There are 11 ways to get from Madrid to Thurso by plane, train, bus, car, car ferry, ferry, 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 Inverness Dalcross Airport, train
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane MAD - INV
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
13h 43m£169–373Fly to Wick
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Wick (WIC)plane MAD - WIC
11h 55m£76–320Train, bus via Donostia / San Sebastián
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to San Sebastian/Donostiatrain Alv / ...
- Take the bus from San Sebastián - Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
37h 7m£452–707Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Madrid to Santandercar
- Take the carferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Drive from Plymouth to Thursocar
38h 4m£321–944Train, bus
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Leontrain Alv / ...
- Take the bus from Leon to Lillebus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
40h£465–732Fly to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane MAD - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
15h 47m£194–353Fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MAD - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
15h 15m£134–341Fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane MAD - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perthtrain
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
17h 16m£159–370Fly to Kirkwall, ferry
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane MAD - KOI
- Take the ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster Ferry Terminalferry
14h 19m£112–371Bus, train
- Take the bus from Madrid, Avenida de América to Vitoria-Gasteizbus
- Take the bus from Vitoria to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Thurso Royal Bank of Scotlandbus
42h 11m£333–507Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Madrid to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Thursocar
28h 36m£522–716
Madrid to Thurso by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Thurso is to fly which costs £75 - £320 and takes 11h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Thurso is to fly which takes 11h 55m and costs £75 - £320.
The distance between Madrid and Thurso is 1350 miles.
The best way to get from Madrid to Thurso without a car is to train and bus via Donostia / San Sebastián which takes 37h 7m and costs £450 - £750.
It takes approximately 13h 43m to get from Madrid to Thurso, including transfers.
Thurso is 1h behind Madrid. It is currently 7:16 AM in Madrid and 6:16 AM in Thurso.
There are 107+ hotels available in Thurso.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Thurso, Scotland?
British Airways, AIS Airlines, and KLM fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Wick (WIC) 4 times a week.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £80–360
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–280
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–280
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £90–340
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kirkwall via Manchester, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–360
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kirkwall via Bilbao, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £100–360
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kirkwall via Bristol, Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–230
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–230
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–230
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–230
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Friday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–140
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–380
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–370
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £90–340
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kirkwall via Bilbao, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £100–360
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £90–340
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kirkwall via Manchester, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–360
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kirkwall via Bilbao, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £100–360
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kirkwall via Bristol, Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–340
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–200
- Website
- aisairlines.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Wick via London Heathrow, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £70–310
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Wick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–330
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Thurso
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Thurso
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Thurso
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Thurso
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Thurso
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Thurso
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- ScotRail
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to San Sebastian/Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from King's Cross to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £190–270
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from King's Cross to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £190–270
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from San Sebastián - Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Vitoria to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £80–130
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Leon to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Vitoria to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Thurso Royal Bank of Scotland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Madrid, Avenida de América to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £90–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- £240–600
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- [email protected]
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
Ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- £13–17
- Peak
- £16–19
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