There are 9 ways to get from Madrid to Pilsen by plane, bus, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), train, car, or train (Renfe, Ouigo)
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Fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, bus
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)MAD - PRG
- Take the bus from Prague to Plzeň
7h 15mKč 1,813–4,193Train via Paris
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-SantsAve
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to München Hbf83
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Plzen Hlavni NadraziRe
22h 53mKč 5,650–15,171Train, bus
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charles9725
- Take the bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Pilsen - Husova Central Bus StationBlaBlaCar Bus
29hKč 4,155–5,662Drive 2,097.5 km
- Drive from Madrid to Pilsen2,097.5 km
19h 29mKč 7,898–11,408Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Munich International Airport (MUC)MAD - MUC
- Take the train from Freising to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi
9h 50mFly to Nuremberg Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)MAD - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Schwandorf
- Take the train from Schwandorf to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi
11h 34mKč 3,513–7,283Train
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-SantsAve
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof84
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf61
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Schwandorf
- Take the train from Schwandorf to Plzen Hlavni NadraziRe
23h 30mKč 6,490–12,636Bus
- Take the bus from Madrid - South Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus StationBlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon to PlzeňN1315
33h 35mKč 2,587–6,087Bus, train
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Geneva - Bus station
- Take the train from Genève to St. GallenIc1
- Take the bus from Sankt Gallen to Plzeň
33h 57mKč 5,423–9,462
Madrid to Pilsen by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Pilsen is to fly and bus which costs 1 800 Kč - 4 200 Kč and takes 7h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Pilsen is to fly and bus which takes 7h 15m and costs 1 800 Kč - 4 200 Kč.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid station to Pilsen. However, there are services departing from Madrid - South Station and arriving at Plzeň via Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Madrid to Pilsen. However, there are services departing from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes and arriving at Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, Nürnberg Hbf and Schwandorf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 30m.
The distance between Madrid and Pilsen is 1850 km. The road distance is 2097.5 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Pilsen without a car is to train via Paris which takes 22h 53m and costs 5 500 Kč - 16 000 Kč.
It takes approximately 7h 15m to get from Madrid to Pilsen, including transfers.
Madrid to Pilsen bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Madrid - South Station.
Madrid to Pilsen train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
The best way to get from Madrid to Pilsen is to train via Paris which takes 22h 53m and costs 5 500 Kč - 16 000 Kč. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 2 500 Kč - 6 500 Kč and takes 33h 35m.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Pilsen, Czechia?
You can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi via Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare De Lyon, Gare de Lyon - Van Gogh, Gare du Nord, Paris l'Est, München Hbf, and Muenchen Hbf in around 22h 53m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Madrid - South Station to Plzeň via Lyon - Perrache Bus Station and Lyon in around 33h 35m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,700–3,300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,000–5,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,700–7,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–6,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,400–5,500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,500–4,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,000–4,600
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,700–3,200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,700–4,900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–10,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,900–9,500
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,700–3,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Munich International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,800–7,500
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
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,100–4,600
- 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
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,000–3,100
- 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 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 850–2,000
- 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 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,200–1,600
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,200–3,000
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,300–1,800
- 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
- Kč 1,400–4,600
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris l'Est to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,500–3,900
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–2,400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 850–2,200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- info@laenderbahn.com
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,850–2,000
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Freising to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Schwandorf to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 990–1,040
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Schwandorf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 400–600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,600–3,200
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Prague to Plzeň
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 150–330
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Plzeň
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,300–2,200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Pilsen - Husova Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,900–2,700
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Madrid - South Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,200–3,900
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon to Plzeň
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,500–2,200
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Lyon to Plzeň
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–2,200
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 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
- Kč 2,000–4,500
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +420 602 333 369
- noblessline@noblessline.cz
- Website
- noblessline.cz
Bus from Sankt Gallen to Plzeň
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,777
- Schedules at
- noblessline.cz
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Madrid to Pilsen bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Lyon - Perrache Bus Station.
Madrid to Pilsen train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Pilsen is 2097 km. It takes approximately 19h 29m to drive from Madrid to Pilsen.
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