There are 10 ways to get from Madrid to Meteora by plane, bus, train, car, car train, 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 Ioannina National Airport, bus
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)plane MAD - IOA
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Trikalabus
12h 33m€160–395Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane MAD - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Trikalabus
13h 31m€88–222Train, bus
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Kalampákabus
35h 30mDrive, car train
- Drive from Madrid to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Meteoracar
36h 7m€635–899Fly to Athens International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane MAD - ATH
- Take the train from Athens to Paleofarsalostrain
- Take the bus from Paleofarsalos to Kalambakabus
14h 6m€93–218Fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, Airport Bus, bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane MAD - TIA
- Take a shuttle bus from Tirana, Airport to Fier
- Take the bus from Fier to Gjirokastërbus
- Take the bus from Gjirokastër to Kalampákabus
14h 24mBus via Tarragona
- Take the bus from Madrid, Avenida de América to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragozabus
- Take the bus from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza to Tarragonabus
- Take the bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Kalampákabus
42h 52mTrain, bus via Barcelona
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Kalampákabus
47h 23mBus
- Take the bus from Madrid Mendez Alvaro Estacion Sur to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Trikalabus
2d 10h€158–226Drive 3,077.8 km
- Drive from Madrid to Meteoracar 3,077.8 km
36h 52m€549–793
Madrid to Meteora by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Meteora is to fly and train and bus which costs €90 - €220 and takes 14h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Meteora is to fly and bus which takes 12h 33m and costs €160 - €400.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Meteora. However, there are services departing from Madrid Mendez Alvaro Estacion Sur and arriving at Kalampáka via Sofia Serdica Bus Station, Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station and Trikala. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Madrid and Meteora is 2237 km. The road distance is 3077.8 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Meteora without a car is to train and bus which takes 35h 30m and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 33m to get from Madrid to Meteora, including transfers.
Madrid to Meteora bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Madrid Mendez Alvaro Estacion Sur station.
Madrid to Meteora bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Sofia Serdica Bus Stop station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Meteora is 3078 km. It takes approximately 36h 52m to drive from Madrid to Meteora.
There are 935+ hotels available in Meteora.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Meteora, Greece?
You can take a bus from Madrid, Avenida de América to Kalampáka via Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza, Tarragona - Bus Station, Tirana, and Tirana in around 42h 52m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Athens International Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
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 Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
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
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Paleofarsalos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
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
- Phone
- (+30) 24310 73130
- info@ktel-trikala.gr
- Website
- ktel-trikala.gr
Bus from Ioannina to Trikala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- https://ktel-trikala.gr/en/homepage_en/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/tri/ticketweb/
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Trikala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://ktel-trikala.gr/en/homepage_en/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/tri/ticketweb/
- Phone
- +30 26510 25014
- ktelioa@otenet.gr
- Website
- ktelioannina.gr
Bus from Ioannina to Trikala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- ktelioannina.gr
- Book at
- eticket.ktelioannina.gr
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Montpellier to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 699 605501
- startravel@live.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Kalampáka
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Bus from Paleofarsalos to Kalambaka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–7
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +355 52 22 55 39
- Website
- tirana-airport.com
Shuttle from Tirana, Airport to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- tirana-airport.com
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Fier to Gjirokastër
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Gjirokastër to Kalampáka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Kalampáka
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Madrid, Avenida de América to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–30
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- pati.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Madrid Mendez Alvaro Estacion Sur to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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