There are 9 ways to get from Madrid to Stockholm by plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV, Eurostar), bus, train, car, or car train
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 Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane MAD - ARN
6h 32mkr 1,121–3,079Fly to Linköping City Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Linköping City Airport (LPI)plane MAD - LPI
- Take the train from Linköping Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstationtrain
10h 20mkr 1,033–3,871Train via Paris
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Düsseldorf Hbftrain Tha
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 1 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralstationtrain Ic / ...
31h 55mkr 7,163–13,130Bus, train
- Take the bus from Madrid - Barajas Airport T4 to Frankfurt - Main Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralstationtrain Ic / ...
46h 5mkr 3,708–7,216Drive 3,216.6 km
- Drive from Madrid to Stockholmcar 3,216.6 km
30h 59mkr 6,037–8,719Train
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Perpignan to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralstationtrain Ic / ...
34h 19mkr 6,073–12,113Bus, train via Paris
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris, Quai de Bercybus
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Hamburg-Harburgtrain Trn
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stockholm Centralstationtrain 344
44h 33mkr 3,784–6,766Bus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Puttgardenbus N74
- Take the bus from Puttgarden to Stockholm, Cityterminalenbus N32
46h 35mkr 2,636–4,223Drive, car train
- Drive from Madrid to Lörrach Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Stockholmcar
36h 39mkr 5,964–8,493
Madrid to Stockholm by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Stockholm is to fly which costs 1100 kr - 3100 kr and takes 6h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Stockholm is to fly which takes 6h 32m and costs 1100 kr - 3100 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Stockholm. However, there are services departing from Estación Sur de Autobuses and arriving at Stockholm, Cityterminalen via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Puttgarden. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Madrid to Stockholm station. However, there are services departing from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes and arriving at Stockholm Centralstation via Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, Düsseldorf Hbf and Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 55m.
The distance between Madrid and Stockholm is 2650 km. The road distance is 3216.6 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Stockholm without a car is to train via Paris which takes 31h 55m and costs 7000 kr - 14000 kr.
It takes approximately 6h 32m to get from Madrid to Stockholm, including transfers.
Madrid to Stockholm bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
Madrid to Stockholm train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
The best way to get from Madrid to Stockholm is to fly which takes 6h 32m and costs 1100 kr - 3100 kr. Alternatively, you can train via Paris, which costs 7000 kr - 14000 kr and takes 31h 55m, you could also bus, which costs 2600 kr - 4300 kr and takes 46h 35m.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Stockholm, Sweden?
Iberia, Scandinavian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Stockholm Centralstation via Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, Düsseldorf Hbf, and Hamburg Hbf in around 31h 55m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,400
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,400
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–4,700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–4,700
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Linköping City Airport via Bilbao, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–2,800
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,800
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,500
- 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
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,800
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,800
- 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
- kr 650–1,100
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,100
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 550–900
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 550–900
- Website
- Ouigo
- 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,300
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,300
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 260–370
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 2,300–3,500
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 400–600
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Perpignan to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 2,700–4,000
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 2,300–3,800
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,500
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 460–950
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,800
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–2,500
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–2,500
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Linköping Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 220–450
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–2,500
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- [email protected]
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Linköping Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 260–380
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–2,100
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Paris Nord to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–2,800
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,300
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Madrid - Barajas Airport T4 to Frankfurt - Main Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–2,500
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,600
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris, Quai de Bercy
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,900
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Puttgarden
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,500
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Puttgarden to Stockholm, Cityterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,200
- Website
- Flixbus
Want to know more about travelling around Sweden
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
How to plan an amazing trip around Scandinavia
Read the travel guide
5 delightfully under-the-radar French towns you need to visit
Read the travel guide
Heading to Europe? Read this before you buy a Eurail Pass
Read the travel guide
Booking & Getting There
Madrid to Stockholm bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Madrid to Stockholm train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Stockholm is 3217 km. It takes approximately 30h 59m to drive from Madrid to Stockholm.
Book your Madrid to Stockholm train tickets online with Omio.
Book your Madrid to Stockholm bus tickets online with Omio.
There are 906+ hotels available in Stockholm.


















































