There are 10 ways to get from Lens to Madrid by train, plane, train (TGV, Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, or train (TGV, Renfe)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Brussels Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)BRU - MAD
7h 14m€92–279Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Arras to Paris NordTgv
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Madrid - South StationBlaBlaCar Bus
19h 36m€66–248Train
- Take the train from Arras to Paris NordTgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-SantsTgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena GrandesAve
12h 44m€118–464Drive 1,443.2 km
- Drive from Lens to Madrid1,443.2 km
13h 51m€224–324Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly
- Take the train from Arras to Paris Nord
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)ORY - MAD
6h 58m€104–292Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)CDG - MAD
6h 48m€98–304Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airport
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)CRL - MAD
7h 52m€98–259Train, bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly
- Take the train from Arras to Amiens
- Take the bus from Gare routière to Aéroport
- Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)BVA - MAD
8h 22m€92–276Train via Bordeaux
- Take the train from Arras to Bordeaux St JeanTgv
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to HendayeTer
- Take the train from Irun to Madrid ChamartínAlv / ...
17h 12m€140–404Bus
- Take the bus from Lens to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport781
- Take the bus from Paris to MadridFlixBus N1093 / ...
20h 51m€66–217
Lens to Madrid by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lens to Madrid is to bus which costs €65 - €220 and takes 20h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Lens to Madrid is to train and fly which takes 6h 48m and costs €95 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Lens to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Lens and arriving at Madrid via Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 51m.
No, there is no direct train from Lens to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Lens and arriving at Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via Arras, Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 44m.
The distance between Lens and Madrid is 1484 km. The road distance is 1443.2 km.
The best way to get from Lens to Madrid without a car is to train which takes 12h 44m and costs €110 - €470.
It takes approximately 7h 14m to get from Lens to Madrid, including transfers.
Lens to Madrid bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lens station.
Lens to Madrid train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Arras station.
The best way to get from Lens to Madrid is to train which takes 12h 44m and costs €110 - €470. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €220 and takes 20h 51m.
What companies run services between Lens, Hauts-de-France, France and Madrid, Spain?
You can take a train from Lens to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via Arras, Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Barcelona-Sants in around 12h 44m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lens to Madrid via Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Paris in around 20h 51m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Brussels Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Brussels Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Arras to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Arras to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €10–16
- 1st Class
- €16–24
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Arras to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- Rail 1st Class
- €45–65
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €30–50
- Rail 1st Class
- €50–75
Train from Arras to Amiens
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €35–60
- Rail 1st Class
- €60–85
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
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- 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
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- 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
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Irun to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Arras to Amiens
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Madrid - South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Madrid - South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–20
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- 09 70 15 01 50
- contact@oise-mobilite.fr
- Website
- oise-mobilite.fr
Bus from Gare routière to Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1
- Website
- https://www.oise-mobilite.fr/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lens to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Lens to Madrid bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport station.
Lens to Madrid train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lens to Madrid is 1443 km. It takes approximately 13h 51m to drive from Lens to Madrid.
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