There are 11 ways to get from Madrid to Esslingen by plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, car, train, or train (Renfe, TGV)
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Fly to Stuttgart Airport
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane MAD - STR
7h 18m€89–245Train via Paris
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Esslingen(Neckar)train Tgv
15h 25m€180–490Bus
- Take the bus from Madrid to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N1149
- Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Stuttgartbus Ivano-Frankivsk
28h 9mDrive 1,721.2 km
- Drive from Madrid to Esslingencar 1,721.2 km
17h 28m€265–383Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane MAD - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 55m€100–339Fly to Strasbourg International Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane MAD - SXB
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Esslingen(Neckar)train
7h 17m€117–297Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MAD - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Schaffhausentrain
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Hauptbahnhoftrain
9h 29m€108–273Fly 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 Flughafen München to Pasingtrain
- Take the train from Pasing to Esslingentrain
8h 29m€132–267Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Basel (BSL)plane MAD - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
8h 22m€104–304Train
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgvtrain
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain Re
16h 24m€176–433Bus, train
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Geneva - Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich Oerlikontrain Ic1
- Take the train from Zürich Oerlikon to Schaffhausentrain S9 / ...
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Böblingentrain 87
30h 2m€173–340
Madrid to Esslingen by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Esslingen is to fly which costs €85 - €250 and takes 7h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Esslingen is to fly and train which takes 6h 55m and costs €95 - €340.
No, there is no direct train from Madrid to Esslingen. However, there are services departing from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes and arriving at Esslingen(Neckar) via Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare de Lyon and Paris Est. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 25m.
The distance between Madrid and Esslingen is 1401 km. The road distance is 1721.2 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Esslingen without a car is to train via Paris which takes 15h 25m and costs €180 - €490.
It takes approximately 7h 18m to get from Madrid to Esslingen, including transfers.
Madrid to Esslingen train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
The best way to get from Madrid to Esslingen is to fly which takes 7h 18m and costs €85 - €250. Alternatively, you can train via Paris, which costs €180 - €490 and takes 15h 25m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 28h 9m.
Madrid to Esslingen train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Esslingen is 1721 km. It takes approximately 17h 28m to drive from Madrid to Esslingen.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Esslingen, Germany?
Lufthansa, Iberia, and four other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Stuttgart Airport (STR) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Esslingen(Neckar) via Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Gare Du Nord, and Paris Est in around 15h 25m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–260
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zurich Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–260
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zurich Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–380
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Strasbourg International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Munich International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–210
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
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
- €35–120
- 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
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- 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 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- 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 Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Esslingen(Neckar)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €95–130
- 1st Class
- €130–170
Train from Strasbourg to Esslingen(Neckar)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €55–70
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–30
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Avignon Tgv to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Schaffhausen to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Pasing to Esslingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €44–49
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Schaffhausen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €28–45
- 1st Class
- €55–95
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–29
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève to Zürich Oerlikon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Oerlikon to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–29
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen München to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich Oerlikon to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Madrid to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Zürich Bus Station to Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Geneva - Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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