There are 10 ways to get from Madrid to Szeged by plane, train, bus, train (Renfe, TGV), car, night train, or car train
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Fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)MAD - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Szeged
8h 18mFt 24,216–66,616Train, bus
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-SantsAve
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Nădlac
33h 10mFt 55,708–124,972Train
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgv
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Karlsruhe HbfTgv
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Děčín hlavní nádraží12N
- Take the train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-NyugatiEc
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to SzegedIc / ...
36h 54mFt 137,574–296,638Drive 2,452.2 km
- Drive from Madrid to Szeged2,452.2 km
27h 40mFt 148,440–214,414Fly to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport, bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR)MAD - TSR
- Take the bus from Timișoara to Szeged
9h 47mFt 24,516–93,816Fly to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)MAD - BEG
- Take the train from Novi Beograd to Subotica
- Take the train from Subotica to Szeged
11h 21mFt 27,915–81,715Bus
- Take the bus from Madrid to LyonFlixBus N748
- Take the bus from Lyon to SzegedN1909
41h 15mFt 54,922–97,804Bus, train
- Take the bus from Madrid Mendez Alvaro Estacion Sur to Zagreb Central Bus Station
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to FonyodIc
- Take the train from Fonyod to Szeged
46h 33mFt 46,822–66,165Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord
- Take the night train from Timisoara Nord to BekescsabaIrn
- Take the bus from Békéscsaba, autóbusz-állomás to Szeged, autóbusz-állomás
2d 1hDrive, car train
- Drive from Madrid to München Ost
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Szeged
29h 18mFt 186,193–262,501
Madrid to Szeged by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Szeged is to fly and train which costs 24 000 Ft - 70 000 Ft and takes 8h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Szeged is to fly and train which takes 8h 18m and costs 24 000 Ft - 70 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Szeged. However, there are services departing from Madrid and arriving at Szeged via Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Madrid to Szeged. However, there are services departing from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes and arriving at Szeged via Avignon Tgv, Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, Decin Hlavni Nadrazi and Budapest-Nyugati. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 54m.
The distance between Madrid and Szeged is 2164 km. The road distance is 2452.2 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Szeged without a car is to train and bus which takes 33h 10m and costs 55 000 Ft - 130 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 8h 18m to get from Madrid to Szeged, including transfers.
Madrid to Szeged bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Madrid station.
Madrid to Szeged train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
The best way to get from Madrid to Szeged is to train which takes 36h 54m and costs 130 000 Ft - 300 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 55 000 Ft - 100 000 Ft and takes 41h 15m.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Szeged, Hungary?
You can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Szeged via Avignon Tgv, Karlsruhe Hbf, Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, Decin Hlavni Nadrazi, and Budapest-Nyugati in around 36h 54m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Madrid to Szeged via Lyon in around 41h 15m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–60,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–110,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 37,000–150,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–50,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–65,000
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–60,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 33,000–75,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 47,000–85,000
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 33,000–75,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 47,000–85,000
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–75,000
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Ferihegy to Szeged
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,000–3,400
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Szeged
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,200–3,800
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Subotica to Szeged
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,100–1,300
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Fonyod to Szeged
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,500–7,000
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- 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
- Ft 18,000–75,000
- 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
- Ft 17,000–50,000
- 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
- Ft 13,000–31,000
- 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
- Ft 19,000–26,000
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 33,000–44,000
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Avignon Tgv to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 60,000–140,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Avignon Tgv to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 45,000–51,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Děčín hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 39,000–44,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 58,000–62,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–35,000
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- Ft 17,000–24,000
- 1st Class
- Ft 26,000–35,000
- Business
- Ft 28,000–32,000
- Phone
- +381 11 360 28 99
- putnik.info@srbvoz.rs
- Website
- srbijavoz.rs
Train from Novi Beograd to Subotica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,300–3,900
- Schedules at
- srbijavoz.rs
- Rail 2nd Class
- Ft 2,300–2,700
- 1st Class
- Ft 3,100–3,900
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Fonyod
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,300–6,000
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Timisoara Nord to Bekescsaba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,400–4,800
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 37,000–44,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +40 730 250 062
- bistrita@mateiunitrans.ro
- Website
- mateiunitrans.ro
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Nădlac
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 36,000–42,000
- Schedules at
- mateiunitrans.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Timișoara to Szeged
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,200–10,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Madrid to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–33,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Szeged
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 44,000–65,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Madrid Mendez Alvaro Estacion Sur to Zagreb Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 36,000–55,000
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–60,000
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- mavcsoport.hu
Bus from Békéscsaba, autóbusz-állomás to Szeged, autóbusz-állomás
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://www.mavcsoport.hu/en
- Schedules at
- https://emma.mav.hu/#/route?ui_activeItinerary=-1
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More Questions & Answers
Madrid to Szeged bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lyon station.
Madrid to Szeged train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Avignon Tgv station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Szeged is 2452 km. It takes approximately 27h 40m to drive from Madrid to Szeged.
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