There are 11 ways to get from Madrid to Austria by plane, train, bus, night train, 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.
Fly to Innsbruck Airport
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Innsbruck Airport (INN)plane MAD - INN
5h 11m€103–363Fly to Vienna International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane MAD - VIE
5h 43m€74–221Train, bus via Barcelona
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the bus from Lyon to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)bus
27h 16m€147–397Train, night train
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
- Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Meidlingnighttrain Nj
29h 50m€267–599Drive 2,264.5 km
- Drive from Madrid to Viennacar 2,264.5 km
23h 1m€367–529Fly to Salzburg Airport
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane MAD - SZG
7h 14m€85–237Fly to Graz Airport
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane MAD - GRZ
7h 52m€136–386Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane MAD - MUC
- Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbftrain
7h 22m€106–291Train, bus
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charlestrain 9725
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)bus N882
30h 39m€156–275Bus
- Take the bus from Madrid to Lyonbus FlixBus N748
- Take the bus from Lyon to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)bus N882 / ...
34h 59m€75–149Bus, train
- Take the bus from Madrid Mendez Alvaro Estacion Sur to Ljubljana Central Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3419 / ...
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Wien Meidlingtrain Ec
40h 24m€117–190
Madrid to Austria by train, bus, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Austria is to fly which costs €70 - €230 and takes 5h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Austria is to fly which takes 5h 11m and costs €100 - €370.
No, there is no direct train from Madrid to Austria. However, there are services departing from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes and arriving at Stephansplatz via Montpellier Saint-Roch, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Meidling and Mitte-Landstraße. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 50m.
The distance between Madrid and Austria is 1426 km. The road distance is 2264.5 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Austria without a car is to train and bus via Barcelona which takes 27h 16m and costs €140 - €400.
It takes approximately 5h 11m to get from Madrid to Austria, including transfers.
Madrid to Austria train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
The best way to get from Madrid to Austria is to fly which takes 5h 11m and costs €100 - €370. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €75 - €150 and takes 34h 59m.
Madrid to Austria train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Montpellier Saint-Roch station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Austria is 2264 km. It takes approximately 23h 1m to drive from Madrid to Austria.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Austria?
Iberia, KLM, and two other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Innsbruck Airport (INN) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Madrid to Stephansplatz via Lyon, Vienna, International Busterminal (Vib), and Erdberg in around 34h 59m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–440
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Graz Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Graz Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–410
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Graz Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–240
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–440
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Salzburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Graz Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Graz Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Innsbruck Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Salzburg Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–250
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Salzburg Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–250
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Salzburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Graz Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–340
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Graz Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Graz Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–410
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Graz Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Innsbruck Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Graz Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Munich International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- 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 Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €160–190
- Seating Carriage
- €90–110
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–55
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Ljubljana to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Intercity 2nd Class Ticket
- €25–40
- Regional Train Ticket
- €34–38
- Intercity 1st Class Ticket
- €50–60
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Madrid to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Madrid Mendez Alvaro Estacion Sur to Ljubljana Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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