There are 7 ways to get from Madrid to Timaru by plane, bus, shuttle, or train
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Fly to Christchurch International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane MAD - CHC
- Take the bus from Church Corner to Timarubus
34h 58mFly to Timaru
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Timaru (TIU)plane MAD - TIU
36h 51m$1,247–4,064Fly to Nelson Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane MAD - NSN
- Take a shuttle bus from Nelson to Christchurch
- Take the bus from Christchurch to Timarubus
46h 6mFly to Dunedin, bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Dunedin (DUD)plane MAD - DUD
- Take the bus from Dunedin to Timarubus
44h 8mFly to Woodbourne Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane MAD - BHE
- Take the train from Blenheim to Christchurchtrain
- Take the bus from Rolleston to Timarubus
2d 2hFly to Queenstown Airport, bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane MAD - ZQN
- Take the bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Dunedinbus
- Take the bus from Dunedin to Timarubus
42h 59mFly to Hokitika, shuttle, train, bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Hokitika (HKK)plane MAD - HKK
- Take a shuttle bus from Kumara Junction to Arthur's Pass
- Take the train from Arthur's Pass to Rollestontrain
- Take the bus from Rolleston to Timarubus
2d 4h
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Timaru is to fly which costs $1,200 - $4,100 and takes 36h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Timaru is to fly which takes 36h 51m and costs $1,200 - $4,100.
The distance between Madrid and Timaru is 19728 km.
It takes approximately 34h 58m to get from Madrid to Timaru, including transfers.
Timaru is 10h ahead of Madrid. It is currently 2:45 PM in Madrid and 12:45 AM in Timaru.
There are 42+ hotels available in Timaru.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Timaru, New Zealand?
Qatar Airways, Air New Zealand, and three other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Timaru (TIU) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Timaru via Doha, Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Timaru via Doha, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Timaru via Doha, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Timaru via Hong Kong, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,600
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Nelson Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,400
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Nelson Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–6,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Nelson Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–6,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Nelson Airport via Hong Kong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–6,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Dunedin via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Dunedin via Guangzhou Baiyun, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Dunedin via Guangzhou Baiyun, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Dunedin via Hong Kong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–7,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Dunedin via Hong Kong, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–7,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Dunedin via Beijing Capital, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Hong Kong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–6,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Beijing Capital, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950–6,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Hong Kong, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–6,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Queenstown Airport via Hong Kong, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–6,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Queenstown Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–4,300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Hokitika via Hong Kong, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Hokitika via Guangzhou Baiyun, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,600
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Hokitika via Beijing Capital, Sydney, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,600
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Hokitika via Beijing Capital, Auckland, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,600
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Dunedin via Guangzhou Baiyun, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Dunedin via Hong Kong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–7,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Dunedin via Beijing Capital, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Beijing Capital, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950–6,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Queenstown Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–4,300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Queenstown Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–7,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Nelson Airport via Beijing Capital, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–6,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Nelson Airport via Hong Kong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–6,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Beijing Capital, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950–6,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Hong Kong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–6,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,700
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,500
- Phone
- +64 4 495 0775
- bookings@greatjourneysnz.com
- Website
- greatjourneysofnz.co.nz
Train from Blenheim to Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–519
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysofnz.co.nz
- Scenic Plus
- $519
- Scenic
- $230–290
- Phone
- +64 4495 0775
- Website
- kiwirail.co.nz
Train from Arthur's Pass to Rolleston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–200
- Website
- https://www.kiwirail.co.nz/
- Website
- https://www.greatjourneysnz.com/scenic-trains/tranzalpine-train/
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- info@intercity.co.nz
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Church Corner to Timaru
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Christchurch to Timaru
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Dunedin to Timaru
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Rolleston to Timaru
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Dunedin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Shuttle from Nelson to Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
- Schedules at
- nelsonlakesshuttles.co.nz
- Minimum charge per vehicle
- $1,000
- Per person
- $200
- Phone
- +64 27 201 8825
- Website
- eastwestcoaches.co.nz
Shuttle from Kumara Junction to Arthur's Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–75
- Schedules at
- eastwestcoaches.co.nz
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