Cheapest
Average
The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Balsicas to Madrid is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
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Fastest Journey
4 h 14 m
Average
4 h 19 m
Trains per day
2
Distance
374 km
It's difficult to get from Balsicas to Madrid without transferring at least once.
Distance | 231 miles (373 km) | |
Train frequency | 1 a day | |
Direct train | No | |
Train companies | Renfe ALVIA or Renfe |
Trains from Balsicas to Madrid cover the 231 miles (373 km) long journey taking on average 4 h 19 min with our travel partners like Renfe ALVIA or Renfe. Normally, there is 1 train operating per day, including direct services available. Travelers depart most frequently from Balsicas-Mar Menor and arrive in Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes.
Travel to Madrid from Balsicas on Renfe trains with Omio. When comparing schedules and tickets, we will also show you other options with multiple connections or other travel modes if they’re available.
Renfe is Spain’s national train company offering a multitude of domestic routes and international routes to France and Portugal. Renfe is known for its range of ticket types to fit anyone’s budget, such as the Basic, Elige and Premium tickets. Renfe also has discount cards for qualified travelers like the Renfe Gold Card and +Renfe Youth Card 50, which you can use on Omio. When you ride with Renfe, you can expect to find an impressive fleet of trains offering different levels of comfort, amenities and time needed to travel to your destination. These train types include Renfe AVE for high-speed long-distance routes, Alvia and Altaria for domestic routes in parts of Spain, Euromed for routes along the stunning Mediterranean coast, Avant commuter trains and Trenhotel night trains.
Travelling on a Balsicas Madrid train means enjoying a relaxing journey full of comforts and high level services. During this tour, which lasts between 4 and 5 hours, passengers will have at their disposal ample seats of great comfort, areas adapted for people with reduced mobility, bar-cafeteria and digital system of audio and video.
The long-distance fleet Alvia and Altaria covers the 430 kilometers separating the two cities daily. Balsicas Madrid trains are managed by Renfe and reach speeds of up to 250 km/h, which means that the journey time can be significantly reduced. In addition to benefiting from all the comforts of Alvia and Altaria, your customers can travel free on Renfe Cercanías trains in both the city of origin and the destination.
Travel time between Balsicas and Madrid depends on the type of train and the number of stops made during the journey. Routes aboard Alvia are shorter and usually last 3 hours and 48 minutes. The duration of the route in charge of Altaria oscillates between 4 hours and 40 minutes and 5 hours. All Balsicas Madrid trains are direct.
From Monday to Friday there are 4 trains a day between Balsicas and Madrid. On Saturdays there are 2 connections and on Sundays there are 4 direct links between both cities. Depending on the train, the Balsicas Madrid routes run through intermediate stops in Murcia, Albacete, Hellín, Cieza, Alcázar de San Juan, La Roda de Albacete, Socuellamos and Villarrobledo.
Balsicas-Mar Menor Station: located in the Murcian municipality of Torre-Pacheco, 7 kilometres from the Mar Menor lagoon. Inside there is a cafeteria, telephone booth, ticket office, restrooms and services for people with reduced mobility. The station communicates with the city centre by means of buses 36, 42, 70 and 39. Regional trains connect its enclosure with numerous coastal towns.
Madrid Atocha Station: located near the Reina Sofía Museum and Paseo del Prado. Its imposing building houses fast food outlets, shops, cafeterias, car rental agencies, post office, press, tobacconists and ATMs. Line 1 of the metro, accessible from inside the station, connects its premises with different strategic points in the city.
Passengers board the train most frequently from Balsicas-Mar Menor, which is located around 0.3 miles (500 m) away from the city centre, and they get off the train at Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, located 1.4 miles (2.2 km) away from the city centre.
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