There are 6 ways to get from Madrid to Prague by plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane MAD - PRG
5h 41mKč 1,677–4,813Train
- 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 Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain 50
- Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Praha-Holešovicetrain Rj
24h 37mKč 8,988–16,812Train, bus
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charlestrain 9725
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus N1759 / ...
30h 27mKč 6,518–9,618Drive 2,189.3 km
- Drive from Madrid to Praguecar 2,189.3 km
20h 29mKč 8,716–12,589Bus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Strasbourg Central Bus Station Place de l’Etoile to Prague Wilsonova Bus Stationbus : Paris Bercy Central Bus Station - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
32h 50mKč 4,207–6,881Bus, train
- Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padovabus
- Take the train from Padova to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain Nj
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Ec
42h 24mKč 5,232–9,379
Madrid to Prague by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Prague is to fly which costs 1 600 Kč - 4 900 Kč and takes 5h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Prague is to fly which takes 5h 41m and costs 1 600 Kč - 4 900 Kč.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Prague station. However, there are services departing from Estación Sur de Autobuses and arriving at Prague Wilsonova Bus Station via Strasbourg Central Bus Station Place de l’Etoile. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Madrid to Prague. However, there are services departing from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes and arriving at Praha-Holešovice via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Frankfurt and Dresden-Neustadt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 37m.
The distance between Madrid and Prague is 1777 km. The road distance is 2189.3 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Prague without a car is to train which takes 24h 37m and costs 9 000 Kč - 17 000 Kč.
It takes approximately 5h 41m to get from Madrid to Prague, including transfers.
Madrid to Prague bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
Madrid to Prague train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
The best way to get from Madrid to Prague is to fly which takes 5h 41m and costs 1 600 Kč - 4 900 Kč. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 9 000 Kč - 17 000 Kč and takes 24h 37m, you could also bus, which costs 4 200 Kč - 7 000 Kč and takes 32h 50m.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Prague, Czechia?
Ryanair, Smartwings, and two other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Praha-Holešovice via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Frankfurt, and Dresden-Neustadt in around 24h 37m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,500–4,200
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–4,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 3,700–6,500
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,200–4,200
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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–3,600
- 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
- Kč 1,300–2,400
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,100–1,900
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,800–2,700
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,000–2,900
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 3,500–5,000
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 3,500–5,500
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,000–4,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 500–1,200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Praha-Holešovice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 362
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Padova to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 850–2,600
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- Kč 2,400–2,600
- Couchette Carriage
- Kč 1,600–1,900
- Seating Carriage
- Kč 850–1,000
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- *
- Kč 550–850
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- *
- Kč 1,000–1,600
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 600–950
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 320–600
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 550–850
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 600–1,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 700–800
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,600–1,900
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 3,000–4,600
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 3,300–5,500
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Strasbourg Central Bus Station Place de l’Etoile to Prague Wilsonova Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 900–1,500
- Website
- RegioJet
- 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
- Kč 3,000–3,700
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
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Booking & Getting There
Madrid to Prague bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station.
Madrid to Prague train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Prague is 2189 km. It takes approximately 20h 29m to drive from Madrid to Prague.
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