652 miles (1052 km) | |
Train, bus or flight | |
$39 - $115 | |
Bus • $39 (€35) • 16 h 10 min | |
Flight • $59 (€54) • 2 h | |
Alsa, Iberia or SNCF | TGV INOUI |
Take a train, bus or flight to travel 652 miles (1052 km) to Madrid from Paris. The most popular travel companies which serve this trip are Alsa, Iberia or SNCF | TGV INOUI among others. Travelers can even take a direct bus, flight or train from Paris to Madrid.
How to get from Paris to Madrid by train, bus or flight.
The best way to travel from Paris to Madrid 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 .
People traveling from Paris to Madrid includes a variety of comfortable, luxury bus, rail and airplane options. Drive share is an additional travel option that may suit your needs. You can also choose to hire a rental car. Your rental car can be booked online and will be waiting for you at the airport upon arrival in the city of Madrid.
Return trips from Madrid to Paris are also available.
You can travel by travel to Madrid from Paris with Alsa, Ryanair and Brussels Airlines. When you search Omio for times and tickets, we’ll show you the best deals available.
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 Paris to Madrid 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.
Alsa is the main provider of travel travel in Spain. As a subsidiary of the UK travel company National Express, Alsa offers a plethora of regional, national and international routes and transports more than 300 million passengers per year. Alsa has an impressive fleet of travel with different levels of comfort and amenities on offer. Aside from the Alsa Normal travel with free WiFi, bathrooms, footrests and entertainment on board, the Alsa Supra, Alsa Eurobus and Alsa Premium travel provide more luxurious services when traveling by road, depending on the specific route. Apart from the Standard ticket, Alsa offers other travel tickets like Minimum, Reduced and Flexible fares on select routes.
Ryanair is one of the most popular budget airlines in Europe offering cheap flights all over the continent. Founded in Ireland, Ryanair makes it easy to hop on a travel and fly to popular European destinations quickly and affordably. This low-cost airline is known for operating direct travel to smaller or secondary airports usually outside major cities to keep costs down. All Ryanair fare types include allowance of one small personal bag; additional fees tend to apply for bringing carry-on luggage and checked luggage.
There are 3 ways to get from Paris to Madrid: train, bus or flight.
The cheapest way to get from Paris to Madrid is by taking a bus with average ticket prices of $39 (€35) compared to other travel options to Madrid:
A bus is $21 (€19) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Paris to Madrid costing on average $59 (€54).
Taking a bus costs $76 (€69) less than taking a train, which average ticket prices of $115 (€104).
The fastest way to get to Madrid from Paris is by flight with an average travel time of 2 h.
Other travel options to Madrid take longer:
Bus takes on average 16 h 10 min.
Train takes 10 h 28 min on average.
Madrid is approximately 652 miles (1052 km) away from Paris.
The average frequency per day from Paris to Madrid is:
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your trip between Paris and 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 Paris to Madrid:
The following travel companies offer services from Paris to Madrid:
Yes, there are direct routes from Paris to Madrid with the following travel companies:
Direct services to Madrid tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your journey.
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