There are 10 ways to get from Madrid to Stirling by plane, train, train (Renfe, TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car ferry, or car train
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Fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MAD - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Park to Stirlingtrain
6h 23m£68–165Fly to Glasgow Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane MAD - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Stirlingtrain
7h 43m£58–164Train
- 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 Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Stirlingtrain
25h 12m£187–535Train, bus
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Vitoria/Gasteiztrain Alv / ...
- Take the bus from Vitoria to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Stirlingtrain
30h 26m£176–606Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Madrid to Santandercar
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Drive from Plymouth to Stirlingcar
33h 11m£238–856Fly to Dundee Riverside Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Dundee Riverside Airport (DND)plane MAD - DND
- Take the train from Dundee to Stirlingtrain
9h 39m£73–255Fly to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Newcastle (NCL)plane MAD - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Stirlingtrain
10h£67–311Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain Alv / ...
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Take the train from Plymouth to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Stirlingtrain
37h 3m£165–1,085Bus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris, Quai de Bercybus
- Take the bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Islamic Centrebus M8 / ...
37h 19m£74–217Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Madrid to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Stirlingcar
23h 31m
Madrid to Stirling by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Stirling is to fly and train which costs £55 - £170 and takes 7h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Stirling is to fly and train which takes 6h 23m and costs £65 - £170.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Stirling. However, there are services departing from Estación Sur de Autobuses and arriving at Islamic Centre via Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop, London Victoria and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 19m.
The distance between Madrid and Stirling is 1115 miles.
The best way to get from Madrid to Stirling without a car is to train which takes 25h 12m and costs £180 - £550.
It takes approximately 6h 23m to get from Madrid to Stirling, including transfers.
Madrid to Stirling bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
The best way to get from Madrid to Stirling is to train which takes 25h 12m and costs £180 - £550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £70 - £220 and takes 37h 19m.
Madrid to Stirling bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy station.
Stirling is 1h behind Madrid. It is currently 10:54 AM in Madrid and 9:54 AM in Stirling.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Stirling, Scotland?
You can take a train from Madrid Chamartín to Stirling via Irun, Irun, Hendaia, Hendaye, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Gare Montparnasse, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 25h 12m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Islamic Centre via Paris, Quai de Bercy, Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop, London Victoria, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 37h 19m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Newcastle via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–140
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–240
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–270
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–170
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Park to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–13
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–14
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–12
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–30
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Irun
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £22–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Vitoria/Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £29–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- 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 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £220–260
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–290
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £70–120
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £5–6
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Plymouth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–340
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–17
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Vitoria to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–85
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris, Quai de Bercy
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £27–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £21–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris, Quai de Bercy
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–90
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–26
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £22–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–65
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Islamic Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Islamic Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £65–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- £65–85
- Car
- £200–290
- Single Ticket
- £90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- £240–600
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