Córdoba to Madrid City Center runs about 6 times a day, with the first departure around 06:11 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €39.94 and €43.24, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 3h 5m over 340 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 2 operators and 1 way of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares
€39.94 to €43.24
- 143%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Córdoba
No operator has filed a timetable for this direction yet, so the first and last departure below follow the pattern of the corridor. Read them as the shape of the service day rather than as times to turn up for.
- 06:11First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 6Services per day
- 33%Run direct
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Buying this trip
Bookaway lists departures for Córdoba to Madrid City Center on your date, and you pay on their side.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €66.34Tue15
- about €81.19Wed16
- about €85.04Thu17
- about €88.34Fri18
- about €77.34Sat19
- about €64.69Sun20
- about €56.99Mon21
- about €51.49Tue22
- about €52.04Wed23
- about €82.84Thu24
- about €69.64Fri25
- about €61.94Sat26
- about €70.74Sun27
- about €43.24Mon28
- about €44.34Tue29
- about €39.94Wed30
- about €45.99Thu1
- about €47.09Fri2
- about €47.09Sat3
- about €45.44Sun4
- about €41.59Mon5
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.
The train gets you into Madrid City Center. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Madrid City Center for the night the train gets in
The search opens on Madrid City Center with your nights already filled in, so it is one step to a real price.
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When to book Córdoba to Madrid City Center
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €44.3490 days
- €37.1960 days
- €42.6945 days
- €34.9930 days
- €41.5921 days
- €43.2414 days
- €56.997 days
- €85.043 days
- €66.341 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €34.99.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 143 percent. The most expensive point is €85.04, 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.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Córdoba to Madrid City Center and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
340 km
296 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services actually take. The bearing runs north.
Who lives at each end
325,708 → 149,718
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
How we know
0/2
2 of these connections were inferred from service-area overlap rather than observed in a timetable. We would rather say so.
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 340 km against 296 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Sevilla, Valladolid, Granada, Málaga. The gap between arriving and leaving is 68 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 14 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Where to leave your bags in Madrid City Center
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Córdoba to Madrid City Center
The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 it take to get from Córdoba to Madrid City Center?
The fastest journey from Córdoba to Madrid City Center takes 3h 5m door to door, of which 2h 24m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 3h 16m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Córdoba to Madrid City Center?
The cheapest fare from Córdoba to Madrid City Center is €39.94, as of September 14, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €61.12. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Córdoba to Madrid City Center?
The cheapest way from Córdoba to Madrid City Center is by train, at €43.24 for one passenger on September 30, 2026. That journey takes 3h 8m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Córdoba to Madrid City Center?
Fares from Córdoba to Madrid City Center bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €34.99. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 143 percent, measured on September 14, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Córdoba to Madrid City Center?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Córdoba to Madrid City Center, at €43.24. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 14, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Córdoba to Madrid City Center?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Córdoba to Madrid City Center, at €30.59 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Córdoba to Madrid City Center?
2 operators sell services from Córdoba to Madrid City Center across 1 mode: Intermodalidad de Levante, Renfe. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Córdoba to Madrid City Center?
33 percent of the services we sell from Córdoba to Madrid City Center are direct. The rest connect at Sevilla, Valladolid, Granada, Málaga, with about 68 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Córdoba to Madrid City Center use?
Services from Córdoba to Madrid City Center by train leave from Old train station of Córdoba and arrive at Madrid Centro station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Córdoba to Madrid City Center?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Córdoba to Madrid City Center allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
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.
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
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, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Córdoba to Madrid City Center on September 14, 2026: 340 km of route against 296 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €39.94, and 3h 5m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Madrid City Center is somebody else's catalog.
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The two ends, compared
Córdoba reaches 56 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 120 to 1,471 km. Madrid City Center reaches 10 places in 1 countries, from 162 to 416 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Córdoba
- 56Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 11Operators
Arriving in Madrid City Center
Leaving Madrid City Center
- 10Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 2Operators