There are 9 ways to get from Madrid to Chartres by plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, car, or train (Renfe, 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 Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane MAD - CDG
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Chartrestrain
6h 49m€105–266Fly to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA)plane MAD - BVA
- Take the bus from Paris-Beauvais Airport to Paris, Saint-Denis Universitébus
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Chartrestrain
8h 45m€83–287Train via Barcelona
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Chartrestrain Ter
13h 10m€318–578Bus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Tours - Vaucanson Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Tours to Chartres Pole D'echangesbus Autocar
18h 7m€88–184Drive 1,149.8 km
- Drive from Madrid to Chartrescar 1,149.8 km
11h 53m€184–266Fly to Paris Orly Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)plane MAD - ORY
- Take the train from Massy - Palaiseau to Chartrestrain
6h 30m€104–277Fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane MAD - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Le Manstrain
- Take the train from Le Mans to Chartrestrain
7h 31m€114–314Train
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Iruntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Chartrestrain Ter
13h 13m€216–408Bus, train
- Take the bus from Madrid to Parisbus FlixBus 793
- Take the train from Paris Gare Montparnasse to Chartrestrain Ter
18h 10m€111–186
Madrid to Chartres by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Chartres is to bus which costs €85 - €190 and takes 18h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Chartres is to fly and train which takes 6h 30m and costs €100 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Chartres. However, there are services departing from Estación Sur de Autobuses and arriving at Chartres Pole D'echanges via Vaucanson and Tours. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 7m.
No, there is no direct train from Madrid to Chartres. However, there are services departing from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes and arriving at Chartres via Barcelona-Sants, Quai de la Gare and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 10m.
The distance between Madrid and Chartres is 1196 km. The road distance is 1149.8 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Chartres without a car is to train via Barcelona which takes 13h 10m and costs €310 - €600.
It takes approximately 6h 49m to get from Madrid to Chartres, including transfers.
Madrid to Chartres bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
Madrid to Chartres train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
The best way to get from Madrid to Chartres is to train via Barcelona which takes 13h 10m and costs €310 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €85 - €190 and takes 18h 7m.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Chartres, Centre-Val de Loire, France?
You can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Chartres via Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare De Lyon, Quai de la Gare, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 13h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Chartres Pole D'echanges via Tours - Vaucanson Bus Station, Vaucanson, Gare de Tours 4, and Tours in around 18h 7m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–290
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Chartres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Chartres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Massy - Palaiseau to Chartres
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to Le Mans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Le Mans to Chartres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Chartres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €130–260
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Chartres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Gare Montparnasse to Chartres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Irun
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €240–380
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nantes to Le Mans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €170–270
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Tours - Vaucanson Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Bus from Tours to Chartres Pole D'echanges
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 (0) 806 70 33 33
- Website
- remi-centrevaldeloire.fr
Bus from Tours to Chartres Pole D'echanges
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- remi-centrevaldeloire.fr
- Phone
- +33 (0) 9 77 40 24 20
- service.clients@aeroportbeauvais.com.
- Website
- aerobus.fr
Bus from Paris-Beauvais Airport to Paris, Saint-Denis Université
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–20
- Schedules at
- aerobus.fr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Madrid to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Madrid to Chartres bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Tours - Vaucanson Bus Station.
Madrid to Chartres train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Chartres is 1150 km. It takes approximately 11h 53m to drive from Madrid to Chartres.
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