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How to get fromMadrid to Pratoby plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo, Trenitalia), bus, car, train, or train (Renfe, TGV, Trenitalia)

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There are 8 ways to get from Madrid to Prato by plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo, Trenitalia), bus, car, train, or train (Renfe, TGV, Trenitalia)

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  1. Fly to Florence Peretola Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane plane MAD - FLR
    5h 25m
    €62–174

  2. Fly to Pisa International Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane plane MAD - PSA
    2. Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze Rifreditrain train
    6h 36m
    €45–244

  3. Train via Barcelona

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain train Ave
    2. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain train Fr
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centraletrain train
    5. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Prato Centraletrain train Re
    18h 10m
    €209–402

  4. Bus via Genoa

    1. Take the bus from Madrid to Genoabus bus FlixBus N1138
    2. Take the bus from Genoa to Pratobus bus 503
    25h 45m
    €153–230

  5. Drive  1,623.1 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Pratocar car 1,623.1 km
    16h 13m
    €266–384

  6. Fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane MAD - BLQ
    2. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Prato Centraletrain train
    6h 36m
    €59–207

  7. Train

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charlestrain train
    2. Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Villetrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Ventimiglia to Viareggiotrain train Ic
    4. Take the train from Viareggio to Prato Porta Serragl.train train Re
    20h 31m
    €237–357

  8. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padovabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Padua Via Fra' Paolo Sarpi to Prato Piazzale Del Museobus bus Itabus
    32h
    €136–170

Madrid to Prato by bus

Calendar5Weekly Buses
Duration25h 45mAverage Duration
Ticket€153Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,298.5 km
  • Duration: 5h 25m

What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Prato, Italy?

Vueling Airlines and Iberia fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Prato Centrale via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Milano Centrale, and Bologna Centrale in around 18h 10m.

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