There are 10 ways to get from Alba Iulia to Madrid by bus, plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo), car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Cluj-Napoca, fly
best- Take the bus from Alba Iulia to Cluj-Napoca
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)CLJ - MAD
8h 11m€63–311Bus to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Alba Iulia to Timisoara Airport
- Fly from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)TSR - MAD
9h 9m€49–263Bus, train
- Take the bus from Alba Iulia to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena GrandesAve
34h 37m€142–292Train
- Take the train from Alba Iulia to Budapest-NyugatiIr
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Berlin SuedkreuzRj
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Strasbourg Bahnhof82
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Lyon Part Dieu84
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena GrandesAve
40h 47m€352–895Drive 2,788.8 km
- Drive from Alba Iulia to Madrid2,788.8 km
30h 1m€435–629Bus to Sibiu, fly
- Take the bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiu
- Fly from Sibiu (SBZ) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)SBZ - MAD
8h 31m€86–344Train to Bucharest Otopeni, fly
- Take the train from Alba Iulia to Bucuresti Nord
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)OTP - MAD
14h 14m€130–303Train, bus
- Take the train from Alba Iulia to DevaTeiuş - Arad / ...
- Take the bus from Deva to Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur
47h 36m€73–163Bus
- Take the bus from Sebeș to Nice Airport1922
- Take the bus from Nice Airport to MadridFlixBus N1138
2d 2h€202–392Drive, car train
- Drive from Alba Iulia to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Drive from München Ost to Madrid
31h 39m€536–748
Alba Iulia to Madrid by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alba Iulia to Madrid is to bus and fly which costs €60 - €320 and takes 8h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Alba Iulia to Madrid is to bus and fly which takes 8h 11m and costs €60 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Alba Iulia to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Alba Iulia and arriving at Madrid via Lancrăm, Sebeș and Nice Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
No, there is no direct train from Alba Iulia to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Alba Iulia and arriving at Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via Budapest-Nyugati, S Südkreuz Bhf, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 47m.
The distance between Alba Iulia and Madrid is 2409 km. The road distance is 2788.8 km.
The best way to get from Alba Iulia to Madrid without a car is to bus and train which takes 34h 37m and costs €140 - €300.
It takes approximately 8h 11m to get from Alba Iulia to Madrid, including transfers.
Alba Iulia to Madrid bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Sebeș station.
Alba Iulia to Madrid train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Alba Iulia station.
The best way to get from Alba Iulia to Madrid is to train which takes 40h 47m and costs €350 - €900. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €200 - €400 and takes 2 days 2h.
What companies run services between Alba Iulia, Romania and Madrid, Spain?
You can take a train from Alba Iulia to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via Budapest-Nyugati, Berlin Suedkreuz, S Südkreuz Bhf, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona-Sants in around 40h 47m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Alba Iulia to Madrid via Lancrăm, Sebeș, and Nice Airport in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–230
Flights from Sibiu to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from Sibiu to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–110
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Alba Iulia to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €37–40
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Alba Iulia to Deva
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–8
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €120–190
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–270
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Alba Iulia to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Website
- interregional.ro
Train from Alba Iulia to Deva
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- interregional.ro
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Alba Iulia to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sebeș to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nice Airport to Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +40 730 250 062
- bistrita@mateiunitrans.ro
- Website
- mateiunitrans.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Schedules at
- mateiunitrans.ro
- Phone
- +4-0722-862.442
- Website
- pristyl.autogari.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Timisoara Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–30
- Schedules at
- pristyl.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0364.101.110
- Website
- fany.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- fany.autogari.ro
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- +40-260-606343
- Website
- cento.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- cento.ro
- Phone
- +4-0730-223.590
- Website
- romtimex.autogari.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- romtimex.autogari.ro
- Website
- cotofana.autogari.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- cotofana.autogari.ro
- Phone
- (0250) 747-41
- secretariat@dacos.com.ro
- Website
- dacos.com.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- dacos.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Deva to Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Alba Iulia to Madrid bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nice Airport station.
Madrid is 1h behind Alba Iulia. It is currently 8:46 AM in Alba Iulia and 7:46 AM in Madrid.
Alba Iulia to Madrid train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Nyugati station.
Yes, the driving distance between Alba Iulia to Madrid is 2789 km. It takes approximately 30h 1m to drive from Alba Iulia to Madrid.
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