There are 8 ways to get from Vienna to Madrid by plane, train (TGV, Renfe, Ouigo), bus, train, 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 from Vienna International Airport
best- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane VIE - MAD
5h 55m€60–208Train
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ic3 / ...
- Take the train from Basel Sbb to Dijon Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Dijon Ville to Lyon Part Dieutrain Ter
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
23h 19m€344–684Bus, train
- Take the bus from Vienna Erdberg to Marseillebus FlixBus N882 / ...
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain 9730
31h 39m€232–402Drive 2,273.5 km
- Drive from Vienna to Madridcar 2,273.5 km
22h 48m€364–526Train to Bratislava Airport, fly
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain
- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane BTS - MAD
8h 35m€76–199Train, bus
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai to Lyon Perrache Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
24h 41m€268–491Bus
- Take the bus from Wien Hbf to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus
- Take the bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Méndez Álvaro Estación Surbus
36h 5m€200–1,420Bus via Strasbourg
- Take the bus from Vienna - Bus Station to Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus BlaBlaCar Bus
37h 42m€177–342
Vienna to Madrid by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Madrid is to fly which costs €60 - €210 and takes 5h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Madrid is to fly which takes 5h 55m and costs €60 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Vienna to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Wien Hbf and arriving at Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur via Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja and Padova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Vienna to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Wien Hbf and arriving at Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via Zürich HB, Basel Sbb, Dijon Ville, Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 19m.
The distance between Vienna and Madrid is 1836 km. The road distance is 2273.5 km.
The best way to get from Vienna to Madrid without a car is to train which takes 23h 19m and costs €340 - €700.
It takes approximately 5h 55m to get from Vienna to Madrid, including transfers.
Vienna to Madrid bus services, operated by GoOpti, depart from Wien Hbf station.
Vienna to Madrid train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Wien Hbf station.
The best way to get from Vienna to Madrid is to fly which takes 5h 55m and costs €60 - €210. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €340 - €700 and takes 23h 19m, you could also bus, which costs €200 - €1500 and takes 36h 5m.
What companies run services between Vienna, Austria and Madrid, Spain?
Ryanair, Iberia, and four other airlines fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Wien Hbf to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via Zuerich Hb, Zürich HB, Basel SBB, Basel Sbb, Dijon Ville, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona-Sants in around 23h 19m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Alghero
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Train from Wien Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €100–160
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €15–23
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Basel Sbb to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Dijon Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Dijon Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Marseille St Charles to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- 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 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- 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
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vienna Erdberg to Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai to Lyon Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Bus from Wien Hbf to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €30–500
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €30
- Private
- €153
Bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €111–850
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €111
- Private
- €411
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Padova to Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Vienna - Bus Station to Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–230
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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Vienna to Madrid bus services, operated by GoOpti, arrive at Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja station.
Vienna to Madrid train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Zuerich Hb station.
Yes, the driving distance between Vienna to Madrid is 2274 km. It takes approximately 22h 48m to drive from Vienna to Madrid.
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