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How to get fromMadrid to Lübeckby plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, night train, or car train

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There are 9 ways to get from Madrid to Lübeck by plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, night train, or car train

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  1. Fly to Hamburg Airport, train

    best
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane plane MAD - HAM
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck Hbftrain train
    6h 44m
    €89–305

  2. Fly to Lübeck Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Lübeck Airport (LBC)plane plane MAD - LBC
    8h 30m
    €84–316

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain train Ave
    2. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignantrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Perpignan to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain train Ice
    5. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    6. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck Hbftrain train Re8
    22h 56m
    €435–907

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris, Quai de Bercybus bus
    2. Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus bus N71 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Lübeck central train stationbus bus 173 / ...
    30h 45m
    €122–280

  5. Drive  2,185.6 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Lübeckcar car 2,185.6 km
    20h 39m
    €357–515

  6. Fly to Bremen Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane plane MAD - BRE
    2. Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck Hbftrain train
    9h 1m
    €102–446

  7. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Madrid - Barajas Airport T4 to Frankfurt - Main Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Hamburg Hbftrain train 20 / ...
    3. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck Hbftrain train Re8
    34h 42m
    €231–461

  8. Bus, night train, train

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Frankfurt - Main Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the nighttrain from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    3. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck Hbftrain train Re8
    36h 32m
    €182–380

  9. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Madrid to Lörrach Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain train
    3. Drive from Lüneburg to Lübeckcar car
    26h 21m
    €359–494

Madrid to Lübeck by train

Calendar4Weekly Trains
Duration22h 56mAverage Duration
Ticket€435Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,866.7 km
  • Duration: 6h 44m

What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Lübeck, Germany?

You can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Lübeck Hbf via Barcelona-Sants, Perpignan, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Köln Hbf, and Hamburg Hbf in around 22h 56m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Lübeck central train station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 30h 45m.

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