There are 8 ways to get from Madrid to Krk by plane, train, bus, taxi, car, or shuttle
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 Rijeka Airport
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Rijeka Airport (RJK)plane MAD - RJK
9h 42m€112–252Train, 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 to Rijeka bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Krk, Autobusni kolodvorbus
27h 41m€219–426Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Mulhouse Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the bus from Lugano to Crikvenica, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the taxi from Crikvenica, Autobusni Kolodvor to Krktaxi
28h 24m€465–874Drive 1,993.5 km
- Drive from Madrid to Krkcar 1,993.5 km
21h 27m€325–470Fly 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 Rijeka
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Krk, Autobusni kolodvorbus
10h 38m€280–608Fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle, bus
- 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 Trieste Centrale
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Krk, Autobusni kolodvorbus
11h 31m€337–672Fly 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 Trieste Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Krk, Autobusni kolodvorbus
12h 25m€173–422Bus
- Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Krk, Autobusni kolodvorbus
37h 12m€468–773
Madrid to Krk by train, taxi, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Krk is to fly which costs €110 - €260 and takes 9h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Krk is to fly which takes 9h 42m and costs €110 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Krk. However, there are services departing from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur and arriving at Krk, Autobusni kolodvor via Padova, Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor and Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 12m.
The distance between Madrid and Krk is 1635 km. The road distance is 1993.5 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Krk without a car is to train and bus which takes 27h 41m and costs €210 - €430.
It takes approximately 9h 42m to get from Madrid to Krk, including transfers.
Madrid to Krk bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, depart from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur station.
The best way to get from Madrid to Krk is to fly which takes 9h 42m and costs €110 - €260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €460 - €800 and takes 37h 12m.
Madrid to Krk bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, arrive at Padova station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Krk is 1994 km. It takes approximately 21h 27m to drive from Madrid to Krk.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Krk, Croatia?
Lufthansa, Lufthansa City, and five other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Rijeka Airport (RJK) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Krk, Autobusni kolodvor via Padova, Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor, and Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor in around 37h 12m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Rijeka Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Rijeka Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Rijeka Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
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
- €55–210
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Rijeka Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Rijeka Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–400
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Rijeka Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–410
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Rijeka Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–400
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Rijeka Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–450
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–120
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
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 30 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 30 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 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- 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
- €75–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- 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
- €75–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- 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
- €18–29
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Krk, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–11
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Krk, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–11
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Krk, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–11
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Krk, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–11
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €1–11
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Krk, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–11
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
- Phone
- +41 79 445 39 68
- [email protected]
- Website
- zelicreisen.ch
Bus from Lugano to Crikvenica, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €116
- Schedules at
- zelicreisen.ch
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €210–350
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €210–350
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Padova to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €340–600
- Website
- GoOpti
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Estimated price
- €110–150
Crikvenica Taxi
- Phone
- +385 92 360 0085
- Website
- crikvenicataxi.com
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