There are 10 ways to get from Madrid to Taranto by plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, Trenitalia), ferry, bus, 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 to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train
best- 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
9h 3m€73–366Fly to Brindisi Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane MAD - BDS
- Take the train from Brindisi to Tarantotrain
8h 50m€70–260Train
- 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 Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Napoli Afragolatrain Fr
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Tarantotrain Fr
23h 43m€218–579Train, ferry
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Civitavecchiaferry
- Take the train from Civitavecchia to Roma Terminitrain Re
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Tarantotrain Ic
33h 27m€113–386Bus via Milan
- Take the bus from Madrid to Milanbus FlixBus N1138
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Taranto Via per San Giorgiobus MarinoBus 037 / ...
36h 40m€96–304Fly 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 35mFly to Naples Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane MAD - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Tarantotrain
10h 17m€77–268Fly 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 13m€93–276Bus
- Take the bus from Madrid, Avenida de América to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Naples - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Taranto Via per San Giorgiobus
38h 30m€147–376Drive 2,402.2 km
- Drive from Madrid to Tarantocar 2,402.2 km
23h 36m€377–545
Madrid to Taranto by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Taranto is to fly and train which costs €75 - €270 and takes 10h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Taranto is to fly and train which takes 8h 50m and costs €65 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Taranto. However, there are services departing from Madrid and arriving at Taranto Via per San Giorgio via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 40m.
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, Milano Centrale and Napoli Afragola. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 43m.
The distance between Madrid and Taranto is 1967 km. The road distance is 2402.2 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Taranto without a car is to train which takes 23h 43m and costs €210 - €600.
It takes approximately 9h 3m to get from Madrid to Taranto, including transfers.
Madrid to Taranto bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Madrid 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 23h 43m and costs €210 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus via Milan, which costs €95 - €310 and takes 36h 40m.
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, Milano Centrale, and Napoli Afragola in around 23h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Madrid to Taranto Via per San Giorgio via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 36h 40m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Naples Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Naples Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–110
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brindisi Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brindisi Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Civitavecchia to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Brindisi to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Napoli Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–65
- 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
- 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
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 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
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Civitavecchia to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Brindisi to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Napoli Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Afragola to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Civitavecchia to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–50
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Madrid to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Taranto Via per San Giorgio
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Taranto Via per San Giorgio
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Taranto Via per San Giorgio
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Taranto Via per San Giorgio
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–45
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- 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
- €5–9
- 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
- alsa@alsa.es
- 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
- €27–65
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Naples - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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Madrid to Taranto bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milan 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 36m to drive from Madrid to Taranto.
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