There are 10 ways to get from Madrid to Frace by train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, car, plane, train, or train (Renfe, TGV, Trenitalia)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Barcelona
best- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dijon Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Dijon Ville to Nuits-sous-Ravièrestrain Ter
13h 20m€204–414Fly 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 Aéroport Paris Beauvais to Paris Porte Maillotbus
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Nuits-sous-Ravièrestrain
9h 51m€131–383Bus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris-Orly Airport - Orly Parking Cars de groupe 4bus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Paris - Orly Airport to Auxerrebus 1685
21h 16m€135–231Drive 1,254.7 km
- Drive from Madrid to Fracecar 1,254.7 km
14h 11m€196–282Fly 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 Paris Gare De Lyon to Nuits-sous-Ravièrestrain
8h 1m€136–353Train
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgvtrain
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Nuits-sous-Ravièrestrain Ter
14h 6m€220–405Bus, train
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Lyon, Perrache Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Lyon Perrache to Nuits-sous-Ravièrestrain Ter
24h 4m€180–357Fly 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 Part Dieu to Dijon Villetrain
- Take the train from Dijon Ville to Nuits-sous-Ravièrestrain
8h 57m€136–354Fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane MAD - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Dijon Villetrain
- Take the train from Dijon Ville to Nuits-sous-Ravièrestrain
8h 47m€161–399Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MAD - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel Sbb to Dijon Villetrain
- Take the train from Dijon Ville to Nuits-sous-Ravièrestrain
10h 31m€194–475
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Frace is to bus which costs €130 - €240 and takes 21h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Frace is to fly and train which takes 8h 1m and costs €130 - €360.
The distance between Madrid and Frace is 1556 km. The road distance is 1254.7 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Frace without a car is to train via Barcelona which takes 13h 20m and costs €200 - €420.
It takes approximately 13h 20m to get from Madrid to Frace, including transfers.
The best way to get from Madrid to Frace is to train via Barcelona which takes 13h 20m and costs €200 - €420. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €130 - €240 and takes 21h 16m.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Frace is 1255 km. It takes approximately 14h 11m to drive from Madrid to Frace.
There are 144+ hotels available in Frace.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Frace, France?
You can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Frace via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Dijon Ville, and Nuits-sous-Ravières in around 13h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Frace via Paris-Orly Airport - Orly Parking Cars de groupe 4, Paris - Orly Airport, 6 Rue Paul Doumer, 2 Avenue De La Gare, Tonnerre, and Nuits-sous-Ravières in around 21h 16m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zurich Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–260
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- 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
- €55–250
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Asturias
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
- 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
- €60–200
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
- 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 20m
- 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
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
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 Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Avignon Tgv to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Basel Sbb to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Dijon Ville to Nuits-sous-Ravières
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- 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 De Lyon to Nuits-sous-Ravières
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Avignon Tgv to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- 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 Part Dieu to Nuits-sous-Ravières
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- 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 Perrache to Nuits-sous-Ravières
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- 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 Avignon Tgv to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris-Orly Airport - Orly Parking Cars de groupe 4
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris - Orly Airport to Auxerre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Lyon, Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +33 (0) 9 77 40 24 20
- service.clients@aeroportbeauvais.com.
- Website
- aerobus.fr
Bus from Aéroport Paris Beauvais to Paris Porte Maillot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–20
- Schedules at
- aerobus.fr
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