There are 9 ways to get from Ankara to Madrid by plane, train, bus, car, or night train
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Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
best- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane ESB - MAD
8h 8m€83–234Train, bus
- Take the train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Sogutlucesme)train Hst / ...
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Pogradecbus
- Take the bus from Pogradec to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Santsbus
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
2d 4hDrive 3,850.6 km
- Drive from Ankara to Madridcar 3,850.6 km
37h 55m€627–905Train to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Pendik)train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane SAW - MAD
11h 25m€114–400Train to Istanbul, fly
- Take the train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Pendik)train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane IST - MAD
12h 24m€106–303Train, night train, bus via Figueres
- Take the train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)train Hst
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Videlenighttrain
- Take the train from Videle to Devatrain
- Take the bus from Deva to Figueresbus
- Take the train from Figueras to Gironatrain Re
- Take the train from Girona to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
2d 11h€237–390Bus via Karlsruhe
- Take the bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogaribus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Karlsruhe central train stationbus N91 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
2d 16h€248–410Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)train Hst
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bucureşti to Albacetebus
- Take the train from Albacete to Madrid Chamartíntrain Ave
2d 20h€209–331Bus
- Take the bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogaribus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Ivano-Frankivskbus
- Take the bus from Ivano-Frankivsk to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
3d 4h€315–343
Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ankara to Madrid is to fly which costs €80 - €240 and takes 8h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Ankara to Madrid is to fly which takes 8h 8m and costs €80 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Ankara to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Ankara and arriving at Estación Sur de Autobuses via Istanbul, Munich central bus station and Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 16h.
The distance between Ankara and Madrid is 3121 km. The road distance is 3850.6 km.
The best way to get from Ankara to Madrid without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 4h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 8m to get from Ankara to Madrid, including transfers.
Ankara to Madrid bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, depart from Ankara station.
The best way to get from Ankara to Madrid is to fly which takes 8h 8m and costs €80 - €240. Alternatively, you can bus via Karlsruhe, which costs €240 - €410 and takes 2 days 16h.
Ankara to Madrid bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, arrive at Istanbul Otogari station.
Madrid is 1h behind Ankara. It is currently 14:52 in Ankara and 13:52 in Madrid.
What companies run services between Ankara, Turkey and Madrid, Spain?
AJet and Pegasus Airlines fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ankara to Estación Sur de Autobuses via Istanbul, Munich central bus station, and Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side in around 2d 16h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–600
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–370
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–600
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Sogutlucesme)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Pendik)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Pendik)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Girona to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Albacete to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Albacete to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Albacete to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Figueras to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Girona to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Albacete to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Halkali to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €9–13
- 1st Class
- €9–13
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €10–14
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Videle to Deva
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €31–34
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +34 900 41 00 41
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
Train from Figueras to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Phone
- +34 912 32 03 20
- accesibilidad@renfe.es
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
Train from Figueras to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Pogradec
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- travel@gjirafa.com
- Website
- gjirafa.com
Bus from Pogradec to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Schedules at
- Linja të autobusëve Gjirafa
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- pati.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +40 730 250 062
- bistrita@mateiunitrans.ro
- Website
- mateiunitrans.ro
Bus from Deva to Figueres
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Schedules at
- mateiunitrans.ro
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- €21–30
Bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- €21–30
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bucureşti to Albacete
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €160–200
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- Gunsel
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Ivano-Frankivsk
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–85
- Website
- Gunsel
- Phone
- +38 (044) 444 00 44
- Website
- Grandes Tour
Bus from Ivano-Frankivsk to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €228
- Website
- Grandes Tour
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