There are 8 ways to get from Madrid to Košice by plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, car, shuttle, train, or car train
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Fly to Košice International Airport
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane MAD - KSC
7h 20m€66–332Train
- 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 München Hbftrain 11 / ...
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Re
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Kosicetrain Ic
34h 24m€445–1,165Bus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Mukačevobus
- Take the bus from Mukachevo to Košicebus
45h 45m€231–238Drive 2,634.1 km
- Drive from Madrid to Košicecar 2,634.1 km
27h 47m€414–598Fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, shuttle
- 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€76–237Train, 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 Prague Wilsonova Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Kosicetrain Ic
35h 41m€256–527Bus 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 47mDrive, car train
- Drive from Madrid to Lörrach Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Košicecar
36h 29m€497–702
Madrid to Košice by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Košice is to fly and shuttle which costs €75 - €240 and takes 8h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Košice is to fly which takes 7h 20m and costs €65 - €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.
No, there is no direct train from Madrid to Košice. However, there are services departing from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes and arriving at Kosice via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Muenchen Hbf and Praha Hlavni Nadrazi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 24m.
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 which takes 34h 24m and costs €440 - €1200.
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.
Madrid to Košice train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
The best way to get from Madrid to Košice is to fly which takes 7h 20m and costs €65 - €340. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €440 - €1200 and takes 34h 24m, you could also bus, which costs €230 - €240 and takes 45h 45m.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Košice, Slovakia?
Ryanair, Ulendo Airlink, and five other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Košice International Airport (KSC) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Kosice via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Muenchen Hbf, and Praha Hlavni Nadrazi in around 34h 24m.
- 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
- €75–330
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Košice International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- 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
- €60–210
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Košice International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Košice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
- 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
- €95–320
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Košice International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- 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
- €35–160
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
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
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
- €60–100
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- 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
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- 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
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- [email protected]
- Website
- MSM Partyzug
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- [email protected]
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–280
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- 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
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +38 (044) 444 00 44
- Website
- Grandes Tour
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Mukačevo
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €221
- Website
- Grandes Tour
- 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
- Flixbus
Bus from Mukachevo to Košice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- 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
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Prague Wilsonova Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–290
- Website
- BlaBlaCar 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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More Questions & Answers
Madrid to Košice bus services, operated by Grandes Tour, arrive at Mukačevo station.
Madrid to Košice train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Košice is 2634 km. It takes approximately 27h 47m to drive from Madrid to Košice.
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