There are 6 ways to get from Madrid to Avignon by plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, car, or train (Renfe)
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Fly to Marseille Provence Airport, train
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane MAD - MRS
- Take the train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Avignon Tgvtrain
5h 9m€53–211Train
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Nimes Pont Du Gardtrain Tgv
9h 7m€146–300Bus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Avignon – Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
16h 44m€85–190Drive 989.5 km
- Drive from Madrid to Avignoncar 989.5 km
10h€156–225Fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane MAD - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Avignon Tgvtrain
5h 50m€83–277Train via Perpignan
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Perpignantrain Ave
- Take the train from Perpignan to Avignon Centretrain Ter
9h 21m€167–304
Madrid to Avignon by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Avignon is to fly and train which costs €50 - €220 and takes 5h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Avignon is to fly and train which takes 5h 9m and costs €50 - €220.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Estación Sur de Autobuses and arriving at Avignon – Bus Station station. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 16h 44m.
No, there is no direct train from Madrid to Avignon. However, there are services departing from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes and arriving at Avignon Centre via Barcelona-Sants and Nimes Pont Du Gard. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 7m.
The distance between Madrid and Avignon is 894 km. The road distance is 989.5 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Avignon without a car is to train which takes 9h 7m and costs €140 - €300.
It takes approximately 5h 9m to get from Madrid to Avignon, including transfers.
Madrid to Avignon bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
Madrid to Avignon train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
The best way to get from Madrid to Avignon is to train which takes 9h 7m and costs €140 - €300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €85 - €190 and takes 16h 44m.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Avignon, France?
You can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Centre via Barcelona-Sants and Nimes Pont Du Gard in around 9h 7m. Alternatively, BlaBlaCar Bus operates a bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Avignon – Bus Station twice daily. Tickets cost €85–170 and the journey takes 16h 44m. ALSA also services this route once daily.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Nimes Pont Du Gard
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- 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 Aix En Provence Tgv to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- 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-Saint Exupery Tgv to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Perpignan to Avignon Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- 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
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- 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 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- 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 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Avignon – Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Avignon – Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Madrid to Avignon bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Avignon – Bus Station.
Madrid to Avignon train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Avignon is 990 km. It takes approximately 10h to drive from Madrid to Avignon.
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