There are 8 ways to get from Belfast to Madrid by plane, car, car ferry, busferry, train, or bus
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Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport
best- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane BHD - MAD
7h 20m€71–186Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Belfast to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbaocarferry
- Drive from Bilbao to Madridcar
35h 5m€155–415Bus and ferry, train, bus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Salamancabus
- Take the bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Madrid-Moncloabus
40h 54mBus and ferry, train, car ferry
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Plymouthtrain
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
44h 23mFly from Belfast International Airport
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane BFS - MAD
7h 30m€79–267Bus to Dublin Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Grand Central Bus Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane DUB - MAD
7h 15mTrain to City Of Derry Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lanyon Place to Colerainetrain
- Fly from City Of Derry Airport (LDY) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane LDY - MAD
10h 39m€86–292Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris to Madridbus
43h 49m
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Belfast to Madrid is to fly which costs €75 - €270 and takes 7h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to Madrid is to fly which takes 7h 20m and costs €70 - €190.
No, there is no direct bus from Belfast to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Belfast, Europa Buscentre and arriving at Madrid via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria and Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 49m.
The distance between Belfast and Madrid is 1594 km.
The best way to get from Belfast to Madrid without a car is to bus and ferry and train and bus which takes 40h 54m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 20m to get from Belfast to Madrid, including transfers.
Belfast to Madrid bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Belfast, Europa Buscentre station.
Belfast to Madrid bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Glasgow Buchanan station.
Madrid is 1h ahead of Belfast. It is currently 10:05 PM in Belfast and 11:05 PM in Madrid.
There are 4786+ hotels available in Madrid.
What companies run services between Belfast, Northern Ireland and Madrid, Spain?
British Airways, Aer Lingus, and four other airlines fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) 3 times a day.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Dublin Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Dublin Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Dublin Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–155
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
Train from Glasgow Central to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Lanyon Place to Coleraine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Grand Central Bus Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Salamanca
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–95
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 900 92 91 92
- info@monbus.es
- Website
- monbus.es
Bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Madrid-Moncloa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- https://www.monbus.es/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–240
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- €75–100
- Car
- €240–340
- Single Ticket
- €100–220
- Car Single Ticket
- €280–700
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