There are 11 ways to get from Madrid to Taranto by plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, Trenitalia), bus, car, or train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV, Trenitalia)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Brindisi Airport, train
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane MAD - BDS
- Take the train from Brindisi to Tarantotrain
8h 31m€69–249Train
- 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 Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Tarantotrain Fr
24h 38m€352–707Bus via Genoa
- Take the bus from Madrid to Genoabus FlixBus N1138
- Take the bus from Genova to Tarantobus
36h 6m€176–278Drive 2,402 km
- Drive from Madrid to Tarantocar 2,402 km
23h 35m€375–541Fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane MAD - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Tarantotrain
8h 58m€88–275Fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, Italobus Connections
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane MAD - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
- Take the bus from Matera to Tarantobus
9h 25mFly to Naples Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane MAD - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Tarantotrain
10h 43m€102–285Fly to Fiumicino International Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane MAD - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragolatrain
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Tarantotrain
11h 14m€108–314Train via Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain Ter
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Tarantotrain Fr
25h 21m€352–812Train, 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 Turinbus 404
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Tarantotrain Fr
27h 1m€342–620Bus
- Take the bus from Madrid, Avenida de América to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
- Take the bus from Barcellona to Napolibus
- Take the bus from Napoli to Tarantobus
40h 32m€164–317
Madrid to Taranto by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Taranto is to fly and train which costs €65 - €250 and takes 8h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Taranto is to fly and train which takes 8h 31m and costs €65 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Taranto. However, there are services departing from Madrid and arriving at Taranto via Marittima/Principe Fs and Genova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 6m.
No, there is no direct train from Madrid to Taranto. However, there are services departing from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes and arriving at Taranto via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu and Torino Porta Susa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 38m.
The distance between Madrid and Taranto is 1900 km. The road distance is 2402 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Taranto without a car is to train which takes 24h 38m and costs €350 - €750.
It takes approximately 8h 31m to get from Madrid to Taranto, including transfers.
Madrid to Taranto bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Madrid, Avenida de América station.
Madrid to Taranto train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
The best way to get from Madrid to Taranto is to train which takes 24h 38m and costs €350 - €750. Alternatively, you can bus via Genoa, which costs €170 - €280 and takes 36h 6m.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Taranto, Italy?
You can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Taranto via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, and Torino Porta Susa in around 24h 38m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Madrid to Taranto via Genoa, Marittima/Principe Fs, Brignole Fs/, and Genova in around 36h 6m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brindisi Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Naples Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Naples Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brindisi Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brindisi to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brindisi to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- 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
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- 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 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- 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 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €180–350
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Afragola to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Madrid to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0835 522250
- biglietteria@chiruzzi.it
- Website
- chiruzzi.it
Bus from Genova to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Schedules at
- chiruzzi.it
- Phone
- +39 080 5790111
- info@cotrap.it
- Website
- cotrap.it
Bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- biglietteria.cotrap.it
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Bus from Matera to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Madrid, Avenida de América to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Barcellona to Napoli
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–180
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Napoli to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
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Madrid to Taranto bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord station.
Madrid to Taranto train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Taranto is 2402 km. It takes approximately 23h 35m to drive from Madrid to Taranto.
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