There are 7 ways to get from Madrid to Paris by plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, car, or train (Renfe, TGV)
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Fly to Paris Orly Airport
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)plane MAD - ORY
4h 43m€61–206Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Madrid to Parisbus FlixBus N1793 / ...
16h 20m€30–110Train 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
10h 23m€79–320Drive 1,246.4 km
- Drive from Madrid to Pariscar 1,246.4 km
12h 7m€191–276Fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane MAD - CDG
5h 3m€70–225Fly to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, bus
- 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
6h 16m€65–230Train
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Iruntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
12h 36m€84–350
Madrid to Paris by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Paris is to bus which costs €30 - €110 and takes 16h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Paris is to fly which takes 4h 43m and costs €60 - €210.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Madrid and arriving at Paris. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 16h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Madrid to Paris. However, there are services departing from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes and arriving at Paris Gare De Lyon via Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 23m.
The distance between Madrid and Paris is 1055 km. The road distance is 1246.4 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Paris without a car is to train via Barcelona which takes 10h 23m and costs €75 - €320.
It takes approximately 4h 43m to get from Madrid to Paris, including transfers.
Madrid to Paris bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Madrid station.
Madrid to Paris train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
The best way to get from Madrid to Paris is to fly which takes 4h 43m and costs €60 - €210. Alternatively, you can train via Barcelona, which costs €75 - €320 and takes 10h 23m, you could also bus, which costs €30 - €110 and takes 16h 20m.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Paris, France?
Air Europa, Iberia, and two other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Paris Gare De Lyon via Barcelona-Sants in around 10h 23m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Asturias
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–250
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Asturias
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
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
- €35–130
- 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 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- 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
- €29–65
- 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 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Irun
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–280
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €130–190
- Rail 1st Class
- €200–280
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Madrid to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Madrid to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Madrid to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–20
- Schedules at
- aerobus.fr
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More Questions & Answers
Madrid to Paris bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Madrid to Paris train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Paris is 1246 km. It takes approximately 12h 7m to drive from Madrid to Paris.
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