There are 8 ways to get from Prague to Madrid by plane, train (TGV, Renfe, Ouigo), bus, train, car, or night train
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Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague
best- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane PRG - MAD
5h 57m€68–177Train
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbftrain Rj
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Erfurt Hbftrain 50 / ...
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82
- 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
24h 42m€383–1,082Bus, train via Lyon Airport (LYS)
- Take the bus from Prague to Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airportbus
- Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Avignon Tgvtrain Fr
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
25h 50m€249–437Drive 2,186.2 km
- Drive from Prague to Madridcar 2,186.2 km
20h 34m€346–500Train to Dresden Airport, fly
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbftrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane DRS - MAD
10h 14m€177–420Bus, train
- Take the bus from Prague - Florenc Main Bus Terminal to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain 9730
30h 8m€263–436Bus
- Take the bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Strasbourg Central Bus Station Place de l’Etoilebus : Paris Bercy Central Bus Station - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
- Take the bus from Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus BlaBlaCar Bus
33h 25m€208–357Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz Hbftrain Ec
- Take the night train from Linz Hbf to Padovanighttrain Nj
- Take the bus from Padova to Méndez Álvaro Estación Surbus
44h 37m€195–390
Prague to Madrid by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Prague to Madrid is to fly which costs €65 - €180 and takes 5h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Prague to Madrid is to fly which takes 5h 57m and costs €65 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Prague station to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station and arriving at Estación Sur de Autobuses via Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Prague to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi and arriving at Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via Dresden Hauptbahnhof, Erfurt Hbf, Strasbourg, Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 42m.
The distance between Prague and Madrid is 1775 km. The road distance is 2186.2 km.
The best way to get from Prague to Madrid without a car is to train which takes 24h 42m and costs €380 - €1100.
It takes approximately 5h 57m to get from Prague to Madrid, including transfers.
Prague to Madrid bus services, operated by RegioJet, depart from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station.
Prague to Madrid train services, operated by České dráhy (ČD), depart from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi station.
The best way to get from Prague to Madrid is to fly which takes 5h 57m and costs €65 - €180. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €380 - €1100 and takes 24h 42m, you could also bus, which costs €200 - €360 and takes 33h 25m.
What companies run services between Prague, Czechia and Madrid, Spain?
Ryanair, Iberia, and four other airlines fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via Dresden Hauptbahnhof, Erfurt Hbf, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona-Sants in around 24h 42m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–340
Flights from Dresden Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–370
Flights from Dresden Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–140
Flights from Dresden Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Dresden Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–470
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- leoexpress.com
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- leoexpress.com
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–360
- 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
Train from Avignon Tgv to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Marseille St Charles to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- 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
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Linz Hbf to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–85
- Seating Carriage
- €40–50
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Prague to Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Prague - Florenc Main Bus Terminal to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–290
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Strasbourg Central Bus Station Place de l’Etoile
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Padova to Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–160
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Prague to Madrid bus services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at Strasbourg Central Bus Station Place de l’Etoile.
Prague to Madrid train services, operated by České dráhy (ČD), arrive at Dresden Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Prague to Madrid is 2186 km. It takes approximately 20h 34m to drive from Prague to Madrid.
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