There are 12 ways to get from Leeds to Madrid by train, plane, train (Renfe), car, car ferry, bus, or car train
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane MAN - MAD
6h 18mFly from Leeds Bradford International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane LBA - MAD
7h 20m€70–250Train
- Take the train from Leeds 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
17h 44mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Leeds to Plymouthcar
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Madridcar
30h 22m€248–917Bus via Dover
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 561 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
31h 10mTrain to Liverpool, fly
- Take the train from Leeds to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane LPL - MAD
6h 56mTrain to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leeds to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane BHX - MAD
7h 3mTrain, train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leeds to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane STN - MAD
8h 37mTrain, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leeds to Stevenagetrain
- Take the train from Stevenage to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane LTN - MAD
7h 56mBus
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 561 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
31h 50mTrain, car ferry
- Take the train from Leeds to Plymouthtrain
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
33h 11mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Leeds to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Madridcar
19h 51m
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leeds to Madrid is to fly which costs €70 - €250 and takes 7h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Leeds to Madrid is to fly which takes 7h 20m and costs €70 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Leeds station to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station and arriving at Estación Sur de Autobuses via London Victoria, Dover and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Leeds to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Leeds 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 17h 44m.
The distance between Leeds and Madrid is 1531 km.
The best way to get from Leeds to Madrid without a car is to train which takes 17h 44m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 18m to get from Leeds to Madrid, including transfers.
Leeds to Madrid bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station.
Leeds to Madrid train services, operated by Virgin Trains East Coast, depart from Leeds station.
The best way to get from Leeds to Madrid is to train which takes 17h 44m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus via Dover, which costs and takes 31h 10m, you could also fly, which costs €70 - €250 and takes 7h 20m.
What companies run services between Leeds, England and Madrid, Spain?
You can take a train from Leeds 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 17h 44m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Estación Sur de Autobuses via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 31h 10m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Liverpool to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Liverpool to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–110
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–430
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €27–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €21–85
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- virgintrainseastcoast.com
Train from Leeds to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- virgintrainseastcoast.com
Train from Leeds to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- virgintrainseastcoast.com
Train from Leeds to Stevenage
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- virgintrainseastcoast.com
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- eurostar.com
- Website
- nsinternational.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- nsinternational.nl
- Website
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- renfe.com
- Website
- ilsarail.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- ilsarail.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Peterborough to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Stevenage to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- thameslinkrailway.com
- Website
- eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- eastmidlandstrains.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
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- traveline.info
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- blablacar.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
- 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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Leeds to Madrid bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Madrid is 1h ahead of Leeds. It is currently 12:22 AM in Leeds and 1:22 AM in Madrid.
Leeds to Madrid train services, operated by Virgin Trains East Coast, arrive at King's Cross station.
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