There are 7 ways to get from Sligo to Madrid by bus, plane, car, car ferry, or train
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Bus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly
best- Take the bus from Sligo Bus Stn to Ireland W Airportbus
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane NOC - MAD
8h 30m€74–251Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Sligo to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbaocarferry
- Drive from Bilbao to Madridcar
35h 47m€163–722Train, bus
- Take the train from Sligo to Broombridgetrain
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Suceava to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragozabus
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
4d 7h€253–541Train to Dublin Airport, fly
- Take the train from Sligo to Drumcondratrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane DUB - MAD
8h 25m€83–210Bus, bus to Shannon Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Sligo Bus Stn to ATU Galwaybus
- Take the bus from ATU Galway to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane SNN - MAD
9h 28m€91–302Bus to Donegal Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Sligo Markievicz to Croithlíbus
- Fly from Donegal Airport (CFN) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane CFN - MAD
11hBus
- Take the bus from Sligo Bus Stn to Liffey Valley SCbus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Suceava to Méndez Álvaro Estación Surbus
4d 12h€230–474
Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sligo to Madrid is to train and fly which costs €80 - €210 and takes 8h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Sligo to Madrid is to train and fly which takes 8h 25m and costs €80 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Sligo to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Sligo Bus Stn and arriving at Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur via Dublin, Rădăuţi and Suceava. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 12h.
The distance between Sligo and Madrid is 1606 km.
The best way to get from Sligo to Madrid without a car is to train and bus which takes 4 days 7h and costs €250 - €550.
It takes approximately 8h 30m to get from Sligo to Madrid, including transfers.
Sligo to Madrid bus services, operated by Expressway (Bus Éireann), depart from Sligo Bus Stn station.
Sligo to Madrid bus services, operated by Expressway (Bus Éireann), arrive at Liffey Valley SC station.
Madrid is 1h ahead of Sligo. It is currently 8:22 PM in Sligo and 9:22 PM in Madrid.
There are 7070+ hotels available in Madrid.
What companies run services between Sligo, Ireland and Madrid, Spain?
You can take a bus from Sligo Bus Stn to Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur via Liffey Valley SC, Dublin, Rădăuți, Rădăuţi, and Suceava in around 4d 12h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Dublin Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Dublin Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Dublin Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Shannon Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Donegal Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Sligo to Broombridge
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €18–26
Train from Sligo to Drumcondra
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €18–26
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Sligo Bus Stn to Ireland W Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Sligo Bus Stn to ATU Galway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from ATU Galway to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Sligo Bus Stn to Liffey Valley SC
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- [email protected]
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Suceava to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–200
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Suceava to Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–210
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +353 74 954 8114
- [email protected]
- Website
- busfeda.ie
Bus from Sligo Markievicz to Croithlí
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://busfeda.ie/
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–550
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
- Single Ticket
- €45–210
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–550
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