Madrid to Valencia train

Trains from Madrid to Valencia start at €39.39 and take 2h 51m at their fastest.

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Vista de la localidad de Tibi (Alicante, España) desde el antiguo castillo musulmán. Foto realizada por Rodriguillo el 24/02/2005.

The Trains from Madrid to Valencia starts at €39.39 and takes 2h 51m door to door, run by 3 operators over 302 km, with around 30 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 30 days before departure.

Checked 14 September 2026Priced for 5 October 2026One passenger, all fees included

  • 2h 51mDoor to door
  • 2h 7mMoving
  • €39.39 to €78.99From
  • 06:20 to 20:36First and last departure
  • 30Per day
  • 10.0 kgCO2

First and last are taken from the services we sell on 5 October 2026. The return direction keeps its own timetable and is not these times reversed.

€39.39 to €78.99 for one passenger across the 14 departure dates priced here. The low end is one day, not every day. Worked out from this corridor rather than held for anybody. The operator sets the price on the day.

Fares by date

What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.

Typical fares

  1. about €68.54Tue15
  2. about €63.04Wed16
  3. about €78.99Thu17
  4. about €60.29Fri18
  5. about €62.49Sat19
  6. about €59.74Sun20
  7. about €49.29Mon21
  8. about €39.39Tue22
  9. about €41.04Wed23
  10. about €52.04Thu24
  11. about €48.19Fri25
  12. about €48.74Sat26
  13. about €45.99Sun27
  14. about €40.49Mon28

Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.

Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on 5 October 2026

Fastest€37.19
  1. Intermodalidad de Levante IL118710:002h 7m12:07Madrid Puerta de AtochaValencia Estaciò Nord

Door to door 2h 51mCO2 10.0 kgChanges 0Refundable

Carriers

Train operators

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFrom
Intermodalidad de Levante€31.14
Ouigo€32.24
Renfe€32.24
  • Intermodalidad de Levante
  • Ouigo
  • Renfe

The train gets you into Valencia. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

A hotel room

A room in Valencia for the night the train gets in

Sort by distance from Valencia Estaciò Nord and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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Booking window

When to book Madrid to Valencia

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €16.6890 days
  2. €14.4860 days
  3. €16.1345 days
  4. €13.3830 days
  5. €14.4821 days
  6. €17.7814 days
  7. €21.637 days
  8. €32.633 days
  9. €29.331 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €13.38.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 144 percent. The dearest point is €32.63, 3 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €20.53Sun
  2. €17.78Mon
  3. €17.78Tue
  4. €18.33Wed
  5. €22.73Thu
  6. €21.08Fri
  7. €21.63Sat
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

Madrid

Rail
  • Madrid Puerta de Atocha
  • Madrid Atocha
  • Estación del Norte, Madrid

Valencia

Rail
  • Valencia Estaciò Nord
  • València-Cabanyal station
  • Valencia-Alameda train station
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

How far it really runs
The route covers 302 km against 302 km in a straight line, a detour of 1 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Madrid at 06:20 and the last at 20:36, across 30 departures The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
The alternatives

Trains against the other ways to make this journey

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Train2h 51m2h 7m44m€39.3910.0 kg30
Flight3h 58m48m3h 10m€36.7276.5 kg28
Coach4h 43m3h 59m44m€17.788.2 kg40

Questions about Madrid to Valencia

The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does the Train from Madrid to Valencia take?

The Train from Madrid to Valencia takes 2h 51m door to door, of which 2h 7m is spent moving. The route runs 302 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.

How much does the Train from Madrid to Valencia cost?

The Train from Madrid to Valencia starts at €39.39 for one passenger, as of 14 September 2026. A typical fare is €38.29. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.

Who runs the Train from Madrid to Valencia?

3 operators run the Train from Madrid to Valencia: Intermodalidad de Levante, Ouigo, Renfe. Between them they file around 30 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.

Which terminal does the Train from Madrid to Valencia use?

The Train from Madrid to Valencia leaves from Madrid Puerta de Atocha and arrives at Valencia Estaciò Nord. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.

Is the Train the best way from Madrid to Valencia?

Travelling from Madrid to Valencia by Flight costs €36.72 and takes 3h 58m door to door, against 2h 51m by Train. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.

When should I book the Train from Madrid to Valencia?

Fares for the Train from Madrid to Valencia bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €13.38. The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time across the window is 144 percent, measured on 14 September 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.

How much CO2 does the Train from Madrid to Valencia produce?

The Train from Madrid to Valencia produces about 10.0 kg of CO2 per passenger over 302 km, which works out at roughly 33 grams per passenger kilometre. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveller, not for the vehicle.

What is provided on board the Train from Madrid to Valencia?

Operators on the Train from Madrid to Valencia publish Power sockets, Wi-Fi. That is what 3 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 2h 51m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.

Where these numbers come from

Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.

Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.

Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Madrid to Valencia on 14 September 2026: 302 km of route against 302 km in a straight line, 30 services a day, 3 operators a cheapest fare of €39.39, and 2h 51m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

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