There are 7 ways to get from Madrid to Košice by plane, train, bus, car, shuttle, or car train
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 Košice International Airport
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane MAD - KSC
7h 20m€86–332Fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane MAD - BUD
- Take a shuttle bus from Budapest Airport to Košice
8h 50m€81–227Train, 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 bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquaibus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bratislava hl.st.train
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Kosicetrain 505 / ...
32h 41m€230–468Bus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Mukačevobus
- Take the bus from Mukachevo to Košicebus
45h 45m€232–243Drive 2,634.1 km
- Drive from Madrid to Košicecar 2,634.1 km
27h 46m€416–601Bus via Karlsruhe
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Karlsruhe - Central Station South Sidebus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof Süd to Košicebus
46h 47m€245–428Drive, car train
- Drive from Madrid to Lörrach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Košicecar
36h 29m€498–704
Madrid to Košice by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Košice is to fly and shuttle which costs €80 - €230 and takes 8h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Košice is to fly which takes 7h 20m and costs €85 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Košice. However, there are services departing from Estación Sur de Autobuses and arriving at Košice via Mukachevo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 45m.
The distance between Madrid and Košice is 2164 km. The road distance is 2634.1 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Košice without a car is to train and bus which takes 32h 41m and costs €230 - €470.
It takes approximately 7h 20m to get from Madrid to Košice, including transfers.
Madrid to Košice bus services, operated by Grandes Tour, depart from Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
The best way to get from Madrid to Košice is to fly which takes 7h 20m and costs €85 - €340. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €230 - €250 and takes 45h 45m.
Madrid to Košice bus services, operated by Grandes Tour, arrive at Mukačevo station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Košice is 2634 km. It takes approximately 27h 46m to drive from Madrid to Košice.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Košice, Slovakia?
Ryanair, LOT, and five other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Košice International Airport (KSC) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Košice via Mukačevo and Mukachevo in around 45h 45m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Košice International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Košice International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Košice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–420
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Košice International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Košice International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Košice International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
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
- €95–170
- 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
- €60–130
- 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
- €55–100
- 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
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Zürich HB to Bratislava hl.st.
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +38 (044) 444 00 44
- Website
- grandes-tour.com.ua
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Mukačevo
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €222
- Website
- https://grandes-tour.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +38 [066] 217 62 80
- [email protected]
- Website
- erabus.com.ua
Bus from Mukachevo to Košice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- erabus.com.ua
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Mukachevo to Košice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Mukachevo to Košice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof Süd to Košice
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Schedules at
- eurobus.sk
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Budapest Airport to Košice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–300
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +421 55 72 896 16
- [email protected]
- Website
- interbus.sk
Bus from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof Süd to Košice
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- interbus.sk
- Book at
- interbus.sk
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