There are 11 ways to get from Zakopane to Madrid by train, plane, train (TGV, Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, or shuttle
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Train to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, fly
best- Take the train from Zakopane to Krakow Glownytrain
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane KRK - MAD
9h 1m€78–270Train, shuttle to Katowice International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Zakopane to Krakow Glownytrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Kraków Główny Station to Katowice Airport
- Fly from Katowice International Airport (KTW) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane KTW - MAD
9h 42m€67–277Train
- Take the train from Zakopane to Krakow Glownytrain Eip / ...
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Muenchen Hbftrain Ic
- 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 Ave
35h 9m€466–1,405Train, bus
- Take the train from Zakopane to Krakow Glownytrain Eip / ...
- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Marseillebus
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
40h 32m€322–570Drive 2,641.3 km
- Drive from Zakopane to Madridcar 2,641.3 km
27h 27m€418–604Bus, train to Košice International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Zakopane Równia Krupowa to Poprad ASbus
- Take the train from Poprad-Tatry to Kosicetrain
- Fly from Košice International Airport (KSC) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane KSC - MAD
12h 24m€94–357Shuttle to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Zakopane to Budapest
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane BUD - MAD
12h€107–232Train, train to Wroclaw, fly
- Take the train from Zakopane to Krakow Glownytrain
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Wroclaw Glownytrain
- Fly from Wroclaw (WRO) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane WRO - MAD
11h 55m€112–408Bus, train, bus to Vienna International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Zakopane Równia Krupowa to Poprad ASbus
- Take the train from Poprad-Tatry to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain
- Take the bus from Bratislava Main Train Station to Vienna Airportbus
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane VIE - MAD
13h 17m€83–240Bus
- Take the bus from Nowy Targ to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Méndez Álvaro Estación Surbus
45h 40m€187–263Bus via Karlsruhe
- Take the bus from Zakopane Równia Krupowa to Poprad ASbus A15
- Take the bus from Poprad to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof Südbus
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
2d€248–424
Zakopane to Madrid by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zakopane to Madrid is to train and fly which costs €75 - €270 and takes 9h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Zakopane to Madrid is to train and fly which takes 9h 1m and costs €75 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Zakopane to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Zakopane ZDA and arriving at Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur via Nowy Targ and Padova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Zakopane to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Zakopane and arriving at Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via Krakow Glowny, München Hbf, Strasbourg, Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 9m.
The distance between Zakopane and Madrid is 2262 km. The road distance is 2641.3 km.
The best way to get from Zakopane to Madrid without a car is to train which takes 35h 9m and costs €460 - €1400.
It takes approximately 9h 1m to get from Zakopane to Madrid, including transfers.
Zakopane to Madrid bus services, operated by Miś Krosno, depart from Nowy Targ station.
Zakopane to Madrid train services, operated by PKP Intercity, depart from Zakopane station.
The best way to get from Zakopane to Madrid is to train which takes 35h 9m and costs €460 - €1400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €180 - €270 and takes 45h 40m.
What companies run services between Zakopane, Poland and Madrid, Spain?
You can take a train from Zakopane to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via Krakow Glowny, Muenchen Hbf, München Hbf, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona-Sants in around 35h 9m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zakopane ZDA to Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur via Nowy Targ and Padova in around 45h 40m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Košice International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
Flights from Košice International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Wroclaw to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Wroclaw to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Wroclaw to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Košice International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Košice International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Wroclaw to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–190
Flights from Košice International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–410
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Košice International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Zakopane to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–75
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Zakopane to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–75
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Zakopane to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–75
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Zakopane to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–75
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Zakopane to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–75
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- 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 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
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 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- 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
- 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
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Poprad-Tatry to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Poprad-Tatry to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Poprad-Tatry to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Poprad-Tatry to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–270
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +48 (12) 30 71 714
- [email protected]
- Website
- kolejemalopolskie.com.pl
Bus from Zakopane Równia Krupowa to Poprad AS
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://kolejemalopolskie.com.pl/en/home-page
Bus from Zakopane Równia Krupowa to Poprad AS
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://kolejemalopolskie.com.pl/en/home-page
Bus from Zakopane Równia Krupowa to Poprad AS
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://kolejemalopolskie.com.pl/en/home-page
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Zakopane to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- Phone
- +48 32 236 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- matuszek.com.pl
Shuttle from Kraków Główny Station to Katowice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €5–19
- Website
- https://www.matuszek.com.pl/a_index.php?lang=en
- Phone
- +421 2 55 422 734
- [email protected]
- Website
- slovaklines.sk
Bus from Bratislava Main Train Station to Vienna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.slovaklines.sk/en/
- [email protected]
- Website
- levitour.sk
Bus from Bratislava Main Train Station to Vienna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- levitour.sk
- Phone
- 13 43 232 76
- [email protected]
- Website
- miskrosno.pl
Bus from Nowy Targ to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Schedules at
- miskrosno.pl
- Book at
- api.euroticket.pl
- 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
- Phone
- +421 55 72 896 16
- [email protected]
- Website
- interbus.sk
Bus from Poprad to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof Süd
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- interbus.sk
- Book at
- interbus.sk
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Poprad to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof Süd
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Schedules at
- eurobus.sk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €170–300
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Zakopane to Madrid bus services, operated by Miś Krosno, arrive at Padova station.
Zakopane to Madrid train services, operated by PKP Intercity, arrive at Krakow Glowny station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zakopane to Madrid is 2641 km. It takes approximately 27h 27m to drive from Zakopane to Madrid.
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