There are 6 ways to get from Munich to Madrid by plane, train (TGV, Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, or train
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Fly from Munich International Airport
best- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane MUC - MAD
5h 48m€98–234Train
- Take the train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
18h 15m€307–761Bus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Milanbus FlixBus N728 / ...
- Take the bus from Milan to Madridbus FlixBus N1138
30h 40m€168–296Drive 1,862.2 km
- Drive from Munich to Madridcar 1,862.2 km
19h 10m€295–426Train to Salzburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane SZG - MAD
9h 5m€140–451Train, bus
- Take the train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Re
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side to Madrid - Barajas Airport T4bus
30h 44m€202–539
Munich to Madrid by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Madrid is to fly which costs €95 - €240 and takes 5h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Madrid is to fly which takes 5h 48m and costs €95 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Munich station to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Munich central bus station and arriving at Madrid via Milan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Munich to Madrid. However, there are services departing from München Hbf and arriving at Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via Strasbourg, Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 15m.
The distance between Munich and Madrid is 1543 km. The road distance is 1862.2 km.
The best way to get from Munich to Madrid without a car is to train which takes 18h 15m and costs €300 - €800.
It takes approximately 5h 48m to get from Munich to Madrid, including transfers.
Munich to Madrid bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Munich central bus station.
Munich to Madrid train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from München Hbf station.
The best way to get from Munich to Madrid is to fly which takes 5h 48m and costs €95 - €240. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €300 - €800 and takes 18h 15m, you could also bus, which costs €160 - €300 and takes 30h 40m.
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Madrid, Spain?
Iberia, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from München Hbf to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona-Sants in around 18h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–460
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–180
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–310
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–310
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–310
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- [email protected]
- Website
- brb.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milan to Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Munich central bus station to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side to Madrid - Barajas Airport T4
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–300
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Munich to Madrid bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milan station.
Munich to Madrid train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Strasbourg Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Munich to Madrid is 1862 km. It takes approximately 19h 10m to drive from Munich to Madrid.
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