There are 4 ways to get from Madrid to Sardinia by plane, train, or ferry
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Fly to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)plane MAD - OLB
4h 48m€67–193Fly to Alghero
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Alghero (AHO)plane MAD - AHO
4h 58m€63–175Train, ferry
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Toulontrain Ter
- Take the ferry from Port of Toulon to Port of Porto Torresferry
- Take the train from Porto Torres M.Ma to Cagliaritrain Re
31h 1m€222–376Fly to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane MAD - CAG
5h 24m€72–224
Madrid to Sardinia by train, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Sardinia is to fly which costs €60 - €180 and takes 4h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Sardinia is to fly which takes 4h 48m and costs €65 - €200.
The distance between Madrid and Sardinia is 1119 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Sardinia without a car is to train and ferry which takes 31h 1m and costs €220 - €380.
It takes approximately 4h 48m to get from Madrid to Sardinia, including transfers.
There are 3289+ hotels available in Sardinia.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Sardinia, Italy?
Volotea, Iberia, and Vueling Airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) twice daily.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Alghero
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Alghero
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Marseille St Charles to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Marseille St Charles to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Marseille St Charles to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Porto Torres M.Ma to Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- corsica-ferries.it
Ferry from Port of Toulon to Port of Porto Torres
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
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