There are 9 ways to get from Ulm to Madrid by train, plane, train (TGV, Renfe, Ouigo), bus, or car
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Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Wendlingentrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane STR - MAD
8h€103–230Train
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
17h 2m€280–652Bus via Milan
- Take the bus from Ulm to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus N77
- Take the bus from Milan to Madridbus FlixBus N1138
30h 40m€165–288Drive 1,744.4 km
- Drive from Ulm to Madridcar 1,744.4 km
18h 3m€277–400Train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane MUC - MAD
7h 10m€115–344Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane FRA - MAD
7h 10m€111–412Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from St. Margrethen Sg to Zuerich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane ZRH - MAD
8h 31m€118–436Train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane SXB - MAD
7h 37m€142–438Bus
- Take the bus from Ulm to Karlsruhe central train stationbus FlixBus N1135 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus BlaBlaCar Bus
30h 45m€173–325
Ulm to Madrid by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ulm to Madrid is to train and fly which costs €100 - €230 and takes 8h.
The fastest way to get from Ulm to Madrid is to train and fly which takes 7h 10m and costs €110 - €420.
No, there is no direct bus from Ulm to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Ulm and arriving at Madrid via Milan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Ulm to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Ulm Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via Strasbourg, Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 2m.
The distance between Ulm and Madrid is 1445 km. The road distance is 1744.4 km.
The best way to get from Ulm to Madrid without a car is to train which takes 17h 2m and costs €280 - €650.
It takes approximately 8h to get from Ulm to Madrid, including transfers.
Ulm to Madrid bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Ulm station.
Ulm to Madrid train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Ulm Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Ulm to Madrid is to train which takes 17h 2m and costs €280 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus via Milan, which costs €160 - €290 and takes 30h 40m.
What companies run services between Ulm, Germany and Madrid, Spain?
You can take a train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona-Sants in around 17h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ulm to Madrid via Milan in around 30h 40m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–200
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–190
Flights from Munich International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–180
Flights from Frankfurt to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–260
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–200
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–190
Flights from Munich International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–180
Flights from Frankfurt to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–260
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–200
Flights from Frankfurt to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–190
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Wendlingen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- servus@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from St. Margrethen Sg to Zuerich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from St. Margrethen Sg to Zuerich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from St. Margrethen Sg to Zuerich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Ulm to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milan to Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Ulm to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Ulm to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–300
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Ulm to Madrid bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Ulm to Madrid train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Strasbourg Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ulm to Madrid is 1744 km. It takes approximately 18h 3m to drive from Ulm to Madrid.
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