There are 11 ways to get from Inverness to Madrid by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe, Ouigo), car, car ferry, bus, train, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport
best- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane INV - MAD
9h 19m€117–324Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane EDI - MAD
9h 28m€102–301Train
- Take the train from Inverness to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
23h 38m€540–932Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Inverness to Plymouthcar
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Madridcar
35h 43m€339–1,048Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
39h 31m€192–352Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Inverness to Stirlingtrain
- Take the train from Stirling to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane GLA - MAD
11h 3m€122–351Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane ABZ - MAD
10h 44m€151–338Train to Dundee Riverside Airport, fly
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport (DND) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane DND - MAD
11h 11m€376–782Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Plymouthtrain
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
40h 15m€522–1,423Train, bus
- Take the train from Inverness to Finsbury Parktrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Brussels-North train stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
44h 28m€302–526Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Inverness to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Madridcar
26h 9m
Inverness to Madrid by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Inverness to Madrid is to fly which costs €110 - €330 and takes 9h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Inverness to Madrid is to fly which takes 9h 19m and costs €110 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Inverness station to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Bus Station Stance 3 and arriving at Estación Sur de Autobuses via Edinburgh, Bus Station, London Victoria and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 31m.
No, there is no direct train from Inverness to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Inverness and arriving at Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 38m.
The distance between Inverness and Madrid is 1920 km.
The best way to get from Inverness to Madrid without a car is to train which takes 23h 38m and costs €500 - €950.
It takes approximately 9h 19m to get from Inverness to Madrid, including transfers.
Inverness to Madrid bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station Stance 3.
Inverness to Madrid train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Inverness station.
The best way to get from Inverness to Madrid is to fly which takes 9h 19m and costs €110 - €330. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €500 - €950 and takes 23h 38m, you could also bus, which costs €190 - €360 and takes 39h 31m.
What companies run services between Inverness, Scotland and Madrid, Spain?
British Airways, Iberia, and three other airlines fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Inverness to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona-Sants in around 23h 38m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–350
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–230
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via San Sebastian
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–230
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–480
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Shannon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–130
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–480
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–490
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €190–290
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Stirling to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Inverness to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Inverness to Finsbury Park
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €160–290
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €320–470
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–180
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €100–220
- Car Single Ticket
- €280–700
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More Questions & Answers
Inverness to Madrid bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Madrid is 1h ahead of Inverness. It is currently 5:04 AM in Inverness and 6:04 AM in Madrid.
Inverness to Madrid train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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