There are 9 ways to get from Modane to Madrid by train, plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, or train (TGV, Renfe)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Modane to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)LYS - MAD
6h 33m€59–218Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Modane to Milano Centrale
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)MXP - MAD
7h 47m€51–212Train via Barcelona
- Take the train from Modane to Lyon Part DieuFr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena GrandesAve
11h 5m€117–322Train, bus
- Take the train from Modane to Lyon-Saint Exupery TgvFr
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Estación Sur de AutobusesBlaBlaCar Bus
21h 28m€65–193Drive 1,319.8 km
- Drive from Modane to Madrid1,319.8 km
12h 50m€208–301Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Modane to Torino Porta Susa
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)TRN - MAD
6h 52m€67–286Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)GVA - MAD
8h 29m€87–316Train
- Take the train from Modane to MontmélianTer
- Take the train from Montmélian to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes SudTer
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to NimesTgv
- Take the train from Nimes to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
13h 16m€142–218Bus
- Take the bus from Modane to Chambery Challes Les EauxAutocar
- Take the bus from Chambery Bus Station to Madrid Mendez Alvaro Estacion SurUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3415 / ...
23h 48m€73–109
Modane to Madrid by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Modane to Madrid is to bus which costs €70 - €110 and takes 23h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Modane to Madrid is to train and fly which takes 6h 33m and costs €55 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Modane to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Modane and arriving at Madrid Mendez Alvaro Estacion Sur via Chambery Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 48m.
No, there is no direct train from Modane to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Modane and arriving at Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 5m.
The distance between Modane and Madrid is 1110 km. The road distance is 1319.8 km.
The best way to get from Modane to Madrid without a car is to train via Barcelona which takes 11h 5m and costs €110 - €330.
It takes approximately 6h 33m to get from Modane to Madrid, including transfers.
Modane to Madrid bus services, operated by SNCF Bus, depart from Modane station.
Modane to Madrid train services, operated by Trenitalia S.p.A., depart from Modane station.
The best way to get from Modane to Madrid is to train via Barcelona which takes 11h 5m and costs €110 - €330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €110 and takes 23h 48m.
What companies run services between Modane, France and Madrid, Spain?
You can take a train from Modane to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona-Sants in around 11h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Modane to Madrid Mendez Alvaro Estacion Sur via Chambery Challes Les Eaux and Chambery Bus Station in around 23h 48m.
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- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–120
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Modane to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €11–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €25–35
Train from Modane to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Modane to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €13–19
Train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Modane to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €30–45
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Modane to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Modane to Montmélian
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Montmélian to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €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 Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Rail 1st Class
- €40–60
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Nimes to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Modane to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 02-72494949
- Website
- malpensaexpress.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.malpensaexpress.it/en/
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
- 1st Class
- €35–60
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- groupe-sncf.com
Bus from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://www.groupe-sncf.com/en
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Chambery Bus Station to Madrid Mendez Alvaro Estacion Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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Modane to Madrid bus services, operated by SNCF Bus, arrive at Chambery Challes Les Eaux station.
Modane to Madrid train services, operated by Trenitalia S.p.A., arrive at Lyon Part Dieu station.
Yes, the driving distance between Modane to Madrid is 1320 km. It takes approximately 12h 50m to drive from Modane to Madrid.
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