There are 7 ways to get from Athens to Madrid by plane, train, bus and ferry, bus, night train, 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 • 40 h 27 min
$312 - $471
Bus ALSA • 45 h 36 min
$225 - $335
Train, night train, bus • 2 days 3 h
$369 - $525
Bus Yubim • 2 days 12 h
$164 - $238
Bus, car ferry • 2 days 20 h
$238 - $506
Drive • 35 h 22 min
$550 - $800
Questions & Answers
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.
The distance between Athens and Madrid is 2369 km. The road distance is 3682.4 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Madrid without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 40 h 27 min and costs .
It takes approximately 7 h 14 min to get from Athens to Madrid, including transfers.
Athens to Madrid bus services, operated by KTEL Thessalonikis, depart from Athens station.
The best way to get from Athens to Madrid is to fly which takes 7 h 14 min and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 45 h 36 min.
The quickest flight from Athens Airport to Madrid Airport is the direct flight which takes 3 h 50 min.
Athens to Madrid bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Madrid Estacion Sur station.
Madrid is 1 h behind Athens. It is currently 3:21 AM in Athens and 2:21 AM in Madrid.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Madrid is 3682 km. It takes approximately 35 h 22 min to drive from Athens to Madrid.
- Distance: 1480.4 miles
- Duration: 7 h 14 min
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Madrid, Spain?
Air Europa, Aegean Airlines and 13 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
- alitalia.com
Flights from Athens to Madrid via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 41 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230 - $1,300
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Athens to Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 50 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280 - $1,100
Flights from Athens to Madrid via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230 - $1,300
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Athens to Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120 - $800
Flights from Athens to Madrid via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 30 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160 - $750
- Website
- aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens to Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens to Madrid via Rome Ciampino
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 10 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- 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
- vueling.com
Flights from Athens to Madrid via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 30 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160 - $750
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Athens to Madrid via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 35 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240 - $850
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Athens to Madrid via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 40 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $700
- Website
- trainose.gr
Train from Athens to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19 - $25
- Website
- trainose.gr
- Book at
- Raileurope.com
- Second Class
- $19 - $25
- First Class
- $23 - $35
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 23 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27 - $40
- Website
- trainose.gr
- Book at
- Raileurope.com
- Second Class
- $27 - $40
- First Class
- $35 - $50
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 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75 - $110
- Website
- renfe.com
- Phone
- 0033 892 353535
- Website
- sncf.com
Train from Basel SBB to Avignon TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $120 - $140
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
- 2nd Class
- $120 - $140
- 1st Class
- $170 - $250
Loosely translated as the French National Railway Corporation, the SNCF is France’s state-owned railway company. It covers the country’s extensive rail network, as well as the TGV and Thalys, France’s two high-speed railway networks. With over 14,000 trains operating daily, it is a fast and efficient way of travelling around the country. The railway network consists of about 32,000km in total, of which 1800km are high-speed lines and 14,500km are electrified.
Rome2rio's guide to SNCF
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 9 70 60 99 70
- Website
- sncf.com
Train from Avignon TGV to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h 2 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120 - $180
- 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 - $200
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
- Phone
- +41 (0) 79.71.85.806
- info@autolineegambioli.it
- Website
- autolineegambioli.it
Bus and ferry 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
- $45
- 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 - $90
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
A Spanish subsidiary of National Express, ALSA provides bus and coach services across Spain and neighbouring countries including Portugal, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Poland and Malta. Founded in 1923, ALSA values service and the customer experience. Buses are equipped with communal TV screens showing movies, individual behind-seat screens, ALSA radio, app for books and music, and free WiFi so you’re never bored on your journey. ALSA services are accessible to people with disabilities, and guide dogs are welcome on all journeys. Flexibility is another highlight of an ALSA journey, with three types of tickets on offer - Frequent Traveller Pass, Share Pass and ALSA Pass, along with discounts for senior citizens, students and children.
Contact Details
- 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
- $120 - $200
- Website
- alsa.com
- Website
- durmotours.com
Bus from Skopje to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 25 h 49 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95 - $150
- Schedules at
- durmotours.com.mk
- Phone
- 046/ 66 13 21
- valeross_holiday@abv.bg
- Website
- valeross.com
Bus from Athens to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 10 h 2 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30 - $70
- Schedules at
- valeross.com
- 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 - $65
- Schedules at
- online.union-ivkoni.com
- Phone
- +359 2831 9192
- office@iliastravel.com
- Website
- iliastravel.com
Bus from Athens to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 14 h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $63 - $68
- Schedules at
- iliastravel.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
- $22 - $26
- 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
- $98 - $99
- Aircraft-type seats
- $118 - $120
- 2 bed inside cabin
- $311 - $314
- 3 bed outside cabin
- $270 - $320
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Air Europa, Aegean Airlines, Iberia and seven other airlines offer flights from Athens Airport to Madrid Airport.
There are 3655+ hotels available in Madrid. Prices start at $54 USD per night.
The best way to get from Athens to Athens Airport is to subway which takes 42 min and costs .