There are 10 ways to get from Madrid to Kaunas by plane, train, bus, car, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), or car train
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Fly to Kaunas
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Kaunas (KUN)plane MAD - KUN
7h 17m$97–423Train, bus
- 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 Mannheim Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to S Südkreuz Bhftrain 12 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin Airport BER to Kaunas, Bus Stationbus
35h 7m$501–1,009Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Kaunas, Bus Stationbus N1387
2d 5h$305–473Drive 3,224.3 km
- Drive from Madrid to Kaunascar 3,224.3 km
29h 20m$590–851Fly to Vilnius Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)plane MAD - VNO
- Take the train from Vilnius to Kaunastrain
10h 16m$109–344Fly to Riga International Airport, car
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane MAD - RIX
- Drive from Riga Airport to Kaunas Airportcar
11h 19m$142–863Train
- 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 Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Frankfurt (Main) Süd to Kraków Głównytrain Drf
- Take the train from Kraków Główny to Kaunastrain
45h 20mBus
- Take the bus from Madrid - Barajas Airport T4 to Karlsruhe - Central Station South Sidebus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Kaunasbus
2d 6h$281–482Bus #2
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Lviv Striyskyi Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lviv Striyskyi Bus Station to Kaunas Central bus stationbus 8252
2d 10h$304Drive, car train
- Drive from Madrid to Lörrach Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Kaunascar
38h 16m$566–798
Madrid to Kaunas by train, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Kaunas is to fly and train which costs $100 - $350 and takes 10h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Kaunas is to fly which takes 7h 17m and costs $95 - $430.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Kaunas station. However, there are services departing from Estación Sur de Autobuses and arriving at Kaunas, Bus Station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
No, there is no direct train from Madrid to Kaunas. However, there are services departing from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes and arriving at Kaunas via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Frankfurt (Main) Süd and Kraków Główny. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 20m.
The distance between Madrid and Kaunas is 2616 km. The road distance is 3224.3 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Kaunas without a car is to train and bus which takes 35h 7m and costs $500 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 7h 17m to get from Madrid to Kaunas, including transfers.
Madrid to Kaunas bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
Madrid to Kaunas train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
The best way to get from Madrid to Kaunas is to fly which takes 7h 17m and costs $95 - $430. Alternatively, you can bus via Paris, which costs $300 - $480 and takes 2 days 5h, you could also train, which costs and takes 45h 20m.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Kaunas, Lithuania?
Ryanair and Wizz Air UK fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Kaunas (KUN) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Kaunas, Bus Station via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) in around 2d 5h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Vilnius Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Vilnius Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–460
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–440
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Riga International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–430
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kaunas via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–430
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kaunas via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–430
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Riga International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $85–260
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Riga International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–350
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Riga International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–350
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Vilnius Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–310
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Riga International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–350
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kaunas via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–550
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
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 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- 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
- $65–110
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- 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
- $55–90
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- 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
- $85–130
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- 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
- $85–130
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–210
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–240
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120–250
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Vilnius to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kraków Główny to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- LTG Link
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt (Main) Süd to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin Airport BER to Kaunas, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Kaunas, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–320
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Madrid - Barajas Airport T4 to Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Karlsruhe to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–250
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +38 (044) 444 00 44
- Website
- Grandes Tour
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Lviv Striyskyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $255
- Website
- Grandes Tour
- Phone
- +37167210066
- [email protected]
- Website
- latlines.lv
Bus from Lviv Striyskyi Bus Station to Kaunas Central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $49
- Schedules at
- latlines.lv
- Phone
- +370 5 210 4304
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ollex
Car from Riga Airport to Kaunas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $45–550
- Website
- Ollex
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Booking & Getting There
Madrid to Kaunas bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Kaunas is 1h ahead of Madrid. It is currently 2:03 AM in Madrid and 3:03 AM in Kaunas.
Madrid to Kaunas train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Kaunas is 3224 km. It takes approximately 29h 20m to drive from Madrid to Kaunas.
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