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Compare train, bus, and flight for Frankfurt am Main to Madrid
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Frankfurt am Main to Madrid among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the bus, with an average ticket price of €123 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 7h 2m. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of €123, while a flight costs an average of €472.
Distance: 1446 km
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€472 Average price | €123 Average price Cheapest | €447 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
7h 2m Average total duration Fastest 5h 2m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 27h 1m Average total duration 26h 31m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 18h 13m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
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This is compared to other travel options from Frankfurt am Main to Madrid:
A bus is €349 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Frankfurt am Main to Madrid costing on average €472.
Other travel options to Madrid take longer:
Bus takes on average 27h 1m.
Travel optionsfrom Frankfurt am Main to Madrid
How to get from Frankfurt am Main to Madrid by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Frankfurt am Main to Madrid is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
30485 · 316312:00 PM27h10Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)3:10 PMMadrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses€751One-way1 transfer
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- 30485 · 316312:00 PM27h10Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)3:10 PMMadrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses€751One-way1 transfer
Fastest
LH11129:55 AM2h40Frankfurt am Main Airport12:35 PMMadrid Barajas Airport€2881One-way0 transfers
Other options
- FlixBus · FlixBus10:45 PM33h55Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)8:40 AMMadrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses€1051One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus10:40 PM32h45Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)7:25 AMMadrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid)€1061One-way2 transfers
- FlixBus · FlixBus11:05 PM33h35Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36)8:40 AMMadrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses€1101One-way1 transfer
AF1319 · AF10006:30 PM14h40Frankfurt am Main Airport9:10 AMMadrid Barajas Airport€2171One-way1 transfer
UX15067:10 PM2h45Frankfurt am Main Airport9:55 PMMadrid Barajas Airport€2241One-way0 transfers
IB13347:45 PM2h50Frankfurt am Main Airport10:35 PMMadrid Barajas Airport€2251One-way0 transfers
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This is compared to other travel options from Frankfurt am Main to Madrid:
A bus is €349 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Frankfurt am Main to Madrid costing on average €472.
Other travel options to Madrid take longer:
Bus takes on average 27h 1m.
- Around 64 flights per day.
- Around 16 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Frankfurt am Main and Madrid as scheduled services by train, bus, and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Frankfurt am Main Airport and arrive in Madrid Barajas Airport.
- Buses mostly depart from Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof) and arrive in Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses.
- Travel with FlixBus, Alsa, BlaBlaCar Bus to go to Madrid by bus.
- Travel with Lufthansa Cityline, KLM Cityhopper, BA Cityflyer, Brussels Airlines, Qatar Airways, Air Baltic, Croatia Airlines, Helvetic Airways, Lot Polish Airlines, British Airways, Edelweiss Air, Iberia, CitizenPlane, Air Europa, Swiss, Lufthansa City Airlines, Air France, KLM, Lufthansa, Air Serbia, Turkish Airlines, ITA, TAP Portugal to go to Madrid by flight.
- 8 direct flights per day with Iberia, CitizenPlane, Air Europa, Lufthansa.
- 1 direct buses per day with Alsa.
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