There are 7 ways to get from Madrid to Xi'an by plane, car, train, or taxi
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 Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane MAD - XIY
17h 46m¥1,833–4,856Drive 10,915.1 km
- Drive from Madrid Chamartín to Xi'ancar 10,915.1 km
5d¥13,344–19,274Fly to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport (YCU)plane MAD - YCU
- Take the train from Yuncheng North to Xi'an Northtrain
18h 38m¥2,215–7,213Fly to Shiyan Wudangshan Airport, taxi
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Shiyan Wudangshan Airport (WDS)plane MAD - WDS
- Take the taxi from Shiyan Wudangshan Airport (WDS) to Xi'antaxi
21h 22m¥2,656–6,860Fly to Hanzhong Chenggu Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Hanzhong Chenggu Airport (HZG)plane MAD - HZG
- Take the train from Hanzhong to Xi'an North Stationtrain
23h 8m¥2,017–6,229Fly to Linfen Qiaoli Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Linfen Qiaoli Airport (LFQ)plane MAD - LFQ
- Take the train from Hongdong west to Xi'an Northtrain
20h 22m¥1,973–6,341Fly to Yan'An Nanniwan Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Yan'An Nanniwan Airport (ENY)plane MAD - ENY
- Take the train from Yan'an to Xi'antrain
22h 20m¥1,974–6,198
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Xi'an is to fly which costs ¥1800 - ¥4900 and takes 17h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Xi'an is to fly which takes 17h 46m and costs ¥1800 - ¥4900.
The distance between Madrid and Xi'an is 9227 km. The road distance is 10915.1 km.
It takes approximately 17h 46m to get from Madrid to Xi'an, including transfers.
Xi'an is 6h ahead of Madrid. It is currently 12:05 AM in Madrid and 6:05 AM in Xi'an.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Xi'an is 10915 km. It takes approximately 5 days 0h to drive from Madrid to Xi'an.
There are 564+ hotels available in Xi'an.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Xi'an, China?
Air China, Sichuan Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Shiyan Wudangshan Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Hanzhong Chenggu Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Linfen Qiaoli Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Yan'An Nanniwan Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Yan'An Nanniwan Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Yan'An Nanniwan Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Shiyan Wudangshan Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Linfen Qiaoli Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Yan'An Nanniwan Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,800
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Yan'An Nanniwan Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Yan'An Nanniwan Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Shiyan Wudangshan Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
- Website
- donghaiair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Shiyan Wudangshan Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Shiyan Wudangshan Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
- Website
- chinaexpressair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Yan'An Nanniwan Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Shiyan Wudangshan Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–6,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Linfen Qiaoli Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,000
Train from Yuncheng North to Xi'an North
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥85–170
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥85–120
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥120–170
Train from Hanzhong to Xi'an North Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥90–190
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥90–130
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥130–190
Train from Hongdong west to Xi'an North
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥120–270
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥120–180
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥190–270
Train from Hanzhong to Xi'an North Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥110–120
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥180–200
- Business Class Seat
- ¥250–360
Train from Yan'an to Xi'an
- Adult - second class
- ¥100–150
Train from Yan'an to Xi'an
- Hard Seat
- ¥40–55
- Hard sleeper
- ¥80–110
- Soft sleeper
- ¥130–170
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Estimated price
- ¥650–850
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