There are 7 ways to get from Madrid to Hvar by plane, ferry, train, bus, or shuttle
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 Dubrovnik Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV)plane MAD - DBV
- Take the ferry from Dubrovnik to Hvarferry
11h 28m€136–332Fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, bus, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane MAD - VCE
- Take the bus from Venice to Split, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Split to Hvarferry
17h 50m€71–218Train, bus, ferry 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 Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbbtrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Split Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Split to Hvarferry
35h 52m€250–595Fly to Split Airport, ferry
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Split Airport (SPU)plane MAD - SPU
- Take the ferry from Port of Split to Hvarferry
7h 45m€99–317Train, bus, ferry
- 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 Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Split, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Split to Hvarferry
40h 57m€182–497Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Madrid Mendez Alvaro Estacion Sur to Zagreb Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Splittrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Port of Split to Hvarferry
45h 40m€121–196Bus, shuttle, ferry
- Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padovabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Padova to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Take the bus from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Split, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Split to Hvarferry
45h 49m€109–544
Madrid to Hvar by train, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Hvar is to fly and bus and ferry which costs €70 - €220 and takes 17h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Hvar is to fly and ferry which takes 7h 45m and costs €95 - €320.
The distance between Madrid and Hvar is 2013 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Hvar without a car is to train and bus and ferry via Paris which takes 35h 52m and costs €250 - €600.
It takes approximately 11h 28m to get from Madrid to Hvar, including transfers.
There are 3017+ hotels available in Hvar.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Hvar, Croatia?
There is no direct connection from Madrid to Hvar. However, you can take the train to Madrid-Aeropuerto T4, walk to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) airport, fly to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV), walk to Dubrovnik Airport Bus Station, take the bus to Dubrovnik Central Bus Station, walk to Dubrovnik, then take the ferry to Hvar. Alternatively, you can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Hvar via Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare De Lyon, Basel Sbb, Basel SBB, Split Bus Station, and Port of Split in around 35h 52m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Dubrovnik Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–120
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–140
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–120
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
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
- €35–110
- 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 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- 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 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 Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Split
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +41 79 445 39 68
- info@zelicreisen.ch
- Website
- zelicreisen.ch
Bus from Basel SBB to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €103
- Schedules at
- zelicreisen.ch
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Venice to Split, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Split, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- 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 Zagreb Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Padova to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €40–400
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €40–44
- Private
- €220–400
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Split, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–45
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +385 20 313 119
- support@tp-line.hr
- Website
- tp-line.hr
Ferry from Dubrovnik to Hvar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €49–50
- Website
- https://www.tp-line.hr/en/
Ferry from Port of Split to Hvar
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–25
- Website
- https://www.tp-line.hr/en/
- Phone
- +385 21 645 476
- luka@krilo.hr
- Website
- krilo.hr
Ferry from Port of Split to Hvar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25
- Website
- https://www.krilo.hr/en/
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Ferry from Port of Split to Hvar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Passenger Fare
- €3–5
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