There are 8 ways to get from Madrid to Alsace by plane, train (Renfe, TGV), bus, car, train, or train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV)
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 Strasbourg International Airport
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)MAD - SXB
6h 20m€99–244Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Madrid to LyonFlixBus N748
- Take the bus from Lyon to ColmarN1315 / ...
25h 7m€53–128Train
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgv
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Mulhouse VilleTgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to SelestatTer
14h 55m€180–327Drive 1,552.7 km
- Drive from Madrid to Alsace1,552.7 km
15h 23m€241–348Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Basel (BSL)MAD - BSL
- Take the train from St Louis to Selestat
7h 33m€98–248Train via Barcelona
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-SantsAve
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse VilleTgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to SelestatTer
15h 19m€154–543Train via Barcelona #2
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-SantsAve
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes SudTgv
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to ColmarTgv
15h 28m€150–552Bus via Toulouse
- Take the bus from Madrid - Barajas Airport T4 to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus StationBlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to ColmarBlaBlaCar Bus
27h 29m€114–172
Madrid to Alsace by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Alsace is to bus which costs €50 - €130 and takes 25h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Alsace is to fly which takes 6h 20m and costs €95 - €250.
No, there is no direct train from Madrid to Alsace. However, there are services departing from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes and arriving at Scherwiller via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Mulhouse Ville and Selestat. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 19m.
The distance between Madrid and Alsace is 1310 km. The road distance is 1552.7 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Alsace without a car is to train which takes 14h 55m and costs €180 - €330.
It takes approximately 6h 20m to get from Madrid to Alsace, including transfers.
Madrid to Alsace train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
The best way to get from Madrid to Alsace is to fly which takes 6h 20m and costs €95 - €250. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €180 - €330 and takes 14h 55m, you could also bus, which costs €50 - €130 and takes 25h 7m.
Madrid to Alsace train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Alsace is 1553 km. It takes approximately 15h 23m to drive from Madrid to Alsace.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Alsace, France?
Iberia, Volotea, and Vueling Airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Gare via Avignon Tgv, Mulhouse Ville, Selestat, and Gare in around 14h 55m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Strasbourg International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Basel via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Strasbourg International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Basel via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Strasbourg International Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
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 Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Avignon Tgv to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–260
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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 Avignon Tgv to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Selestat
- Ave. Duration
- 32 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 St Louis to Selestat
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Avignon Tgv to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–105
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- 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
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- 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 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Madrid to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Madrid - Barajas Airport T4 to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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