Positano to Madrid runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €133.43, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 7h 8m over 1,592 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €133.43, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 13 October 2026
€133.43
- 261%Moves across the booking window
261%When it runs, leaving Positano
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 1Services per day
- 0%Run direct
07:30
07:30
1
0%Departure times on this route
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €445.83Fri25
- about €345.18Sat26
- about €318.23Sun27
- about €247.28Mon28
- about €235.73Tue29
- about €242.33Wed30
- about €223.63Thu1
- about €228.03Fri2
- about €167.53Sat3
- about €190.08Sun4
- about €151.58Mon5
- about €189.53Tue6
- about €186.23Wed7
- about €253.33Thu8
- about €139.48Fri9
- about €184.03Sat10
- about €154.88Sun11
- about €160.93Mon12
- about €133.43Tue13
- about €164.23Wed14
- about €199.98Thu15
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The ferry gets you into Madrid. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Madrid for the night the ferry gets in
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When to book Positano to Madrid
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €125.1890 days
- €125.7360 days
- €123.5345 days
- €137.2830 days
- €199.9821 days
- €253.3314 days
- €223.637 days
- €318.233 days
- €445.831 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €123.53.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 261 percent. The dearest point is €445.83, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Positano to Madrid and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
1,592 km
1,535 km as the crow flies, 4% further by the route services take. The bearing runs west.
Who lives at each end
2,334 → 3,255,944
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,592 km against 1,535 km in a straight line, a detour of 4 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Naples. The gap between arriving and leaving is 67 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 14 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Madrid is large, and the road in from MAD can take longer than the last hour of the flight. Cars are not our business.
A car waiting when you land in Madrid
Settled in advance, so the ride into Madrid costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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Who runs this route
The ferry gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Madrid Puerta de Atocha
Most of the points near Madrid Puerta de Atocha open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Positano to Madrid
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Positano to Madrid?
The fastest journey from Positano to Madrid takes 7h 8m door to door, of which 3h 44m is spent moving, on the ferry. Most services take around 7h 16m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Positano to Madrid?
The cheapest fare from Positano to Madrid is €133.43, as of 24 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €190.08. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Positano to Madrid?
The cheapest way from Positano to Madrid is by ferry, at €133.43 for one passenger on 13 October 2026. That journey takes 7h 11m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Positano to Madrid?
Fares from Positano to Madrid bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €123.53. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 261 percent, measured on 24 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Positano to Madrid?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Positano to Madrid, at €160.93. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 24 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Positano to Madrid?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Positano to Madrid, at €104.28 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Positano to Madrid?
2 operators sell services from Positano to Madrid across 1 mode: NLG, Ryanair. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Positano to Madrid?
0 percent of the services we sell from Positano to Madrid are direct. The rest connect at Naples, with about 67 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Positano to Madrid use?
Services from Positano to Madrid by ferry leave from POSITANO and arrive at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport MAD. Allow about 2h 20m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Positano to Madrid?
1 of the 2 operators we sell from Positano to Madrid allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Positano to Madrid on 24 September 2026: 1592 km of route against 1535 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €133.43, and 7h 8m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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The two ends, compared
Positano reaches 40 places in 9 countries on services we hold, over distances from 8 to 8,667 km. Madrid reaches 328 places in 88 countries, from 68 to 14,616 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Positano
- 40Places you can leave for
- 9Countries
- 11Operators
9
11Arriving in Madrid
Leaving Madrid
- 328Places you can leave for
- 88Countries
- 107Operators