There are 9 ways to get from Bruges to Madrid by train, plane, train (TGV, 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 Brussels Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane BRU - MAD
6h 11m€79–261Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Bruges to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain
- Take the bus from Gent Sint Pieters Station to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane CRL - MAD
7h 39m€75–297Train
- Take the train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Miditrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi 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 Ave
14h 42m€286–604Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Bruges to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus BlaBlaCar Bus
21h 55m€106–173Drive 1,535.1 km
- Drive from Bruges to Madridcar 1,535.1 km
14h 56m€251–362Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Bruges to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane AMS - MAD
7h 42m€119–375Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane CDG - MAD
7h 40m€142–496Train via Bordeaux
- Take the train from Bruges to Courtraitrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Tourcoing to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain Ter
- Take the train from Irun to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
18h 18m€263–452Bus
- Take the bus from Bruges to Brussels-North train stationbus 819 / ...
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Madridbus FlixBus N1143
24h 30m€138–212
Bruges to Madrid by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bruges to Madrid is to bus via Paris which costs €100 - €180 and takes 21h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Bruges to Madrid is to train and fly which takes 6h 11m and costs €75 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Bruges to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Bruges and arriving at Estación Sur de Autobuses via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Bruges to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Bruges and arriving at Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 42m.
The distance between Bruges and Madrid is 1433 km. The road distance is 1535.1 km.
The best way to get from Bruges to Madrid without a car is to train which takes 14h 42m and costs €280 - €650.
It takes approximately 6h 11m to get from Bruges to Madrid, including transfers.
Bruges to Madrid bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Bruges station.
Bruges to Madrid train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), depart from Bruges station.
The best way to get from Bruges to Madrid is to train which takes 14h 42m and costs €280 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus via Paris, which costs €100 - €180 and takes 21h 55m.
What companies run services between Bruges, Belgium and Madrid, Spain?
You can take a train from Bruges to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona-Sants in around 14h 42m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bruges to Estación Sur de Autobuses via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 21h 55m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Brussels Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–420
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–420
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruges to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruges to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruges to Courtrai
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruges to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Irun to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Tourcoing to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–250
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bruges to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +352 50 55 62 63 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flibco
Bus from Gent Sint Pieters Station to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Flibco
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bruges to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Bruges to Madrid bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Bruges to Madrid train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), arrive at Bruxelles-Midi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bruges to Madrid is 1535 km. It takes approximately 14h 56m to drive from Bruges to Madrid.
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