816 miles (1316 km) | |
Train, bus or flight | |
$39 - $462 | |
Flight • $39 (€35) • 2 h 20 min | |
Flight • $39 (€35) • 2 h 20 min | |
BlaBlaCar Bus, Ryanair or iryo |
Take a train, bus or flight to travel 816 miles (1316 km) from Madrid to Brussels. The most popular travel companies which serve this route are BlaBlaCar Bus, Ryanair or iryo among others. Travelers can even take a direct bus, flight or train from Madrid to Brussels.
How to get from Madrid to Brussels by train, bus or flight.
The best way to travel from Madrid to Brussels is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
Find all the dates and times for this journey by train, bus, flight, and ferry .
Travel on Brussels Airlines, BlaBlaCar Bus and FlixBus travel from Madrid to Brussels at great prices. Omio finds you travel times and tickets for over 1000 travel companies all in one place.
Renfe is Spain’s national travel company operating freight and passenger travel on Spain’s extensive railway network as well as international routes to neighboring France and Portugal. Renfe has a wide range of ticket types to fit your budget like the Basic, Elige and Premium tickets. Renfe also offers discount cards like the Renfe Gold Card and +Renfe Youth Card 50 for qualified travelers. You can use these savings offers and discount cards on Omio when booking your Madrid to Brussels trip. Renfe has a vast fleet of travel with different levels of comfort, amenities and speed. The Renfe AVE travel run at high speed and serve long-distance routes, Alvia travel combine high-speed and normal speed travel serving domestic routes, Altaria serves domestic routes into southern Spain, Euromed offers domestic routes along the Mediterranean coast, Avant travel serve regional commuter routes and Trenhotel offers night travel routes.
BlaBlaCar Bus (formerly known as Ouibus or iDBUS) is a popular French travel company from France operating long-distance services in 10 countries in Europe and connecting over 300 destinations. It is a subsidiary of the French carpooling service, BlaBlaCar. Standard amenities on BlaBlaCar Bus include toilets, air conditioning, USB and power outlets for charging phones, tablets and laptops during long travel journeys, extra legroom and adjustable seats. There is also free Wi-Fi available on select routes. The only ticket type from BlaBlaCar Bus is the Standard ticket, which allows each traveler to bring one carry-on bag and up to two checked bags.
Brussels Airlines is Belgium’s leading airline. Check the ticket fares for your travel to Brussels from Madrid: Economy Classic, Economy Flex and Business.
You can get to Brussels from Madrid 3 different ways: train, bus or flight.
The cheapest way to go to Brussels from Madrid is by taking a flight, which costs on average $39 (€35).
This is compared to other ways of getting from Madrid to Brussels:
Taking a flight costs $11 (€10) less than taking a bus, which average ticket prices of $50 (€45).
A flight is $423 (€382) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Madrid to Brussels costing on average $462 (€417).
The fastest way from Madrid to Brussels is by flight with an average journey time of 2 h 20 min.
There are alternative travel options to Brussels that take longer:
Getting to Brussels by bus takes 20 h 55 min on average.
Train takes 11 h 37 min on average.
You should expect to travel around 816 miles (1316 km) between Madrid and Brussels.
The average frequency per day from Madrid to Brussels is:
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your trip to Brussels from Madrid as scheduled services by train, bus or flight can vary by season or day of the week.
These are the most popular departure and arrival points when traveling from Madrid to Brussels:
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Yes, there are direct services available from Madrid to Brussels with the following travel companies:
Direct services tend to save you time and add more convenience in getting you to Brussels as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking your tickets to Brussels from Madrid.
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