There are 9 ways to get from Ferrara to Madrid by train, plane, train (Trenitalia, Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, or train (Trenitalia, TGV, Renfe)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Ferrara to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane BLQ - MAD
5h 27m€66–187Train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Ferrara to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane VCE - MAD
6h 29m€43–175Train via Barcelona
- Take the train from Ferrara to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
16h 33m€222–449Bus via Milan
- Take the bus from Ferrara to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus 423
- Take the bus from Milan to Madridbus FlixBus N1138
28h 25m€162–266Drive 1,733.1 km
- Drive from Ferrara to Madridcar 1,733.1 km
16h 58m€272–392Train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ferrara to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane FLR - MAD
6h 23m€81–195Train, train to Milan Linate Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ferrara to Bologna Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centraletrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane LIN - MAD
7h 9m€105–266Train
- Take the train from Ferrara to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Piacenzatrain Ic
- Take the train from Piacenza to Ventimigliatrain Ic
- Take the train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charlestrain
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
19h 56m€243–532Bus
- Take the bus from Ferrara station to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Méndez Álvaro Estación Surbus
29h 37m€137–179
Ferrara to Madrid by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ferrara to Madrid is to train and fly which costs €40 - €180 and takes 6h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Ferrara to Madrid is to train and fly which takes 5h 27m and costs €65 - €190.
No, there is no direct bus from Ferrara to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Ferrara and arriving at Madrid via Milan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Ferrara to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Ferrara and arriving at Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via Bologna centrale, Milano Centrale, Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 33m.
The distance between Ferrara and Madrid is 1360 km. The road distance is 1733.1 km.
The best way to get from Ferrara to Madrid without a car is to train via Barcelona which takes 16h 33m and costs €220 - €450.
It takes approximately 5h 27m to get from Ferrara to Madrid, including transfers.
Ferrara to Madrid bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Ferrara station.
Ferrara to Madrid train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Ferrara station.
The best way to get from Ferrara to Madrid is to train via Barcelona which takes 16h 33m and costs €220 - €450. Alternatively, you can bus via Milan, which costs €160 - €270 and takes 28h 25m.
What companies run services between Ferrara, Italy and Madrid, Spain?
You can take a train from Ferrara to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via Bologna centrale, Milano Centrale, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona-Sants in around 16h 33m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ferrara to Madrid via Milan in around 28h 25m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–110
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Ferrara to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Ferrara to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Piacenza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ferrara to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Piacenza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Ferrara to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Ferrara to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ferrara to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Piacenza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Piacenza to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
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
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Marseille St Charles to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Piacenza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €55–85
- 2nd Class
- €35–50
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Ferrara to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Milan to Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 098 3520 315
- info@fsbusitaliafast.it
- Website
- simetbus.it
Bus from Ferrara station to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–19
- Schedules at
- simetbus.it
- 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
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Ferrara to Madrid bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Ferrara to Madrid train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ferrara to Madrid is 1733 km. It takes approximately 16h 58m to drive from Ferrara to Madrid.
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