Fastest€42.14
- Intermodalidad de Levante IL176906:202h 21m08:41Old train station of CórdobaMadrid Puerta de Atocha
Door to door 3h 5mCO2 11.2 kgChanges 0Refundable
Córdoba to Madrid train
Trains from Córdoba to Madrid start at €43.79 and take 3h 5m at their fastest.
Check dates and fares
Fares and seats move by the day. Price Córdoba to Madrid on the date you actually want, rather than on the date this page was built.
The Trains from Córdoba to Madrid starts at €43.79 and takes 3h 5m door to door, run by 4 operators over 340 km, with around 12 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 21 days before departure.
- 3h 5mDoor to door
- 2h 21mMoving
- €43.79 to €97.69From
- 06:20 to 17:31First and last departure
- 12Per day
- 11.2 kgCO2
First and last are taken from the services we sell on October 5, 2026. The return direction keeps its own timetable and is not these times reversed.
€43.79 to €97.69 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
- about €87.24Wed16
- about €97.69Thu17
- about €81.19Fri18
- about €69.09Sat19
- about €66.89Sun20
- about €55.89Mon21
- about €60.29Tue22
- about €49.29Wed23
- about €58.09Thu24
- about €53.14Fri25
- about €55.34Sat26
- about €51.49Sun27
- about €44.89Mon28
- about €43.79Tue29
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 cheapest and the fastest on October 5, 2026
Rail operators
| Operator | From | Fastest |
|---|---|---|
 Intermodalidad de Levante | €33.89 | 3h 5m |
 Ouigo | €42.14 | 3h 6m |
 Renfe | €35.54 | 3h 5m |
 Renfe Feve | €36.09 | 3h 5m |
The train gets you into Madrid. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Madrid for the night the train gets in
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When to book Córdoba to Madrid
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €16.6890 days
- €16.6860 days
- €16.6845 days
- €17.7830 days
- €16.1321 days
- €19.4314 days
- €23.837 days
- €34.833 days
- €34.831 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 21 days ahead, at €16.13.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 116 percent. The most expensive point is €34.83, 3 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 21 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €23.28Sun
- €20.53Mon
- €19.43Tue
- €20.53Wed
- €27.13Thu
- €23.28Fri
- €25.48Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
Córdoba
Rail
- Old train station of Córdoba
- Alcolea de Córdoba train station
- Córdoba-Mercancías train station
Madrid
Rail
- Madrid Puerta de Atocha
- Madrid Atocha
- Estación del Norte, Madrid
What the journey actually looks like
- 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.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Córdoba at 06:20 and the last at 17:31, across 12 departures The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Trains against the other ways to make this journey
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 3h 5m | 2h 21m | 44m | €43.79 | 11.2 kg | 12 |
| Coach | 5h 14m | 4h 30m | 44m | €19.43 | 9.2 kg | 12 |
Questions about Córdoba to Madrid
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 the Train from Córdoba to Madrid take?
The Train from Córdoba to Madrid takes 3h 5m door to door, of which 2h 21m is spent moving. The route runs 340 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 Córdoba to Madrid cost?
The Train from Córdoba to Madrid starts at €43.79 for one passenger, as of September 15, 2026. A typical fare is €46.82. 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 Córdoba to Madrid?
4 operators run the Train from Córdoba to Madrid: Intermodalidad de Levante, Ouigo, Renfe, Renfe Feve. Between them they file around 12 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 Córdoba to Madrid use?
The Train from Córdoba to Madrid leaves from Old train station of Córdoba and arrives at Madrid Puerta de Atocha. 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 Córdoba to Madrid?
Traveling from Córdoba to Madrid by Coach costs €19.43 and takes 5h 14m door to door, against 3h 5m 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 Córdoba to Madrid?
Fares for the Train from Córdoba to Madrid bottom out around 21 days ahead, at €16.13. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 116 percent, measured on September 15, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Córdoba to Madrid produce?
The Train from Córdoba to Madrid produces about 11.2 kg of CO2 per passenger over 340 km, which works out at roughly 33 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Train from Córdoba to Madrid?
Operators on the Train from Córdoba to Madrid publish Power outlets, Wi-Fi. That is what 4 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 3h 5m 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.
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
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Córdoba to Madrid on September 15, 2026: 340 km of route against 296 km in a straight line, 12 services a day, 4 operators a cheapest fare of €43.79, and 3h 5m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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