There are 8 ways to get from Madrid to Istria by plane, shuttle, train, bus, car ferry, 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 Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
best- 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 Novigrad
8h 25m€62–847Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the bus from Barcelona to Venicebus
- Take the carferry from Port of Venice to Port of Pulacarferry
27h 10m€235–397Drive 1,993.3 km
- Drive from Madrid to Pulacar 1,993.3 km
21h 15m€314–453Fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane MAD - TRS
- Take the bus from Trieste Airport to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
9h€136–622Fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane MAD - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Take the bus from Trieste Centrale to Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
9h 43m€266–842Fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane MAD - ZAG
- Take a shuttle bus from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Trieste Centrale
- Take the bus from Trieste Centrale to Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
10h 14m€137–1,264Fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane MAD - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Cervignano-Aquil.-Grtrain
- Take the train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Trieste Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Trieste Centrale to Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
10h 19m€127–516Bus
- Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
33h 36m€491–1,113
Madrid to Istria by train, foot, bus, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Istria is to fly and train and bus which costs €120 - €550 and takes 10h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Istria is to fly and shuttle which takes 8h 25m and costs €60 - €850.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Istria. However, there are services departing from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur and arriving at Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor via Padova, Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor and Pula Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 36m.
The distance between Madrid and Istria is 1634 km. The road distance is 1993.3 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Istria without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 27h 10m and costs €230 - €400.
It takes approximately 8h 25m to get from Madrid to Istria, including transfers.
Madrid to Istria bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, depart from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur station.
Madrid to Istria bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, arrive at Padova station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Istria is 1993 km. It takes approximately 21h 15m to drive from Madrid to Istria.
There are 10531+ hotels available in Istria.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Istria, Croatia?
You can take a bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor via Padova, Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor, and Pula Airport in around 33h 36m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
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 Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
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 Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–410
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–190
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
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
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 Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- 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
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ljubljana via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–430
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ljubljana via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–430
- 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
- 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
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
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Novigrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €33–700
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €33
- Private
- €182
Bus from Trieste Airport to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €69–440
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €69
- Private
- €206
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €140–390
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €204
Bus from Trieste Centrale to Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–240
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €35–110
- Private
- €205–215
Shuttle from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €44–800
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €44
- Private
- €170
Bus from Trieste Centrale to Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–240
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €35–110
- Private
- €205–215
Bus from Trieste Centrale to Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–240
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €35–110
- Private
- €205–215
Bus from Padova to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €330–900
- Website
- GoOpti
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Barcelona to Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- 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
- Phone
- +385 52 451 200
- [email protected]
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
Car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Pula
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €79
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
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