Plaza de Moncloa, Madrid, Spain

Genoa to Madrid

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Genoa to Madrid. From €53.53, fastest 5h 2m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Genoa to Madrid costs €53.53 at the cheapest and takes 5h 2m door to door at the fastest, across 2 modes and 2 operators. The route covers 1,144 km. Cheapest is by Coach, fastest is by Flight.

Checked September 10, 2026Priced for September 30, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
1,144 km
Fastest
5h 2m
Average
10h 59m
Services per day
6
Cheapest
€53.53
CO2 per passenger
158.0 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 30, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight5h 9m1h 59m3h 10m€134.07285.6 kg1
Coach16h 58m16h 14m44m€59.0330.4 kg2
  • 5h 9mFastest, by Flight
  • €59.03Cheapest, by Coach
  • 30.4 kgLowest CO2, by Coach
  • 1,144 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 30, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€53.53
  1. BlaBlaCar BB980906:3116h 14m22:45Genova AutostazioneMadrid Estacion Sur

Door to door 16h 58mCO2 30.4 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee

Fastest€143.51
  1. VOLOTEA Airways VO192606:171h 59m08:16Genoa GOAMadrid MAD

Door to door 5h 9mCO2 285.6 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

No live timetable for this trip yet.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest day: 2026-09-30 · €53.53

Madrid is big enough that where you sleep decides what the days look like. We sell the seat, not the room.

A hotel room

A room in Madrid for the night the bus gets in

Sort by distance from Madrid Puerta de Atocha and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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Booking window

When to book Genoa to Madrid

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €66.1890 days
  2. €39.2360 days
  3. €45.2845 days
  4. €62.3330 days
  5. €70.5821 days
  6. €92.0314 days
  7. €121.187 days
  8. €140.433 days
  9. €180.581 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €39.23.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 360 percent. The most expensive point is €180.58, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€180.58€39.231371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €66.18Sun
  2. €68.38Mon
  3. €68.93Tue
  4. €72.23Wed
  5. €92.03Thu
  6. €75.53Fri
  7. €98.63Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €68.93Sep
  2. €67.28Oct
  3. €51.88Nov
  4. €61.23Dec
  5. €48.03Jan
  6. €52.98Feb

The route

GenoaGenoaMadridMadrid
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 1,144 km against 1,127 km in a straight line, a detour of 2 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Marseille, Barcelona, Zaragoza, Nice. The gap between arriving and leaving is 45 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 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.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Genoa at 06:17 and the last at 06:17, across 1 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Genoa

Rail
  • Genova Piazza Principe
  • Genoa Piazza Manin railway station
  • Bari railway station
Bus
  • Genova Autostazione
  • Genoa City Tour
Air
  • GOA
Ferry
  • Genova Stazione Marittima
  • GNV Genova

Madrid

Rail
  • Madrid Puerta de Atocha
  • Madrid Atocha
  • Estación del Norte, Madrid
Bus
  • Madrid Estacion Sur
  • Madrid South
Air
  • MAD

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 taxi stand outside an airport terminal

Getting from MAD into Madrid?

Settled in advance, so the ride into Madrid costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.

Partner links. We do not operate transfers. We earn a commission on a booking, and the fare is the same as going direct.

Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
BlaBlaCar€53.5315h 21m72 km/hChangeablePower outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi
VOLOTEA Airways€105.165h 2m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
  • BlaBlaCar
  • VOLOTEA Airways
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Coach fare we sell on 2026-09-30, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€45.5085%
Taxes€4.558%
Supplier fees€1.493%
Our service fee€1.994%
Total you pay€53.53100%

We cannot promise Madrid Puerta de Atocha still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Madrid Puerta de Atocha

Most of the points near Madrid Puerta de Atocha open before the first train and close after the last one.

Partner links. We do not run these networks. We earn a commission on a booking, and the price is the same as going direct.

Questions about Genoa to Madrid

The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Genoa to Madrid?

The fastest journey from Genoa to Madrid takes 5h 2m door to door, of which 1h 59m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 10h 59m, 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 Genoa to Madrid?

The cheapest fare from Genoa to Madrid is €53.53, checked on September 30, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €130.24. 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 Genoa to Madrid?

The cheapest way from Genoa to Madrid is by Coach, at €59.03 for one passenger on September 30, 2026. That journey takes 16h 58m 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.

What is the fastest way to get from Genoa to Madrid?

The fastest way from Genoa to Madrid is by Flight, at 5h 9m door to door. Only 1h 59m of that is spent moving; the remaining 3h 10m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €134.07.

When should I book Genoa to Madrid?

Fares from Genoa to Madrid bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €39.23. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 360 percent, measured on September 30, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Genoa to Madrid?

Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from Genoa to Madrid, at €66.18. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 30, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Genoa to Madrid?

January is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Genoa to Madrid, at €48.03 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 service from Genoa to Madrid?

2 operators sell services from Genoa to Madrid across 2 modes: BlaBlaCar, VOLOTEA Airways. 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 Genoa to Madrid?

33 percent of the services we sell from Genoa to Madrid are direct. The rest connect at Marseille, Barcelona, Zaragoza, Nice, with about 45 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

How much CO2 does the journey from Genoa to Madrid produce?

Traveling from Genoa to Madrid by Coach produces about 30.4 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Flight produces about 285.6 kg, roughly 9 times as much for one passenger.

Which station or terminal do services from Genoa to Madrid use?

Services from Genoa to Madrid by Flight leave from Genoa GOA and arrive at Madrid MAD. Allow about 3h 10m 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 Genoa to Madrid?

1 of the 2 operators we sell from Genoa 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

Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Genoa to Madrid on September 10, 2026: 1144 km of route against 1127 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €53.53, and 5h 2m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The trip is the easy half to plan. The days in Madrid are the half people leave until last.

A guided tour group

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