There are 6 ways to get from Madrid to Split by plane, train, bus, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Split Airport (SPU)plane MAD - SPU
5h 55m€76–202Train, bus
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Zagrebbus
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Split, Autobusni Kolodvorbus 924 / ...
33h 58m€251–452Train
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Nimestrain
- Take the train from Nimes to Bruxelles-Miditrain Trn
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien HBFtrain Nj / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ec
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Splittrain
2d 1h€518–1,206Drive 2,288.4 km
- Drive from Madrid to Splitcar 2,288.4 km
25h 4m€359–518Bus
- Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padua to Split, Autobusni Kolodvorbus N535
40h 30m€176–241Bus via Rovinj
- Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Split, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
43h 49m€470–1,096
Madrid to Split by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Split is to fly which costs €75 - €210 and takes 5h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Split is to fly which takes 5h 55m and costs €75 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Split. However, there are services departing from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur and arriving at Split, Autobusni Kolodvor via Padua. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Madrid to Split. However, there are services departing from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes and arriving at Split via Barcelona-Sants, Nimes, Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Hbf and Budapest-Kelenfoeld. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Madrid and Split is 1707 km. The road distance is 2288.4 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Split without a car is to train and bus which takes 33h 58m and costs €250 - €460.
It takes approximately 5h 55m to get from Madrid to Split, including transfers.
Madrid to Split bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, depart from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur station.
Madrid to Split train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
The best way to get from Madrid to Split is to fly which takes 5h 55m and costs €75 - €210. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €500 - €1300 and takes 2 days 1h, you could also bus, which costs €170 - €250 and takes 40h 30m.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Split, Croatia?
Iberia, Vueling Airlines, and Croatia Airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Split Airport (SPU) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Split via Barcelona-Sants, Nimes, Bruxelles-Midi, Wien HBF, Wien Hbf, and Budapest-Kelenfoeld in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Split Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Split Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Split Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Nimes to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €160–340
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien HBF
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €200–430
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Split
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zagreb to Split, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Padua to Split, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Zagreb to Split, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–17
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Split, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–45
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
- Phone
- +385 1 3335 170
- uprava@samoborcek.hr
- Website
- samoborcek.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Split, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–60
- Schedules at
- samoborcek.hr
- 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
- €120–160
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–160
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Padova to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €340–900
- Website
- GoOpti
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More Questions & Answers
Madrid to Split bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, arrive at Padova station.
Madrid to Split train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Split is 2288 km. It takes approximately 25h 4m to drive from Madrid to Split.
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