There are 11 ways to get from Madrid to Turkey by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
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 Istanbul
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Istanbul (IST)plane MAD - IST
7h 1m₺5,046–14,119Fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane MAD - SAW
7h 44m₺4,259–37,140Train, bus
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Muenchen Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
45h 14m₺28,445–48,388Drive 3,407.8 km
- Drive from Madrid to Istanbulcar 3,407.8 km
33h 55m₺28,259–40,818Fly to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane MAD - ESB
7h 44m₺5,176–15,249Fly to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane MAD - ADB
7h 7m₺4,868–15,154Fly to Konya Airport
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Konya Airport (KYA)plane MAD - KYA
10h 25m₺6,576–27,319Fly to Antalya Airport
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Antalya Airport (AYT)plane MAD - AYT
10h 23m₺5,080–12,153Bus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Istanbul Esenlerbus
2d 10h₺7,234–9,054Bus via Sibiu
- Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Sibiubus
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Razgradbus
- Take the bus from Razgrad to Istanbul Otogaribus
2d 18h₺5,833–12,093Drive, car train
- Drive from Madrid to Hannover Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Istanbulcar
44h 49m₺34,680–50,594
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Turkey is to fly which costs 4.200 ₺ - 38.000 ₺ and takes 7h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Turkey is to fly which takes 7h 1m and costs 5.000 ₺ - 15.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Turkey. However, there are services departing from Estación Sur de Autobuses and arriving at Yenikapı Sahil via Sofia Central Bus Station and Çatladıkapı. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Madrid and Turkey is 2756 km. The road distance is 3407.8 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Turkey without a car is to train and bus which takes 45h 14m and costs 28.000 ₺ - 49.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 7h 1m to get from Madrid to Turkey, including transfers.
Madrid to Turkey bus services, operated by Yubim, depart from Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
The best way to get from Madrid to Turkey is to fly which takes 7h 1m and costs 5.000 ₺ - 15.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 7.000 ₺ - 9.500 ₺ and takes 2 days 10h.
Madrid to Turkey bus services, operated by Yubim, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Turkey is 1h ahead of Madrid. It is currently 7:30 AM in Madrid and 8:30 AM in Turkey.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Turkey?
Air Europa and Turkish Airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Istanbul (IST) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Yenikapı Sahil via Sofia Central Bus Station, Istanbul Esenler, and Çatladıkapı in around 2d 10h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–10,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–23,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Konya Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–36,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Antalya Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–31,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–25,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–23,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–23,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Konya Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–27,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Konya Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–33,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Antalya Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–23,000
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–10,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–9,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Antalya Airport via İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–16,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–13,000
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
- ₺5,000–8,500
- 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 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–6,500
- 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
- ₺3,100–4,700
- 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
- ₺3,600–6,000
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–19,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–6,500
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,000
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–8,000
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–8,000
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sibiu to Razgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,300
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en/transport_company/omega+group+84
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Razgrad to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,750
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺700–850
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