There are 9 ways to get from Madrid to Calabria by plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo, Trenitalia), train, ferry, night train, bus, 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 Reggio Calabria Airport
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane MAD - REG
8h 10m€76–197Fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane MAD - SUF
6h 27m€66–280Train
- 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 train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Reggio Calabria C.Letrain Fr
26h 1m€236–690Train, ferry, night train
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Civitavecchiaferry
- Take the night train from Civitavecchia to Reggio Calabria Lidonighttrain Ini
37h 26m€144–378Bus via Genoa
- Take the bus from Madrid to Genoabus FlixBus N1138
- Take the bus from Genoa Piazza della Vittoria to Reggio Calabriabus Turin
37h 44m€144–256Fly to Crotone Airport
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Crotone Airport (CRV)plane MAD - CRV
9h 23m€104–376Fly to Naples Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane MAD - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Lamezia Termetrain
9h€114–268Bus
- Take the bus from Madrid Mendez Alvaro Estacion Sur to Turin Corso Vittorio Emanuele IIbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3417 / ...
- Take the bus from Turin Corso Vittorio Emanuele II to Reggio Di Calabria Centralebus Autolinee Federico 704
2d€134–198Drive 2,587 km
- Drive from Madrid to Reggio Calabriacar 2,587 km
24h 52m€405–585
Madrid to Calabria by train, subway, foot, ferry, bus, and night train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Calabria is to fly which costs €75 - €200 and takes 8h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Calabria is to fly which takes 6h 27m and costs €65 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Calabria. However, there are services departing from Madrid and arriving at Reggio Calabria via Marittima/Principe Fs and Genoa Piazza della Vittoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 44m.
The distance between Madrid and Calabria is 1692 km. The road distance is 2587 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Calabria without a car is to train which takes 26h 1m and costs €230 - €700.
It takes approximately 8h 10m to get from Madrid to Calabria, including transfers.
Madrid to Calabria bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Madrid station.
The best way to get from Madrid to Calabria is to fly which takes 8h 10m and costs €75 - €200. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €230 - €700 and takes 26h 1m, you could also bus via Genoa, which costs €140 - €260 and takes 37h 44m.
Madrid to Calabria bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Genoa station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Calabria is 2587 km. It takes approximately 24h 52m to drive from Madrid to Calabria.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Calabria, Italy?
ITA Airways, Ryanair, and Iberia fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Condera - Cimitero via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Torino Porta Susa, Reggio Calabria C.Le, and Reggio di Calabria - Piazza Garibaldi in around 26h 1m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Crotone Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- skyalps.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Crotone Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Crotone Airport via Olbia, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Naples Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Naples Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
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
- €45–180
- 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
- €40–120
- 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
- €35–75
- 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
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Reggio Calabria C.Le
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–300
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Reggio Calabria C.Le
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–290
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Napoli Centrale to Lamezia Terme
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €50–65
- Smart Flex
- €55–70
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Civitavecchia to Reggio Calabria Lido
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Madrid to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0966 57552
- info@lirosiautoservizi.com
- Website
- lirosiautoserviziorari.com
Bus from Genoa Piazza della Vittoria to Reggio Calabria
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–85
- Schedules at
- lirosiautoserviziorari.com
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Madrid Mendez Alvaro Estacion Sur to Turin Corso Vittorio Emanuele II
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Turin Corso Vittorio Emanuele II to Reggio Di Calabria Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Schedules at
- autolineefederico.it
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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