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How to get fromCalais to Madridby train, plane, train (TGV, Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, or train (TGV, Renfe)

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There are 10 ways to get from Calais to Madrid by train, plane, train (TGV, Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, or train (TGV, Renfe)

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  1. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Europetrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane BRU - MAD
    6h 55m
    €107–303

  2. Train, bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Amienstrain train
    2. Take the bus from Gare routière to Aéroportbus bus
    3. Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane BVA - MAD
    8h 42m
    €90–308

  3. Train via Lyon

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Europetrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain train
    4. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain train
    13h 43m
    €287–554

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Calais to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus bus 1700 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Paris to Madridbus bus FlixBus 793
    21h 5m
    €124–209

  5. Drive 1,494.6 km

    1. Drive from Calais to Madridcar car 1,494.6 km
    15h 6m
    €237–342

  6. Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Europetrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain train
    3. Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane CDG - MAD
    6h 22m
    €128–317

  7. Train, train to Paris Orly Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Paris Nordtrain train
    3. Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane ORY - MAD
    7h 54m
    €138–339

  8. Train, train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Charleroi-Centraltrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane CRL - MAD
    8h 59m
    €102–301

  9. Train

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Paris Nordtrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendayetrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from San Sebastian/Donostia to Madrid Chamartíntrain train Alv / ...
    17h 2m
    €256–474

  10. Bus via Madrid, Estación Sur De Autobuses

    1. Take the bus from Calais to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus bus 1700 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    21h 20m
    €134–239

Calais to Madrid by train

Calendar2Weekly Trains
Duration13h 43mAverage Duration
Ticket€287Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,547.3 km
  • Duration: 6h 55m

What companies run services between Calais, France and Madrid, Spain?

You can take a train from Calais Ville to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona-Sants in around 13h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Calais to Madrid via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Paris in around 21h 5m.

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