There are 7 ways to get from Madrid to Channel Islands by plane, train, bus, car ferry, car, or ferry
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 Guernsey Airport
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Guernsey Airport (GCI)plane MAD - GCI
6h 40m$153–313Fly to Jersey Airport
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Jersey Airport (JER)plane MAD - JER
6h 35m$103–233Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to San Sebastian/Donostiatrain Alv / ...
- Take the bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Bayonnebus
- Take the bus from Bayonne to Saint-Malobus
- Take the car ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Guernsey St Peter Portcarferry
22h 42m$177–408Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain Alv / ...
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Portsmouth International Portcarferry
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Guernsey St Peter Portcarferry
45h 57m$151–636Drive, ferry
- Drive from Madrid to St Malo Ferry Portcar
- Take the ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Chauseyferry
- Take the ferry from Chausey to Granvilleferry
- Take the ferry from Granville to Jersey St Helierferry
17h 23m$273–452Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Madrid to Rennesbus
- Take the bus from Rennes to Granvillebus K12
- Take the ferry from Granville to Jersey St Helierferry
23h 15mBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Madrid - South Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Saint-Malobus
- Take the car ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Guernsey St Peter Portcarferry
29h 13m$125–352
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Guernsey Airport (GCI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Channel Islands is to fly which costs $100 - $240 and takes 6h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Channel Islands is to fly which takes 6h 35m and costs $100 - $240.
The distance between Madrid and Channel Islands is 1007 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Channel Islands without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 22h 42m and costs $170 - $410.
It takes approximately 6h 40m to get from Madrid to Channel Islands, including transfers.
Channel Islands is 1h behind Madrid. It is currently 2:21 PM in Madrid and 1:21 PM in Channel Islands.
There are 55+ hotels available in Channel Islands.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Channel Islands, Guernsey?
Iberia, British Airways, and six other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Guernsey Airport (GCI) 5 times a day.
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Guernsey Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–320
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Guernsey Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–310
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Guernsey Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Guernsey Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Guernsey Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Guernsey Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Jersey Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $60–290
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Jersey Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–290
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Jersey Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–310
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Guernsey Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–320
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Jersey Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Jersey Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to San Sebastian/Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bayonne to Saint-Malo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–24
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Madrid - South Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Saint-Malo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Madrid to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–23
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Madrid - South Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $1–10
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Online ticket
- $1–10
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Bus from Rennes to Granville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- groupe-sncf.com
Bus from Rennes to Granville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $21–29
- Website
- https://www.groupe-sncf.com/en
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- contactcentre@brittanyferries.gg
- Website
- condorferries.co.uk
Car ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Guernsey St Peter Port
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $60–190
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Guernsey St Peter Port
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–240
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Santander to Portsmouth International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–300
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Phone
- 0825 138 100
- Website
- compagniecorsaire.com
Ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Chausey
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20
- Schedules at
- compagniecorsaire.com
- Phone
- +33 2 33 50 31 81
- jolie-france@orange.fr
- Website
- vedettesjoliefrance.com
Ferry from Chausey to Granville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22
- Schedules at
- vedettesjoliefrance.com
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