There are 11 ways to get from Madrid to Slovakia by plane, bus, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), train, car, or car train
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Fly to Vienna International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane MAD - VIE
- Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislavabus
6h 22m€75–204Fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane MAD - BUD
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain
9h 36m€59–182Train
- 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 Mulhouse Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Rjx
25h 10m€268–764Train, bus
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charlestrain 9725
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus N882
31h 45m€163–282Drive 2,329 km
- Drive from Madrid to Bratislavacar 2,329 km
23h 51m€366–528Fly to Bratislava Airport
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Bratislava Airport (BTS)plane MAD - BTS
7h 48m€84–196Fly to Košice International Airport
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane MAD - KSC
8h€164–256Fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane MAD - KRK
- Take the bus from Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airport to Žilinabus
10h€72–233Bus via Lyon
- Take the bus from Madrid - South Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus N882
36h 5m€111–295Bus
- Take the bus from Madrid Mendez Alvaro Estacion Sur to Ljubljana Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana Central Bus Station to Flughafen Wienbus
- Take the bus from Flughafen Wien to Bratislava Most SNPbus
39h 31m€120–165Drive, car train
- Drive from Madrid to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Salzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Bratislavacar
23h 39m€438–619
Madrid to Slovakia by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Slovakia is to fly and train which costs €55 - €190 and takes 9h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Slovakia is to fly and bus which takes 6h 22m and costs €70 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid station to Slovakia. However, there are services departing from Madrid - South Station and arriving at Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy via Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Madrid to Slovakia. However, there are services departing from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes and arriving at Bratislava Hlavna Stanica via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Mulhouse Ville, Basel SBB and Zuerich Hb. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 10m.
The distance between Madrid and Slovakia is 1876 km. The road distance is 2329 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Slovakia without a car is to train which takes 25h 10m and costs €260 - €800.
It takes approximately 6h 22m to get from Madrid to Slovakia, including transfers.
Madrid to Slovakia bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Madrid - South Station.
Madrid to Slovakia train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
The best way to get from Madrid to Slovakia is to train which takes 25h 10m and costs €260 - €800. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €80 - €200 and takes 7h 48m, you could also bus via Lyon, which costs €110 - €300 and takes 36h 5m.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Slovakia?
You can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Mulhouse Ville, Basel Sbb, Basel SBB, Zürich HB, and Zuerich Hb in around 25h 10m. Alternatively, Ryanair, Ulendo Airlink, and three other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Bratislava Airport (BTS) 3 times a day.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bratislava Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bratislava Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Košice International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Košice International Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bratislava Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bratislava Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bratislava Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Košice International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Košice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–430
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Košice International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Košice International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- 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
- €40–160
- 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
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- 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
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- 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
- €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
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €110–170
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €30–50
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airport to Žilina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Madrid - South Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Madrid Mendez Alvaro Estacion Sur to Ljubljana Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +38670511611
- info@tripstair.com
- Website
- tripstair.com
Bus from Ljubljana Central Bus Station to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28
- Website
- https://tripstair.com/
- Phone
- +421 2 55 422 734
- staznosti@slovaklines.sk
- Website
- slovaklines.sk
Bus from Flughafen Wien to Bratislava Most SNP
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.slovaklines.sk/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Flughafen Wien to Bratislava Most SNP
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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Madrid to Slovakia bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Lyon - Perrache Bus Station.
Madrid to Slovakia train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Slovakia is 2329 km. It takes approximately 23h 51m to drive from Madrid to Slovakia.
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