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How to get fromMadrid to Italyby plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo, Trenitalia), bus, car, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV, Trenitalia), or train (Renfe, Trenitalia)

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There are 14 ways to get from Madrid to Italy by plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo, Trenitalia), bus, car, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV, Trenitalia), or train (Renfe, Trenitalia)

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  1. Fly to Milan Linate Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane plane MAD - LIN
    4h 39m
    €72–214

  2. Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane MAD - MXP
    2. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Cadornatrain train
    5h 22m
    €28–177

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain train Ave
    2. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain train Fr
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Roma Terminitrain train
    18h 12m
    €241–461

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Madrid to Genoabus bus FlixBus N1138
    2. Take the bus from Genoa to Rome Tiburtina Bus stationbus bus FlixBus N1503
    29h 4m
    €161–274

  5. Drive  1,911.7 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Romecar car 1,911.7 km
    18h 48m
    €313–452

  6. Fly to Florence Peretola Airport

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane plane MAD - FLR
    4h 50m
    €63–173

  7. Fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane MAD - BLQ
    4h 47m
    €51–191

  8. Fly to Fiumicino International Airport

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane plane MAD - FCO
    5h 17m
    €31–157

  9. Fly to Turin Caselle Airport

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane plane MAD - TRN
    5h 19m
    €49–205

  10. Fly to Naples Airport

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane plane MAD - NAP
    5h 14m
    €56–206

  11. Fly to Pisa International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane plane MAD - PSA
    2. Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train train
    6h 11m
    €44–241

  12. Train via Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain train Ave
    2. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain train Ter
    4. Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano Centraletrain train Fr
    5. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Roma Terminitrain train
    18h 43m
    €243–546

  13. Train #2

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charlestrain train
    2. Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Villetrain train
    3. Take the train from Ventimiglia to Roma Terminitrain train Ic
    22h 5m
    €273–428

  14. Bus via Padova

    1. Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padovabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Padua Via Fra' Paolo Sarpi to Rome Tiburtina Largo Mazzonibus bus Itabus
    35h 13m
    €153–198

Madrid to Italy by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration18h 12mAverage Duration
Ticket€241Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,199.1 km
  • Duration: 4h 39m

What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Italy?

Iberia flies from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Roma Termini via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, and Milano Centrale in around 18h 12m.

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