Fastest€39.39
- Ouigo España OE343006:502h 12m09:02Madrid Puerta de AtochaZaragoza Delicias
Door to door 2h 56mCO2 10.4 kgChanges 0Refundable
Madrid to Zaragoza train
Trains from Madrid to Zaragoza start at €42.14 and take 2h 56m at their fastest.
The Trains from Madrid to Zaragoza starts at €42.14 and takes 2h 56m door to door, run by 5 operators over 315 km, with around 15 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 2h 56mDoor to door
- 2h 12mMoving
- €42.14From
- 10.4 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Rail operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest |
|---|---|---|
 Intermodalidad de Levante | €37.19 | 2h 56m |
 Ouigo | €34.99 | 2h 55m |
| Ouigo España | €36.64 | 2h 55m |
 Renfe | €34.99 | 2h 55m |
 Renfe Feve | €36.64 | 2h 55m |
The train gets you into Zaragoza. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
Where to stay in Zaragoza
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When to book Madrid to Zaragoza
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €18.3390 days
- €13.3860 days
- €13.3845 days
- €13.9330 days
- €18.3321 days
- €23.8314 days
- €27.137 days
- €26.033 days
- €36.481 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €13.38.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 173 percent. The most expensive point is €36.48, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 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.
- €21.08Sun
- €18.33Mon
- €18.88Tue
- €19.43Wed
- €25.48Thu
- €21.63Fri
- €23.83Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Madrid
Rail
- Madrid Puerta de Atocha
- Madrid Atocha
- Estación del Norte, Madrid
Zaragoza
Rail
- Zaragoza Delicias
- Zaragoza-Goya train station
- Zaragoza-Portillo train station
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 315 km against 274 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 Madrid at 06:12 and the last at 17:29, across 15 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
The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 2h 56m | 2h 12m | 44m | €42.14 | 10.4 kg | 15 |
| Coach | 4h 54m | 4h 10m | 44m | €18.33 | 8.5 kg | 9 |
Questions about Madrid to Zaragoza
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 Madrid to Zaragoza take?
The Train from Madrid to Zaragoza takes 2h 56m door to door, of which 2h 12m is spent moving. The route runs 315 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 Zaragoza cost?
The Train from Madrid to Zaragoza starts at €42.14 for one passenger, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare is €39.39. 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 Zaragoza?
5 operators run the Train from Madrid to Zaragoza: Intermodalidad de Levante, Ouigo, Ouigo España, Renfe, Renfe Feve. Between them they file around 15 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 Zaragoza use?
The Train from Madrid to Zaragoza leaves from Madrid Puerta de Atocha and arrives at Zaragoza Delicias. 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 Zaragoza?
Traveling from Madrid to Zaragoza by Coach costs €18.33 and takes 4h 54m door to door, against 2h 56m 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 Zaragoza?
Fares for the Train from Madrid to Zaragoza bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €13.38. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 173 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Madrid to Zaragoza produce?
The Train from Madrid to Zaragoza produces about 10.4 kg of CO2 per passenger over 315 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 Madrid to Zaragoza?
Operators on the Train from Madrid to Zaragoza publish Power outlets, Wi-Fi. That is what 5 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 2h 56m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
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.
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 modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Madrid to Zaragoza on September 12, 2026: 315 km of route against 274 km in a straight line, 15 services a day, 5 operators, a cheapest fare of €42.14, and 2h 56m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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