There are 9 ways to get from Madrid to Sými by plane, ferry, train, bus, car, car ferry, or busferry
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 Rhodes International Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane MAD - RHO
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Symiferry
10h 52m€94–200Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Durrës to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Symiferry Bsf
2d 10hDrive, ferry, car ferry
- Drive from Madrid to Port of Bodrumcar
- Take the ferry from Port of Bodrum to Agia Marinaferry
- Take the car ferry from Agia Marina to Symicarferry
45h 14m€676–1,101Fly to Kos, ferry
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Kos (KGS)plane MAD - KGS
- Take the ferry from Port of Kos to Symiferry
12h 56m€138–228Fly to Kalymnos, car ferry
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Kalymnos (JKL)plane MAD - JKL
- Take the car ferry from Port of Kalymnos to Agia Marinacarferry
- Take the car ferry from Agia Marina to Symicarferry
15h 50m€239–550Fly to Milas–Bodrum Airport, ferry
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Milas–Bodrum Airport (BJV)plane MAD - BJV
- Take the ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kosferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Kos to Symiferry
15h 10m€171–347Train, bus, bus and ferry, ferry
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Rhodesferry Bsf
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Symiferry Bsf
2d 21hBus, ferry via Milan
- Take the bus from Madrid to Milanbus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Vlore , stationbus
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Symiferry Bsf
3d 8h€339–524Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nordbus
- Take the bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Thessalonikibus
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Ag. Kirykosferry Bsf
- Take the ferry from Ag. Kirykos to Symiferry Bsf
4d 3h€354–650
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Sými is to fly and ferry which costs €90 - €200 and takes 10h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Sými is to fly and ferry which takes 10h 52m and costs €90 - €200.
The distance between Madrid and Sými is 2849 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Sými without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 10h and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 52m to get from Madrid to Sými, including transfers.
Sými is 1h ahead of Madrid. It is currently 5:28 PM in Madrid and 6:28 PM in Sými.
There are 411+ hotels available in Sými.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Sými, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Madrid to Sými. However, you can take the train to Madrid-Aeropuerto T4, walk to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) airport, fly to Rhodes International Airport (RHO), walk to Paradeisi, Aerodrómio Ródou - Diagóras, take the bus to Rhodes, Stathmós KTEL, walk to Rhodes, then take the ferry to Symi. Alternatively, you can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Symi via Barcelona-Sants, Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants, Tirana, Durrës, Durrës, Piraeus, and Port of Piraeus in around 2d 10h.
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kalymnos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–440
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kos via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kos via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–650
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–300
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–490
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–420
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- [email protected]
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Durrës to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Madrid to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- [email protected]
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlorë to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €140–180
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- [email protected]
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://simeonidistours.gr/en/
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluestarferries.com
Ferry from Rhodes to Symi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Symi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Kos to Symi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–30
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Kos to Symi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–30
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Heraklion to Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Rhodes to Symi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Symi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Ag. Kirykos
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Ag. Kirykos to Symi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +30 694 415 6070
- [email protected]
- Website
- makritravel.com
Ferry from Port of Bodrum to Agia Marina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €1–95
- Website
- https://www.makritravel.com/
- Phone
- +30 22410 70590
- [email protected]
- Website
- 12ne.gr
Car ferry from Agia Marina to Symi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.12ne.gr/en
Car ferry from Port of Kalymnos to Agia Marina
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://www.12ne.gr/en
Car ferry from Agia Marina to Symi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.12ne.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 22430 29612
- [email protected]
- Website
- anekalymnou.gr
Car ferry from Port of Kalymnos to Agia Marina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10
- Schedules at
- anekalymnou.gr
- Phone
- +90 533 739 00 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- bodrumexpresslines.com
Ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.bodrumexpresslines.com/en
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