How to Travel from
Paris to Madrid
by Plane, Rideshare, Route or Car
Schedule
Paris → Madrid
10:58
Paris (Ile-de-France, France)
Paris - Lyon - Barcelona - Madrid
5 transfers
Duration: 10 hours 38 min
21:36
Madrid (Spain)
Route details
Transfers in the direction
Paris - Madrid
Start
Walk to Maubert - Mutualité, Duration: 6 min
11:04
Maubert - Mutualité
Duration: 11 min
11:15
Gare de Lyon - Van Gogh
63
Walk to Gare de Lyon, Duration: 2 min
11:26
Gare de Lyon
Duration: 1 hours 56 min
13:22
Lyon Part Dieu
Paris - Lyon
Walk to Lyon Part Dieu, Duration: 47 sec
13:35
Lyon Part Dieu
Duration: 4 hours 58 min
18:33
Barcelona-Sants
AVE INT
Walk to Barcelona-Sants, Duration: 1 min
18:47
Barcelona-Sants
Duration: 2 hours 37 min
21:24
Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
Iryo: Barcelona Sants Central Transit Station - Madrid
Walk to Atocha, Duration: 2 min
21:32
Atocha
Duration: 2 min
21:34
Sol
Alcobendas-S.Sebast. de los Reyes -Parla
WALK, Duration: 2 min
Finish
11:06
Paris (Ile-de-France, France)
Paris - Lyon - Barcelona - Madrid
5 transfers
Duration: 10 hours 30 min
21:36
Madrid (Spain)
Route details
Transfers in the direction
Paris - Madrid
Start
Walk to Hôtel de Ville, Duration: 8 min
11:14
Hôtel de Ville
Duration: 6 min
11:20
Gare de Lyon
1
Walk to Gare de Lyon, Duration: 1 min
11:26
Gare de Lyon
Duration: 1 hours 56 min
13:22
Lyon Part Dieu
Paris - Lyon
Walk to Lyon Part Dieu, Duration: 47 sec
13:35
Lyon Part Dieu
Duration: 4 hours 58 min
18:33
Barcelona-Sants
AVE INT
Walk to Barcelona-Sants, Duration: 1 min
18:47
Barcelona-Sants
Duration: 2 hours 37 min
21:24
Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
Iryo: Barcelona Sants Central Transit Station - Madrid
Walk to Atocha, Duration: 2 min
21:32
Atocha
Duration: 2 min
21:34
Sol
Alcobendas-S.Sebast. de los Reyes -Parla
WALK, Duration: 2 min
Finish
11:02
Paris (Ile-de-France, France)
Paris - Lyon - Barcelona - Madrid
5 transfers
Duration: 10 hours 34 min
21:36
Madrid (Spain)
Route details
Transfers in the direction
Paris - Madrid
Start
Walk to Châtelet, Duration: 13 min
11:15
Châtelet
Duration: 3 min
11:18
Gare de Lyon
14
Walk to Gare de Lyon, Duration: 1 min
11:26
Gare de Lyon
Duration: 1 hours 56 min
13:22
Lyon Part Dieu
Paris - Lyon
Walk to Lyon Part Dieu, Duration: 47 sec
13:35
Lyon Part Dieu
Duration: 4 hours 58 min
18:33
Barcelona-Sants
AVE INT
Walk to Barcelona-Sants, Duration: 1 min
18:47
Barcelona-Sants
Duration: 2 hours 37 min
21:24
Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
Iryo: Barcelona Sants Central Transit Station - Madrid
Walk to Atocha, Duration: 2 min
21:32
Atocha
Duration: 2 min
21:34
Sol
Alcobendas-S.Sebast. de los Reyes -Parla
WALK, Duration: 2 min
Finish
10:58
Paris (Ile-de-France, France)
Paris - Lyon - Barcelona - Madrid
5 transfers
Duration: 10 hours 45 min
21:43
Madrid (Spain)
Route details
Transfers in the direction
Paris - Madrid
Start
Walk to Maubert - Mutualité, Duration: 6 min
11:04
Maubert - Mutualité
Duration: 11 min
11:15
Gare de Lyon - Van Gogh
63
Walk to Gare de Lyon, Duration: 2 min
11:26
Gare de Lyon
Duration: 1 hours 56 min
13:22
Lyon Part Dieu
Paris - Lyon
Walk to Lyon Part Dieu, Duration: 47 sec
13:35
Lyon Part Dieu
Duration: 4 hours 58 min
18:33
Barcelona-Sants
AVE INT
Walk to Barcelona-Sants, Duration: 1 min
18:47
Barcelona-Sants
Duration: 2 hours 37 min
21:24
Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
Iryo: Barcelona Sants Central Transit Station - Madrid
Walk to Atocha, Duration: 3 min
21:35
Atocha
Duration: 5 min
21:41
Sol
Pinar de Chamartín-Valdecarros
WALK, Duration: 2 min
Finish
11:06
Paris (Ile-de-France, France)
Paris - Lyon - Barcelona - Madrid
5 transfers
Duration: 10 hours 37 min
21:43
Madrid (Spain)
Route details
Transfers in the direction
Paris - Madrid
Start
Walk to Hôtel de Ville, Duration: 8 min
11:14
Hôtel de Ville
Duration: 6 min
11:20
Gare de Lyon
1
Walk to Gare de Lyon, Duration: 1 min
11:26
Gare de Lyon
Duration: 1 hours 56 min
13:22
Lyon Part Dieu
Paris - Lyon
Walk to Lyon Part Dieu, Duration: 47 sec
13:35
Lyon Part Dieu
Duration: 4 hours 58 min
18:33
Barcelona-Sants
AVE INT
Walk to Barcelona-Sants, Duration: 1 min
18:47
Barcelona-Sants
Duration: 2 hours 37 min
21:24
Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
Iryo: Barcelona Sants Central Transit Station - Madrid
Walk to Atocha, Duration: 3 min
21:35
Atocha
Duration: 5 min
21:41
Sol
Pinar de Chamartín-Valdecarros
WALK, Duration: 2 min
Finish
06:07
Paris (Ile-de-France, France)
Paris - Barcelona - Madrid
4 transfers
Duration: 10 hours 36 min
16:43
Madrid (Spain)
Route details
Transfers in the direction
Paris - Madrid
Start
Walk to Maubert - Mutualité, Duration: 6 min
06:13
Maubert - Mutualité
Duration: 8 min
06:21
Gare de Lyon - Van Gogh
63
Walk to Gare de Lyon, Duration: 2 min
06:41
Gare de Lyon
Duration: 6 hours 48 min
13:29
Barcelona-Sants
Paris - Barcelona TGV
Walk to Barcelona-Sants, Duration: 1 min
13:55
Barcelona-Sants
Duration: 2 hours 37 min
16:32
Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
Iryo: Barcelona Sants Central Transit Station - Madrid
Walk to Atocha, Duration: 2 min
16:39
Atocha
Duration: 2 min
16:41
Sol
Colmenar Viejo -Parla
WALK, Duration: 2 min
Finish
Seven ways to Travel from Paris to Madrid
Select an Option Below to Start Your Journey
Cheapest
By car (1 268 km)
11 h 57 min
1268 km.
from $69
Fastest
Plane from Paris (Beauvais-Tille Airport)
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Other
Rideshare
11 h 57 min
1268 km.
from $16.54
Train via Barcelona
9 h 46 min
1050 km.
from $284.57
Train, Plane
7 h 14 min
1050 km.
from $129.90
Train
12 h 1 min
1050 km.
from $319.78
Bus via Valladolid
20 h 50 min
1050 km.
from $133.89
Navigate from Paris to Madrid
Continue onto Rue d'Arcole
296 m
Turn right onto Quai de l'Hôtel de Ville
4 km 992 m
Keep right onto Quai de Bercy and drive toward A3-A86, Périphérique Pte de Bercy, Charenton
275 m
Keep left and drive toward Orly - Lyon, Périphérique Intérieur, Quai d'Ivry, Porte d'Italie
2 km 440 m
Turn right and take A 6b, A 10 toward Bordeaux, Nantes, Lyon, Évry, Orly, Rungis
13 km 227 m
Keep right onto L'Aquitaine and drive toward Orléans-Nantes-Bordeaux (péage), Palaiseau
2 km 783 m
Keep right onto L'Aquitaine and take A 10, E 5, E 50 toward Orléans, Nantes, Bordeaux, Chartres, Orsay
32 km 376 m
Keep right
2 km 168 m
Keep left onto L'Aquitaine and take A 10 toward Toulouse, Clermont-Fd, Bordeaux, Orléans
72 km 741 m
Keep left onto L'Aquitaine and drive toward Bordeaux, Tours, Blois
139 km 914 m
Keep right onto L'Aquitaine
306 km 932 m
Keep right onto N 230 and drive toward Toulouse, Bayonne, Bassin d'Arcachon, Périgueux
20 km 819 m
Keep right and take A 63 toward Saint-Sébastien, Bayonne, Mont-de-Marsan, Bassin d’Arcachon
25 km 218 m
Keep left onto Autoroute des Landes
193 km 96 m
Continue onto AP-1/AP-8 and take E-5, E-70, E-80, AP-1, AP-8 toward Bilbao, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Burgos, Hernani, Iruña/Pamplona
57 km 678 m
Keep right onto Iparraldeko Autobidea / Autopista del Norte and take 69 toward Bergara, Vitoria-Gasteiz-Burgos
40 km 511 m
Keep right and take N-240 toward Legutiano, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Bilbao
1 km 669 m
At roundabout, take exit 1
5 km 76 m
Keep right
354 m
Keep right
27 km 76 m
Keep right and take A-4104, AP-1, AP-68 toward Armiñón, Estavillo, Burgos, Logroño, Bilbao
421 m
Keep left and drive toward Burgos
90 km 857 m
Continue onto Autovía del Norte and take E-5 A-1, N-234 toward Madrid, Soria
237 km 607 m
Keep left onto Bypass Sur and take M-30, A-5, A-6 toward Glorieta de las Pirámides, Badajoz, A Coruña
5 km 120 m
Keep right and drive toward Glorieta de Marqués de Vadillo, Glorieta de Pirámides
153 m
Keep left and drive toward Glorieta de Pirámides
1 km 508 m
Turn right onto Glorieta de las Pirámides
40 m
Keep right onto Calle de Toledo
1 km 662 m
Turn slight right onto Glorieta Puerta de Toledo
50 m
Keep right onto Calle de Toledo
1 km 804 m
Turn sharp right onto Calle de la Colegiata
214 m
Continue onto Plaza de Tirso de Molina
140 m
Turn left onto Calle de Relatores
168 m
Turn left onto Calle de Atocha
54 m
Turn right onto Calle de la Cruz
119 m
Keep left onto Calle de Barcelona
88 m
Arrive at destination
Transport providers
Airlines
Vueling Airlines
Website:
vueling.com/
Plane from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Adolfo
Ave. Duration:
2h 10m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$63.29–$417.71
Plane from Paris–Orly Airport to Adolfo
Ave. Duration:
2h 5m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$63.29–$354.42
Ryanair
Website:
ryanair.com/
Plane from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Adolfo
Ave. Duration:
2h 10m
Frequency:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
Estimated price:
$45.57–$329.10
Air Europa
Website:
aireuropa.com
Plane from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Adolfo
Ave. Duration:
2h 8m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$88.60–$443.02
Plane from Paris–Orly Airport to Adolfo
Ave. Duration:
2h
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$75.95–$379.73
Iberia
Website:
iberia.com/
Plane from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Adolfo
Ave. Duration:
2h 10m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$63.29–$417.71
Plane from Paris–Orly Airport to Adolfo
Ave. Duration:
2h 5m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$63.29–$354.42
Air France
Website:
airfrance.com
Plane from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Adolfo
Ave. Duration:
2h 8m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$88.60–$443.02
easyJet
Website:
easyjet.com/
Plane from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Adolfo
Ave. Duration:
2h 15m
Frequency:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
Estimated price:
$62.02–$316.44
Transavia France
Website:
transavia.com/
Plane from Paris–Orly Airport to Adolfo
Ave. Duration:
2h 9m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$50.63–$354.42
Train operators
Renfe Viajeros
Phone:
+34 91 232 03 20
Website:
renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta
Ave. Duration:
3h 2m
Frequency:
Every 4 hours
Estimated price:
$59.49–$82.28
Train from Irun to Madrid
Ave. Duration:
5h 26m
Frequency:
Twice daily
Estimated price:
$55.69–$75.95
Renfe AVE
Phone:
+34 91 232 03 20
Website:
renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta
Ave. Duration:
2h 37m
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$63.29–$88.60
SNCF
Phone:
+33 1 84 94 36 35
Website:
effinity.fr/expertise/affiliation/
Train from Paris Nord to Beauvais
Ave. Duration:
1h 17m
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$16.46–$35.44
TGV inOui
Phone:
+33 1 84 94 36 35
Website:
sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Sants
Ave. Duration:
6h 47m
Frequency:
Twice daily
Estimated price:
$202.52–$329.10
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
Ave. Duration:
4h 41m
Frequency:
Every 4 hours
Estimated price:
$151.89–$253.16
iryo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta
Ave. Duration:
2h 52m
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$37.97–$94.93
Ouigo
Phone:
+34 910 780 990
Website:
ouigo.com/es
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta
Ave. Duration:
3h 2m
Frequency:
5 times a day
Estimated price:
$25.32–$36.71
Bus operators
ALSA
Bus from Valladolid to Madrid
Ave. Duration:
2h 30m
Frequency:
Every 3 hours
Estimated price:
$17.72–$27.85
FlixBus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Estación
Ave. Duration:
16h 10m
Frequency:
3 times a day
Estimated price:
$113.92–$164.55
Bus from Saint-Cyr-l'Ecole to Valladolid
Ave. Duration:
15h 40m
Frequency:
Once daily
Estimated price:
$101.26–$151.89
BlaBlaCar Bus
Phone:
+33 18 57 62 228
Website:
blablacar.co.uk/
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Estación
Ave. Duration:
16h 10m
Frequency:
4 times a day
Estimated price:
$88.60–$139.24
Euroairlines
Plane from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Adolfo
Ave. Duration:
2h
Frequency:
Sunday
Estimated price:
$113.92–$430.36
Other operators
BlaBlaCar
Phone:
+3 318 576 2228
Website:
blablacar.com
Other from Paris to Madrid
Ave. Duration:
14h 32m
Frequency:
Twice daily
Estimated price:
$98.81
Questions and Answers
What is the cheapest way to get from Paris to Madrid?
The cheapest way to get from Paris to Madrid is to rideshare which costs $84.85 and takes 14h 32m.
What is the fastest way to get from Paris to Madrid?
The fastest way to get from Paris to Madrid is to fly which takes 5h 5m and costs $48.91 - $173.91 .
Is there a direct train between Paris and Madrid?
No, there is no direct train from Paris to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Paris Gare De Lyon and arriving at Estación de Sol Cercanías via Barcelona-Sants and Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 46m.
How far is it from Paris to Madrid?
The distance between Paris and Madrid is 1111 km. The road distance is 1268.1 km.
How do I travel from Paris to Madrid without a car?
The best way to get from Paris to Madrid without a car is to train via Barcelona which takes 9h 46m and costs $195.65 - $369.57 .
How long does it take to get from Paris to Madrid?
It takes approximately 5h 6m to get from Paris to Madrid, including transfers.
Where do I catch the Paris to Madrid train from?
Paris to Madrid train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Paris Gare De Lyon station.
Train, bus or fly from Paris to Madrid?
The best way to get from Paris to Madrid is to fly which takes 5h 6m and costs $59.78 - $195.65 . Alternatively, you can train via Barcelona, which costs $195.65 - $369.57 and takes 9h 46m, you could also bus, which costs $86.96 - $152.17 and takes 16h 16m.
Where does the Paris to Madrid train arrive?
Paris to Madrid train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
Can I drive from Paris to Madrid?
Yes, the driving distance between Paris to Madrid is 1268 km. It takes approximately 11h 55m to drive from Paris to Madrid.
Where can I stay near Madrid?
There are 6254+ hotels available in Madrid. Prices start at $41.36 per night.
Can I share a ride from Paris to Madrid?
Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Paris and Madrid. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.
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