There are 7 ways to get from Athens to Madrid by plane, train, bus and ferry, bus, car ferry or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly • 7 h 14 min
$92 - $333
6 alternative options
Train, bus and ferry, bus • 40 h 12 min
$311 - $488
Bus ALSA • 45 h 36 min
$236 - $341
Bus, train • 2 days 6 h
$457 - $569
Bus Yubim • 2 days 14 h
$169 - $246
Bus, car ferry • 2 days 20 h
$238 - $506
Drive • 35 h 22 min
$550 - $800
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Madrid is to fly which costs 75€ - 290€ and takes 7 h 14 min.
The quickest way to get from Athens to Madrid is to fly which costs 75€ - 290€ and takes 7 h 14 min.
The distance between Athens and Madrid is 2369 km. The road distance is 3682.4 km.
It takes approximately 7 h 14 min to get from Athens to Madrid, including transfers.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Madrid Estacion Sur via Thessaloniki and Timisoara. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45 h 36 min.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Madrid, Spain?
Iberia, Aegean Airlines and 12 other airlines fly from Athens to Madrid hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Athens to Madrid via Thessaloniki Monastiriou, Thessaloniki, Timişoara, and Timisoara in around 45 h 36 min.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Athens to Madrid via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240 - $800
Flights from Athens to Madrid via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 25 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240 - $800
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Athens to Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $800
Flights from Athens to Madrid via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 30 min
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160 - $750
- Website
- alitalia.com
Flights from Athens to Madrid via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 39 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230 - $1,300
- Website
- aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens to Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $650
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Athens to Madrid via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 30 min
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160 - $750
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens to Madrid via Rome Ciampino
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75 - $230
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Athens to Madrid via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $850
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Athens to Madrid via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 35 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240 - $850
- Website
- trainose.gr
Train from Αθήνα to Λάρισα
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19 - $25
- Website
- trainose.gr
- Purchase a
- eurail.com
- Second Class
- $19 - $25
- First Class
- $24 - $35
Rome2rio's guide to Spanish Railways AVE
Contact Details
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75 - $110
- Website
- renfe.com
- Website
- rzd.ru
Train from Breclav to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 20 h 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150 - $190
- Website
- pass.rzd.ru
- Phone
- 0033 892 353535
- Website
- tgv.com
Train from Nice Ville to Avignon TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 4 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $65 - $75
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
- 2nd Class
- $65 - $75
- 1st Class
- $90 - $130
Rome2rio's guide to SNCF
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 9 70 60 99 70
- Website
- sncf.com
Train from Avignon TGV to Barcelona Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60 - $85
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
- Website
- portokalidistours.gr
Bus and ferry from Larissa to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 14 h 5 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $130 - $210
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
- Phone
- +41 (0) 79.71.85.806
- info@autolineegambioli.it
- Website
- autolineegambioli.it
Bus from Bologna to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 16 h 25 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $85 - $130
- Schedules at
- autolineegambioli.it
- Phone
- +30 2310 510835
- contact@ktelthes.gr
- Website
- ktelthes.gr
Bus from Athens to Thessaloniki Monastiriou
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $46
- Schedules at
- ktelthes.gr
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Timişoara
- Ave. Duration
- 16 h 49 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $60 - $95
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +34 902 42 22 42
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Timisoara to Madrid Estacion Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 20 h 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130 - $200
- Website
- alsa.com
- Phone
- 210.92.33.33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Athens to Brodske
- Ave. Duration
- 19 h 15 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $106
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- 02/989 0000
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Athens to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 11 h 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28 - $70
- Schedules at
- online.union-ivkoni.com
- Phone
- 046/ 66 13 21
- valeross_holiday@abv.bg
- Website
- valeross.com
Bus from Athens to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 10 h 2 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30 - $70
- Schedules at
- valeross.com
- Phone
- 2610 623 888
- Website
- ktelachaias.gr
Bus from Athens to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23 - $27
- Schedules at
- ktelachaias.gr
- Phone
- +39 0861 199 1900
- info@baltour.it
- Website
- eurolines.it
Bus from Venezia People Mover to Madrid Méndez Alvaro-Áncora
- Ave. Duration
- 32 h 30 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120 - $160
- Schedules at
- eurolines.it
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Car ferry from Patras to Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 31 h 1 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95 - $320
- Schedules at
- superfast.com
- Deck
- $99 - $101
- Aircraft-type seats
- $120 - $122
- 2 bed inside cabin
- $317 - $319
- 3 bed outside cabin
- $270 - $320
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