Travel to Madrid
Every way to reach Madrid: 3 modes compared, with fares.
Madrid is reachable from 252 places across 81 countries by 3 modes, on services run by 106 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €12.83 and the fastest takes 2h 5m door to door. The nearest origin is 162 km away.
How people reach Madrid
Every mode that actually calls at Madrid, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 66 | €23.99 | 2h 5m | 549 km | 5 |
| Coach | 88 | €12.83 | 3h 18m | 1,489 km | 4 |
| Flight | 430 | €36.13 | 3h 58m | 10,762 km | 97 |
- 252Places you can arrive from
- 252Places you can leave for
- 81Countries
- 106Operators
The journey ends at Madrid Puerta de Atocha. Everything past the barriers belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.
A room in Madrid for the night the train gets in
Hotels and flats near the centre, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 4 | 1% | Valladolid, 162 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 183 | 31% | Burgos, 214 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 135 | 23% | Al Aaroui, 604 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 262 | 45% | Naples, 1515 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Madrid that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 181 | 41% |
| Italy | 47 | 11% |
| Germany | 32 | 7% |
| France | 20 | 5% |
| United States | 20 | 5% |
| Morocco | 17 | 4% |
| United Kingdom | 14 | 3% |
| Romania | 14 | 3% |
| Poland | 12 | 3% |
| China | 11 | 2% |
| Brazil | 10 | 2% |
| Netherlands | 10 | 2% |
| Portugal | 10 | 2% |
| Norway | 8 | 2% |
| Colombia | 7 | 2% |
| Belgium | 6 | 1% |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1% |
| Dominican Republic | 6 | 1% |
| Croatia | 6 | 1% |
| Türkiye | 5 | 1% |
Stations, airports and ports in Madrid
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Madrid
- Madrid Puerta de Atocha
- Madrid Atocha
- Estación del Norte, Madrid
- Madrid Estacion Sur
- Madrid South
- MAD
Madrid is large, and the road in from MAD can take longer than the last hour of the flight. Cars are not our business.
Getting from MAD into Madrid?
Settled in advance, so the ride into Madrid costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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The cheapest journeys into Madrid
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valladolid to Madrid bus | €12.83 | 3h 18m | 162 km |
| Valencia to Madrid bus | €17.23 | 4h 44m | 302 km |
| Bilbao to Madrid bus | €18.33 | 5h | 323 km |
| Zaragoza to Madrid bus | €18.33 | 4h 54m | 274 km |
| Pamplona to Madrid bus | €18.33 | 4h 58m | 317 km |
| Córdoba to Madrid bus | €19.43 | 5h 20m | 296 km |
| Vitoria-Gasteiz to Madrid bus | €19.43 | 5h 5m | 284 km |
| Alicante to Madrid bus | €19.98 | 5h 29m | 360 km |
| Murcia to Madrid bus | €20.53 | 5h 24m | 349 km |
| Granada to Madrid bus | €20.53 | 5h 29m | 359 km |
| Seville to Madrid bus | €21.63 | 5h 51m | 390 km |
| Málaga to Madrid bus | €22.73 | 6h 19m | 416 km |
| Elche to Madrid bus | €23.28 | 6h 3m | 352 km |
| Valladolid to Madrid train | €23.99 | 2h 5m | 162 km |
| Vigo to Madrid bus | €24.38 | 6h 56m | 465 km |
| Barcelona to Madrid bus | €26.58 | 7h 19m | 504 km |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Madrid well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Somewhere to leave the bags in Madrid?
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
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Popular journeys to Madrid
Common questions about Travel to Madrid
How can I get to Madrid?
Madrid is reachable by 3 modes on our network, from 252 places, across 81 countries, on services run by 106 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Madrid?
The cheapest way into Madrid is by Coach, from €12.83 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 252 origins we sell into Madrid over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Madrid?
The fastest journey into Madrid is by Train, at 2h 5m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 162 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Madrid have?
Madrid has 6 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Madrid Puerta de Atocha, Madrid Atocha, Estación del Norte, Madrid. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Madrid from within 200 km?
4 of the routes we sell into Madrid start within 200 km. The nearest is Valladolid, 162 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or coach beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Madrid in Spain?
Madrid connects to 252 places on our network across 81 countries, the furthest of them 10,762 km away in a straight line. Spain routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Spain
The wider region
The journey is the easy half to plan. The days in Madrid are the half people leave until last.
Day trips out of Madrid and across Spain
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Madrid, with free cancellation on most of it.
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