There are 11 ways to get from Ashford to Madrid by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, car ferry, or car train
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Train to London City Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Ashford International to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane LCY - MAD
5h 37m€134–447Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Ashford International to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane STN - MAD
6h 15m€86–288Train
- Take the train from Ashford International to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
16h 4m€379–727Train, bus
- Take the train from Ashford International to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the bus from Paris to Madridbus
22h 4m€285–499Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Ashford to Plymouthcar
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Madridcar
29h 33m€235–899Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ashford International to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane LHR - MAD
6h 27m€103–360Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ashford International to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane LGW - MAD
6h 10m€97–295Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ashford International to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane LTN - MAD
6h 14m€93–261Bus
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 1700 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus BlaBlaCar Bus
24h 27m€162–288Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Ashford International to London Victoriatrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Portsmouth & Southseatrain
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Santandercarferry
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
43h 52m€231–865Eurotunnel, drive
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain le shuttle
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Madridcar
15h 55m€371–482
Ashford to Madrid by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ashford to Madrid is to train and fly which costs €95 - €300 and takes 6h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Ashford to Madrid is to train and fly which takes 5h 37m and costs €130 - €450.
No, there is no direct bus from Ashford to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Dover and arriving at Estación Sur de Autobuses via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 27m.
No, there is no direct train from Ashford to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Ashford International and arriving at Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 4m.
The distance between Ashford and Madrid is 1354 km.
The best way to get from Ashford to Madrid without a car is to train which takes 16h 4m and costs €370 - €750.
It takes approximately 5h 37m to get from Ashford to Madrid, including transfers.
Ashford to Madrid bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dover station.
Ashford to Madrid train services, operated by Southeastern, depart from Ashford International station.
The best way to get from Ashford to Madrid is to train which takes 16h 4m and costs €370 - €750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €160 - €290 and takes 24h 27m.
What companies run services between Ashford, England and Madrid, Spain?
You can take a train from Ashford International to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona-Sants in around 16h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ashford International to Estación Sur de Autobuses via Dover Priory, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 24h 27m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from London City Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from London City Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–240
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from London City Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from London City Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from London City Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–240
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from London City Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from London City Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from London City Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–240
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Luton Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–340
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €29–170
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–150
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from Ashford International to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Ashford International to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Ashford International to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Ashford International to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Ashford International to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Ashford International to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Ashford International to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Ashford International to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Portsmouth & Southsea
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris to Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €100–230
- Car Single Ticket
- €290–700
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- €210–600
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Ashford to Madrid bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Madrid is 1h ahead of Ashford. It is currently 8:20 AM in Ashford and 9:20 AM in Madrid.
Ashford to Madrid train services, operated by Southeastern, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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