There are 7 ways to get from Madrid Airport (MAD) to Taormina by plane, train, bus, night train, or ferry
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 Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MAD - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain
4h 24m€62–211Train, bus
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgvtrain
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Genevetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich HBtrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the bus from ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai to Taorminabus
37h 53m€483–713Train, night train
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centraletrain Ic
- Take the nighttrain from Milano Centrale to Taormina-Giardininighttrain Ini
38h 20m€339–560Fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane MAD - REG
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain
7h 40mFly to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY)plane MAD - CIY
- Take the bus from Ragusa Bus Terminal to Catania Via Archimedebus
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain
9h 29m€288–1,224Bus
- Take the bus from Madrid to Milanbus FlixBus N1138
- Take the bus from Milano - Famagosta to Taorminabus
44h 39m€323–468Bus via Lyon
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lione to Turin Stura Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Turin Stura Bus Station to Catania Via D'Amico Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Catania via Archimede to Taormina - Via Luigi Pirandellobus
2d 2h€194–349
Madrid Airport (MAD) to Taormina by bus, train, and night train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Madrid Airport (MAD) to Taormina is to fly and train which costs €60 - €220 and takes 4h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid Airport (MAD) to Taormina is to fly and train which takes 4h 24m and costs €60 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid Airport (MAD) to Taormina. However, there are services departing from Aeropuerto T4 and arriving at Taormina via Cibeles - Ayuntamiento, Madrid, lotto m1 m5 and Milano - Famagosta. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 39m.
No, there is no direct train from Madrid Airport (MAD) to Taormina. However, there are services departing from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes and arriving at Taormina-Giardini via Marseille St Charles, Nice-Ville, Ventimiglia and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 20m.
The distance between Madrid Airport (MAD) and Taormina is 1696 km.
The best way to get from Madrid Airport (MAD) to Taormina without a car is to train and bus which takes 37h 53m and costs €480 - €750.
It takes approximately 4h 24m to get from Madrid Airport (MAD) to Taormina, including transfers.
Madrid Airport (MAD) to Taormina bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Madrid station.
Madrid Airport (MAD) to Taormina train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
Madrid Airport (MAD) to Taormina bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milan station.
What companies run services between Madrid Airport (MAD), Spain and Taormina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Aeropuerto T4 to Taormina via Cibeles, Cibeles - Ayuntamiento, Estación Sur, Madrid, Milan, Lampugnano, Lotto Fieramilanocity, lotto m1 m5, famagosta m2, and Milano - Famagosta in around 44h 39m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Avignon Tgv to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Genève to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
Night train from Milano Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai to Taormina
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €190–260
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Milano - Famagosta to Taormina
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €170–240
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +39 0935 22 460
- Website
- interbus.it
Bus from Ragusa Bus Terminal to Catania Via Archimede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–13
- Schedules at
- interbus.it
Bus from Catania via Archimede to Taormina - Via Luigi Pirandello
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–7
- Schedules at
- interbus.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Madrid to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Lione to Turin Stura Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Turin Stura Bus Station to Catania Via D'Amico Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
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