There are 12 ways to get from Darlington to Madrid by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe, Ouigo), train, bus, car, car ferry, or car train
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Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport
best- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane MME - MAD
7h 41m€104–386Train to Manchester Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Darlington to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane MAN - MAD
7h 12m€87–261Train
- Take the train from Darlington to King's Crosstrain
- 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 Ave
17h 22m€438–788Train, bus
- Take the train from Darlington to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille to Brussels-North train stationbus 328 / ...
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Madridbus
30h 5m€312–514Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Darlington to Plymouthcar
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Madridcar
31h 12m€265–941Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Darlington to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane NCL - MAD
8h 6m€93–219Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane EDI - MAD
7h 42m€139–331Train, train to Liverpool, fly
- Take the train from Darlington to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane LPL - MAD
8h 6m€107–282Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Darlington to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane BHX - MAD
7h 36m€153–312Bus
- Take the bus from Dolphin Centre to Marble Archbus 598
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
32h 56m€207–410Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Darlington to Plymouthtrain
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
34h 3m€414–1,145Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Darlington to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Madridcar
20h 37m€453–602
Darlington to Madrid by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Darlington to Madrid is to train and fly which costs €90 - €220 and takes 8h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Darlington to Madrid is to train and fly which takes 7h 12m and costs €85 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Darlington to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Dolphin Centre and arriving at Estación Sur de Autobuses via Marble Arch, London Victoria and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 56m.
No, there is no direct train from Darlington to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Darlington 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 17h 22m.
The distance between Darlington and Madrid is 1592 km.
The best way to get from Darlington to Madrid without a car is to train which takes 17h 22m and costs €430 - €800.
It takes approximately 7h 41m to get from Darlington to Madrid, including transfers.
Darlington to Madrid bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Dolphin Centre station.
Darlington to Madrid train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Darlington station.
The best way to get from Darlington to Madrid is to fly which takes 7h 41m and costs €100 - €390. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €430 - €800 and takes 17h 22m, you could also bus, which costs €200 - €410 and takes 32h 56m.
What companies run services between Darlington, England and Madrid, Spain?
KLM and Ryanair fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Darlington to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona-Sants in around 17h 22m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Newcastle to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Shannon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Liverpool to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Liverpool to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Newcastle to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
Flights from Manchester Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–80
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–650
Flights from Newcastle to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–380
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Newcastle to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Newcastle to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–360
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–80
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Newcastle to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Darlington to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- 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 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- 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
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Darlington to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €250–360
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Darlington to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Darlington to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- 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 Lille to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Dolphin Centre to Marble Arch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 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 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
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More Questions & Answers
Darlington to Madrid bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Marble Arch station.
Madrid is 1h ahead of Darlington. It is currently 8:25 PM in Darlington and 9:25 PM in Madrid.
Darlington to Madrid train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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