $80 - $270.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Galați. However, there are services departing from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur and arriving at Galaţi via Bacău. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
No, there is no direct train from Madrid to Galați. However, there are services departing from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes and arriving at Galaţi via Barcelona-Sants, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Hbf and Ploieşti Vest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Madrid and Galați is 2747 km. The road distance is 3262.6 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Galați without a car is to train and bus via Aalen which takes 43h 4m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 35m to get from Madrid to Galați, including transfers.
Madrid to Galați bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, depart from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur station.
Madrid to Galați train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
Madrid to Galați bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, arrive at Bacău station.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Galați, Romania?
You can take a bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Galaţi via Bacău in around 2d 8h.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–210
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–290
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Iași International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–250
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–250
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–270
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–270
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–270
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sibiu via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–250
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Iași International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–240
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–260
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–280
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–290
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–280
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–250
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–460
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bacău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–600
- Website
- auraairlines.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–250
- Phone
- +40 238 434 380
- [email protected]
- Website
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Galaţi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $12–20
- 1st Class
- $23–35
Train from Bucharest to Galaţi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $12–20
- 1st Class
- $23–35
Train from Ploieşti Sud to Galaţi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–26
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $9–15
- 1st Class
- $17–26
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Galaţi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–27
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Ploieşti Vest to Galaţi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–22
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Nicolina Hm. to Galaţi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–26
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucharest to Galaţi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–27
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Ploieşti Sud to Galaţi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–22
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $160–260
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $250–410
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $250–410
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Aalen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–29
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- $15–19
- 1st Class Ticket
- $20–29
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Aalen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Aalen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Aalen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–180
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $130–180
- Couchette Carriage
- $100–130
- Seating Carriage
- $70–90
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Ploiesti Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $250–460
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Aalen, ZOB to Galați
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Galaţi
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0744-58.56.58
- Website
- pagebotrans.ro
Bus from Bacǎu Airport to Galaţi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- pagebotrans.ro
- Phone
- +373 22 542-185
- [email protected]
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Chisnau South to Vama Galați
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureş
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Montpellier to Ploiești
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $250–420
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +4-0744-251.977
- Website
- veratrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Târgu Mureș to Galaţi Casa de Cultura a Sindicatelor
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $51
- Schedules at
- veratrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0729-770.870
- [email protected]
- Website
- transolteanu.ro
Bus from Sibiu Airport to Sâmbăta de Jos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- transolteanu.ro
- Phone
- +40766.318.799
- Website
- emmalines.ro
Bus from Sâmbăta de Jos to Galați Sala Sporturilor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $53
- Schedules at
- emmalines.ro
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Bacău
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $170–230
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +4-0722-862.442
- Website
- pristyl.autogari.ro
Bus from Bacău to Galaţi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Schedules at
- pristyl.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0746-452.854
- Website
- mincarom.autogari.ro
Bus from Bacău to Galaţi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21
- Schedules at
- mincarom.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $95–180
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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Galați is 1h ahead of Madrid. It is currently 1:58 AM in Madrid and 2:58 AM in Galați.
Madrid to Galați train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Galați is 3263 km. It takes approximately 36h 12m to drive from Madrid to Galați.
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