There are 7 ways to get from Madrid to Santa Cruz de Tenerife by plane, train, car ferry, 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 to Tenerife North Airport
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Tenerife North Airport (TFN)plane MAD - TFN
4h 30m€62–225Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cadiztrain Alv
- Take the carferry from Cádiz to Santa Cruz de Tenerifecarferry
38h 53m€189–1,120Fly to Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport, bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport (TFS)plane MAD - TFS
- Take the bus from Aeropuerto Tenerife Sur to Intercambiador Sta.Cruzbus
5h 26m€70–232Train, car ferry via Huelva
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Huelvatrain Alv / ...
- Take the carferry from Huelva to Santa Cruz de Tenerifecarferry
39h 8m€200–1,231Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Madrid to Huelvacar
- Take the carferry from Huelva to Santa Cruz de Tenerifecarferry
39h 19m€203–1,235Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Huelvabus Madrid
- Take the carferry from Huelva to Santa Cruz de Tenerifecarferry
42h 54m€162–1,185Bus, car ferry via Zafra
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Zafrabus
- Take the bus from Zafra to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádizbus
- Take the carferry from Cádiz to Santa Cruz de Tenerifecarferry
43h 43m€166–1,101
Madrid to Santa Cruz de Tenerife by train and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Santa Cruz de Tenerife is to fly which costs €60 - €230 and takes 4h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Santa Cruz de Tenerife is to fly which takes 4h 30m and costs €60 - €230.
The distance between Madrid and Santa Cruz de Tenerife is 1794 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Santa Cruz de Tenerife without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 38h 53m and costs €180 - €1200.
It takes approximately 4h 30m to get from Madrid to Santa Cruz de Tenerife, including transfers.
Santa Cruz de Tenerife is 1h behind Madrid. It is currently 2:43 PM in Madrid and 1:43 PM in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
There are 2279+ hotels available in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain?
Iberia, Air Europa, and Binter Canarias fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Tenerife North Airport (TFN) hourly.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Tenerife North Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- bintercanarias.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Tenerife North Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Tenerife North Airport via Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport via Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Tenerife North Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cadiz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Huelva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 922 531 300
- Website
- TITSA
Bus from Aeropuerto Tenerife Sur to Intercambiador Sta.Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–10
- Website
- TITSA
- Phone
- +34 915 304 417
- [email protected]
- Website
- Socibus
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Huelva
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Socibus
- Phone
- +34 916 52 00 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Zafra
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Zafra to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádiz
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +34 (0) 902 456 500
- Website
- Naviera Armas S.A.
Car ferry from Cádiz to Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €115–1,000
- Website
- Naviera Armas S.A.
- Lobby
- €115
- Cabin
- €328
Car ferry from Cádiz to Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €115–1,000
- Website
- Naviera Armas S.A.
- Lobby
- €115
- Cabin
- €328
- Phone
- +34 902 10 01 07
- [email protected]
- Website
- fredolsen.es
Car ferry from Huelva to Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–1,100
- Schedules at
- fredolsen.es
- No car, cabin
- €161
- No car, Seat
- €121
- Car, Seat
- €334
- Car, Cabin
- €372
Car ferry from Huelva to Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–1,100
- Schedules at
- fredolsen.es
- No car, cabin
- €161
- No car, Seat
- €121
- Car, Seat
- €334
- Car, Cabin
- €372
Car ferry from Huelva to Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–1,100
- Schedules at
- fredolsen.es
- No car, cabin
- €161
- No car, Seat
- €121
- Car, Seat
- €334
- Car, Cabin
- €372
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