There are 7 ways to get from Madrid to Barcelonnette by train, bus, car, plane, or taxi
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Aix En Provence Tgv9725
- Take the bus from Gare Aix TGV RD9 to Place Aimé Gassier50
12h 24mFly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, bus, taxi
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)MAD - NCE
- Take the bus from Grand Arénas to Saint-Etienne-de-Tinée
- Take the taxi from Saint-Etienne-de-Tinée to Barcelonnette
8h 34m€172–339Bus
- Take the bus from Madrid to MarseilleFlixBus N1138
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Place Aimé Gassier68 / ...
20h 25mDrive 1,198.5 km
- Drive from Madrid to Barcelonnette1,198.5 km
13h 4m€190–274Fly to Marseille Provence Airport, bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)MAD - MRS
- Take the bus from Gare Routière Aéroport to Place Aimé Gassier
9h 7mTrain, taxi
- 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 EmbrunTer
- Take the taxi from Embrun to Barcelonnette
13h 28m€237–526Bus via Madrid, Estación Sur De Autobuses
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus StationBlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Place Aimé Gassier68 / ...
20h 50m
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Barcelonnette is to drive which costs €190 - €280 and takes 13h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Barcelonnette is to fly and bus and taxi which takes 8h 34m and costs €170 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Barcelonnette. However, there are services departing from Madrid and arriving at Place Aimé Gassier via Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 25m.
The distance between Madrid and Barcelonnette is 1354 km. The road distance is 1198.5 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Barcelonnette without a car is to train and bus which takes 12h 24m and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 24m to get from Madrid to Barcelonnette, including transfers.
Madrid to Barcelonnette bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Madrid station.
Madrid to Barcelonnette bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Marseille station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Barcelonnette is 1198 km. It takes approximately 13h 4m to drive from Madrid to Barcelonnette.
There are 2354+ hotels available in Barcelonnette.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Barcelonnette, France?
You can take a bus from Madrid to Place Aimé Gassier via Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles in around 20h 25m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
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 Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–120
- 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 Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/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
- €70–190
- 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 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- 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
- €35–100
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.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 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- 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 Embrun
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €47
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 4 13943050
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Bus from Gare Aix TGV RD9 to Place Aimé Gassier
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Place Aimé Gassier
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
Bus from Gare Routière Aéroport to Place Aimé Gassier
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Madrid to Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +33 810 06 10 06
- Website
- lignesdazur.com
Bus from Grand Arénas to Saint-Etienne-de-Tinée
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2
- Website
- https://www.lignesdazur.com/en
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Estimated price
- €110–150
Vtc Alpes Loisirs Evasion
- Phone
- +33 6 17 03 17 51
Taxi Mesrobian
- Phone
- +33 4 92 43 29 26
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