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There are 11 ways to get from Madrid to Ilmenau by plane, train, bus, or car

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  1. Fly to Frankfurt, train

    best
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane MAD - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    10h 36m
    €105–313

  2. Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane MAD - BER
    2. Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    10h 7m
    €93–306

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgvtrain train
    2. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Karlsruhe Hbftrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Rudolstadttrain train 61
    4. Take the bus from Rudolstadt, ZOB/Rudolf-Herzer-Platz to Ilmenau, Busbahnhofbus bus 215
    23h 21m

  4. Train, bus via Barcelona

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain train Ave
    2. Take the bus from Barcelona to Freiburgbus bus
    3. Take the train from Freiburg to Erfurt Central Stationtrain train
    27h 48m
    €113–414

  5. Drive 2,005 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Ilmenaucar car 2,005 km
    19h 7m
    €315–455

  6. Fly to Nuremberg Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane plane MAD - NUE
    2. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    11h 3m
    €95–312

  7. Fly to Munich International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane MAD - MUC
    2. Take the train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    11h 14m
    €123–368

  8. Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane MAD - DUS
    2. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    12h 39m
    €129–382

  9. Fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane MAD - PRG
    2. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    14h 16m
    €141–292

  10. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Valladolidbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Valladolid to Konstanz - Europabrücke bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Constance central bus station to Würzburg Main Stationbus bus N24
    4. Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to Suhltrain train Re7
    36h 43m
    €150–237

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Madrid to Rennesbus bus FlixBus N1158 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Rennes to Zella-Mehlis stationbus bus N215
    40h 41m
    €133–273

Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Frankfurt (FRA) flights

Calendar53Weekly Planes
Duration2h 39mAverage Duration
Ticket€67Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Ilmenau, Thuringia, Germany?

You can take a bus from Madrid to Ilmenau, Wetzlarer Platz via Rennes, Zella-Mehlis, Bahnhof, Suhl, Am Bahndamm, and Suhl, Bahnhof in around 40h 41m.

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