There are 9 ways to get from Madrid to Calabria by plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV, 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
7h 55m€70–196Fly 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€65–219Train
- 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 36m€243–673Train, 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
36h 46m€129–239Bus
- Take the bus from Madrid to Milanbus FlixBus N1138
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Reggio Calabriabus Milano
41h 14m€186–269Fly to Crotone Airport
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Crotone Airport (CRV)plane MAD - CRV
9h 23m€93–345Fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MAD - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Reggio di Calabriaferry
9h 17m€73–239Bus via Padova
- Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Cosenzabus
- Take the bus from Cosenza Autostazione to Lamezia Terme Airportbus 8
- Take the bus from Lamezia Terme Airport to Reggio di Calabria Lidobus
2d 2h€147–181Drive 2,586.8 km
- Drive from Madrid to Reggio Calabriacar 2,586.8 km
24h 51m€414–598
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Calabria is to fly which costs €60 - €220 and takes 6h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Calabria is to fly which takes 6h 27m and costs €60 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Calabria. However, there are services departing from Madrid and arriving at Condera - Cimitero via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano and Reggio di Calabria - Piazza Garibaldi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 14m.
The distance between Madrid and Calabria is 1692 km. The road distance is 2586.8 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Calabria without a car is to train which takes 26h 36m and costs €240 - €700.
It takes approximately 7h 55m 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 7h 55m and costs €65 - €200. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €240 - €700 and takes 26h 36m, you could also bus, which costs €180 - €270 and takes 41h 14m.
Madrid to Calabria bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milan station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Calabria is 2587 km. It takes approximately 24h 51m to drive from Madrid to Calabria.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Calabria, Italy?
ITA Airways, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) 4 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 36m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Crotone Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Crotone Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- skyalps.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Crotone Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–410
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
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
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Básico
- €50–75
- 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
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–85
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Inicial
- €27–85
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–80
- 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 29m
- 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
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €100–140
- 1st Class
- €140–180
- 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
- €17–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- 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
- 11h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €190–380
- 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 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–200
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €150–190
- Smart Flex
- €160–200
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Civitavecchia to Reggio Calabria Lido
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Madrid to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0966 57552
- info@lirosiautoservizi.com
- Website
- lirosiautoserviziorari.com
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Reggio Calabria
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Schedules at
- lirosiautoserviziorari.com
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +39 098 3520 315
- info@fsbusitaliafast.it
- Website
- simetbus.it
Bus from Padova to Cosenza
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–85
- Schedules at
- simetbus.it
- Phone
- +39 0984 413001
- info@autoservizipreite.it
- Website
- autoservizipreite.it
Bus from Cosenza Autostazione to Lamezia Terme Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Schedules at
- autoservizipreite.com
Bus from Lamezia Terme Airport to Reggio di Calabria Lido
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- 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
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Reggio di Calabria
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
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