There are 10 ways to get from Madrid to Alps by plane, bus, unknown, or 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 to Geneva International Airport, bus, travel
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane MAD - GVA
- Take the bus from Geneva Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeurbus
- Walk from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Alpsunknown
6h 36mTrain, travel
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Montméliantrain Ter
- Take the train from Montmélian to Bourg St Mauricetrain Ter
- Walk from Bourg St Maurice to Alpsunknown
14h 20mBus, travel via Lyon
- Take the bus from Madrid to Lyonbus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus
- Walk from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Alpsunknown
23h 26mFly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, bus, travel
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane MAD - LYS
- Take the bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus
- Walk from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Alpsunknown
8h 11mFly to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus, travel
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane MAD - MXP
- Take the bus from Milan to Courmayeurbus
- Walk from Courmayeur to Alpsunknown
8h 26mFly to Milan Linate Airport, bus, travel
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane MAD - LIN
- Take the bus from Milan to Courmayeurbus
- Walk from Courmayeur to Alpsunknown
9h 10mFly to Turin Caselle Airport, bus, travel
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane MAD - TRN
- Take the bus from Turin to Aostabus
- Walk from Courmayeur to Alpsunknown
9h 7mTrain, bus, travel via Barcelona
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the bus from Geneva to Chamonixbus
- Walk from Chamonix to Alpsunknown
15h 12mTrain, bus, travel
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Nimestrain
- Take the train from Nimes to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Annecytrain Ter
- Take the bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus
- Walk from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Alpsunknown
15h 44mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Geneva - Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Geneva to Chamonixbus
- Walk from Chamonix to Alpsunknown
24h 31m
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Madrid and Alps is 1114 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Alps without a car is to train and travel which takes 14h 20m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 36m to get from Madrid to Alps, including transfers.
There are 9262+ hotels available in Alps.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Alps, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France?
There is no direct connection from Madrid to Alps. However, you can take the train to Madrid-Aeropuerto T4, walk to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) airport, fly to Geneva International Airport (GVA), walk to Geneva Airport, take the bus to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur, then travel to Alps. Alternatively, you can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Alps via Barcelona-Sants, Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud, Montmélian, and Bourg St Maurice in around 14h 20m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–130
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–130
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–700
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–120
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–130
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- 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 Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Nimes to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nimes to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Montmélian
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Montmélian to Bourg St Maurice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nimes to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Annecy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +41 24 539 10 17
- info@alpytransfers.com
- Website
- alpytransfers.com
Bus from Geneva Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.alpytransfers.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Madrid to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milan to Courmayeur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Turin to Aosta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Geneva to Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Turin to Aosta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Geneva - Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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