There are 7 ways to get from Vienna to Madrid by plane, train, 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
best- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane VIE - MAD
5h 51m€60–208Train, bus
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Zürich HBtrain
- 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
24h 48m€204–420Bus, 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 10m€252–422Drive 2,260.3 km
- Drive from Vienna to Madridcar 2,260.3 km
23h 6m€369–533Train, bus via Dijon
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Zürich HBtrain
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Dijonbus
- 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
26h 8m€230–488Bus
- 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€299–2,076Bus 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€232–422
Vienna to Madrid by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Madrid is to fly which costs €60 - €210 and takes 5h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Madrid is to fly which takes 5h 51m 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.
The distance between Vienna and Madrid is 1836 km. The road distance is 2260.3 km.
The best way to get from Vienna to Madrid without a car is to train and bus which takes 24h 48m and costs €200 - €420.
It takes approximately 5h 51m to get from Vienna to Madrid, including transfers.
Vienna to Madrid bus services, operated by GoOpti, depart from Wien Hbf station.
The best way to get from Vienna to Madrid is to fly which takes 5h 51m and costs €60 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €290 - €2100 and takes 36h 5m.
Vienna to Madrid bus services, operated by GoOpti, arrive at Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja station.
Yes, the driving distance between Vienna to Madrid is 2260 km. It takes approximately 23h 6m to drive from Vienna to Madrid.
What companies run services between Vienna, Austria and Madrid, Spain?
Iberia, Ryanair, 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 bus from Wien Hbf to Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur via Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja and Padova in around 36h 5m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- 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
- €75–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- 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
- €100–340
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Wien Hbf to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- 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
Train from Marseille St Charles to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
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
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
- 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
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
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact 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
- €30–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Dijon Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai to Lyon Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Vienna Erdberg to Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Dijon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €69–750
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €69
- Private
- €345
Bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €111–1,200
- 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
- €120–160
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Vienna - Bus Station to Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–290
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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