There are 8 ways to get from Gare de Lyon to Madrid by plane, train (TGV, Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, train (TGV, Trenitalia, Renfe), 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.
Fly from Paris Orly Airport
best- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane ORY - MAD
4h 57m€74–213Bus via Madrid - Barajas Airport T4
cheapest- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Madrid - Barajas Airport T4bus BlaBlaCar Bus
16h 33m€56–205Train
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
10h€281–522Drive 1,245 km
- Drive from Gare de Lyon to Madridcar 1,245 km
12h 7m€197–284Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane CDG - MAD
5h 16m€83–229Train via Avignon
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Avignon Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain 9730
10h 51m€212–424Train #2
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendayetrain Tgv
- Take the train from San Sebastian/Donostia to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
13h 39m€200–377Bus
- Take the bus from Paris to Madridbus FlixBus 793
16h 46m€110–180
Gare de Lyon to Madrid by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gare de Lyon to Madrid is to fly which costs €70 - €220 and takes 4h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Gare de Lyon to Madrid is to fly which takes 4h 57m and costs €70 - €220.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Paris and arriving at Madrid. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 16h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Gare de Lyon to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Paris Gare De Lyon and arriving at Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h.
The distance between Gare de Lyon and Madrid is 1056 km. The road distance is 1245 km.
The best way to get from Gare de Lyon to Madrid without a car is to train which takes 10h and costs €280 - €550.
It takes approximately 4h 57m to get from Gare de Lyon to Madrid, including transfers.
Gare de Lyon to Madrid bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Paris station.
Gare de Lyon to Madrid train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Paris Gare De Lyon station.
The best way to get from Gare de Lyon to Madrid is to fly which takes 4h 57m and costs €70 - €220. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €280 - €550 and takes 10h, you could also bus via Madrid - Barajas Airport T4, which costs €55 - €210 and takes 16h 33m.
What companies run services between Gare de Lyon, France and Madrid, Spain?
Iberia, Air Europa, and two other airlines fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via Barcelona-Sants in around 10h.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €220–360
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-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
- €60–120
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Avignon Tgv to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from San Sebastian/Donostia to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–260
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Madrid - Barajas Airport T4
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Madrid - Barajas Airport T4
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Madrid - Barajas Airport T4
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Gare de Lyon to Madrid bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Madrid station.
Gare de Lyon to Madrid train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
Yes, the driving distance between Gare de Lyon to Madrid is 1245 km. It takes approximately 12h 7m to drive from Gare de Lyon to Madrid.
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