There are 7 ways to get from Madrid to La California by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly to Pisa International Airport, train
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane MAD - PSA
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Cecinatrain
6h 19m€72–217Fly to Fiumicino International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane MAD - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Ostiense to Cecinatrain
9h 23m€64–189Bus
- Take the bus from Madrid to Genoabus FlixBus N1138
- Take the bus from Genoa to Livornobus N548
26h 51m€152–253Drive 1,628.5 km
- Drive from Madrid to La Californiacar 1,628.5 km
16h 6m€259–373Fly to Florence Peretola Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane MAD - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Cecinatrain
8h 16m€80–183Fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane MAD - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Cecinatrain
8h 45m€87–228Bus, train
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1bus
- Take the train from Nice Saint-Augustin to Ventimigliatrain C3
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Cecinatrain Ic
28h 51m€178–330
Madrid to La California by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to La California is to fly and train which costs €80 - €190 and takes 8h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to La California is to fly and train which takes 6h 19m and costs €70 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to La California. However, there are services departing from Madrid and arriving at California via Genoa and Cecina Libertà. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 51m.
The distance between Madrid and La California is 1276 km. The road distance is 1628.5 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to La California without a car is to bus which takes 26h 51m and costs €150 - €260.
It takes approximately 6h 19m to get from Madrid to La California, including transfers.
Madrid to La California bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Madrid station.
Madrid to La California bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Genoa station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to La California is 1628 km. It takes approximately 16h 6m to drive from Madrid to La California.
There are 2282+ hotels available in La California.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and La California, Italy?
You can take a bus from Madrid to California via Genoa, Livorno, Livorno Centrale, Cecina, and Cecina Libertà in around 26h 51m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–140
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–140
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–140
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–140
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Pisa International Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–120
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–120
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Pisa Centrale to Cecina
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Cecina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Cecina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Ostiense to Cecina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Pisa Centrale to Cecina
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Ostiense to Cecina
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Cecina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Pisa Centrale to Cecina
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Nice Saint-Augustin to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- zou.maregionsud.fr
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Nice Saint-Augustin to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Madrid to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Genoa to Livorno
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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