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There are 11 ways to get from Madrid to Split by plane, train, bus, car, shuttle, car ferry, or night train

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  1. Fly to Split Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Split Airport (SPU)plane plane MAD - SPU
    5h 45m
    €91–292

  2. Fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, bus

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane plane MAD - VCE
    2. Take the bus from Venice to Split, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    15h 50m
    €68–193

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain train Ave
    2. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Oulx-Cesana-Clav.-S.train train Fr
    4. Take the train from Oulx-Cesana-Clav.-S. to Rho-Fiera Milanotrain train Fr
    5. Take the train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Trieste Centraletrain train Fr
    6. Take the bus from Trieste to Split, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    30h 15m
    €241–537

  4. Bus via Padova

    1. Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padovabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Padua to Split, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus N535
    40h 31m
    €97–134

  5. Drive 2,288.3 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Splitcar car 2,288.3 km
    25h 2m
    €355–512

  6. Fly to Dubrovnik Airport, shuttle

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV)plane plane MAD - DBV
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Dubrovnik to Splitshuttle bus
    10h 53m

  7. Fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane MAD - ZAG
    2. Take the bus from Zagreb to Split, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    12h 14m
    €78–358

  8. Fly to Raffaello Sanzio Airport, car ferry

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI)plane plane MAD - AOI
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Splitcarferry car ferry
    18h 32m
    €107–377

  9. Fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, car ferry, drive

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane plane MAD - BRI
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Bari to Dubrovnikcarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Dubrovnik to Splitcar car
    17h 30m
    €165–331

  10. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain train
    2. Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Strasbourgtrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbftrain train Ice / ...
    4. Take the night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.nighttrain night train En
    5. Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Splittrain train Ic
    39h 44m
    €247–503

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Madrid Mendez Alvaro Estacion Sur to Zagreb Central Bus Stationbus bus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3419 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Split Bus Stationbus bus
    41h 30m
    €105–169

Madrid to Split by train and bus

Calendar5Weekly Services
Duration30h 15mAverage Duration
Ticket€241Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Split, Croatia?

Iberia flies from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Split Airport (SPU) once a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Split, Autobusni Kolodvor via Padova and Padua in around 40h 31m.

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