There are 14 ways to get from Madrid to Germany by plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, train, car, night train, or car train
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 Munich International Airport
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane MAD - MUC
5h 39m€97–223Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane MAD - BER
7h 2m€63–196Train 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 Berlin Hbftrain Ice
20h 41m€497–1,052Bus, train
- Take the bus from Madrid - Barajas Airport T4 to Frankfurt - Main Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain Ice
34h 56m€237–493Drive 2,292.6 km
- Drive from Madrid to Berlincar 2,292.6 km
21h 15m€359–519Fly to Frankfurt
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane MAD - FRA
5h 35m€82–227Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MAD - DUS
6h 9m€77–203Fly to Hamburg Airport
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane MAD - HAM
6h 40m€67–204Fly to Zurich Airport, bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MAD - ZRH
- Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Stuttgartbus
7h 51mFly to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane MAD - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
7h 32m€98–292Train
- 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 Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Berlin Hbftrain Ice
21h 38m€379–769Bus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Frankfurt - Main Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Berlin Alexanderplatzbus N13
38h€181–333Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Geneva - Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Geneva Bus Station to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquaibus
- Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Berlin Ostbahnhofnighttrain Nj
39h 36m€196–418Drive, car train
- Drive from Madrid to Würzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Berlincar
22h 19m€425–589
Madrid to Germany by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Germany is to fly which costs €60 - €200 and takes 7h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Germany is to fly which takes 5h 35m and costs €80 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Germany. However, there are services departing from Estación Sur de Autobuses and arriving at Berlin Alexanderplatz via Frankfurt central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h.
No, there is no direct train from Madrid to Germany. However, there are services departing from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes and arriving at Berlin Alexanderplatz via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Strasbourg and Berlin Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 38m.
The distance between Madrid and Germany is 1544 km. The road distance is 2292.6 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Germany without a car is to train via Paris which takes 20h 41m and costs €490 - €1100.
It takes approximately 5h 39m to get from Madrid to Germany, including transfers.
Madrid to Germany bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
Madrid to Germany train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
The best way to get from Madrid to Germany is to fly which takes 5h 39m and costs €95 - €230. Alternatively, you can train via Paris, which costs €490 - €1100 and takes 20h 41m, you could also bus, which costs €180 - €340 and takes 38h.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Germany?
Lufthansa, Iberia, and two other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Munich International Airport (MUC) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Berlin Alexanderplatz via Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare De Lyon, Gare de Lyon - Van Gogh, Gare de l'Est, Paris Est, and Berlin Hbf in around 20h 41m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Hamburg Airport via Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Hamburg Airport via Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–460
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
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
- €90–160
- 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
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- 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 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- 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
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- 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
- €210–340
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €220–550
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Strasbourg to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–320
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Berlin Ostbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–65
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Madrid - Barajas Airport T4 to Frankfurt - Main Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–260
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Frankfurt - Main Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–260
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Berlin Alexanderplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Geneva - Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120–260
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Geneva Bus Station to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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Madrid to Germany train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
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