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How to get fromMadrid Airport (MAD) to Big Benby plane, train (Renfe, TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car ferry, train, or car train

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There are 13 ways to get from Madrid Airport (MAD) to Big Ben by plane, train (Renfe, TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car ferry, train, or car train

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  1. Fly to London City Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to London City Airport (LCY)plane plane MAD - LCY
    2h 48m
    £100–348

  2. Fly to Luton Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane plane MAD - LTN
    2. Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to West Hampstead Thameslinktrain train
    3h 14m
    £49–172

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgvtrain train
    2. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Lille Europetrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain train Eil
    17h 16m
    £302–580

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris, Quai de Bercybus bus
    2. Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    28h 21m
    £80–219

  5. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Madrid Airport (MAD) to Bilbaocar car
    2. Take the carferry from Bilbao to Portsmouth International Portcarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Portsmouth International Port to Big Bencar car
    33h 54m
    £146–453

  6. Fly to London Heathrow Airport

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane plane MAD - LHR
    3h 4m
    £56–217

  7. Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane plane MAD - LGW
    2. Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoriatrain train
    3h 2m
    £52–194

  8. Fly to London Stansted Airport

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane plane MAD - STN
    3h 35m
    £55–206

  9. Fly to Birmingham Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane plane MAD - BHX
    2. Take the train from Birmingham International to London Eustontrain train
    4h 15m
    £68–222

  10. Fly to Bristol Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane plane MAD - BRS
    2. Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain train
    5h 8m
    £90–225

  11. Bus via Estación Sur

    1. Take the bus from Madrid to Parisbus bus FlixBus 793
    2. Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus bus 1700 / ...
    29h 15m
    £125–224

  12. Train, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the carferry from Santander to Portsmouth International Portcarferry car ferry
    3. Take the train from Portsmouth & Southsea to London Waterlootrain train
    38h 35m
    £151–697

  13. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Madrid Airport (MAD) to Calais-Fréthuncar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain train
    3. Drive from Folkestone to Big Bencar car
    16h 49m
    £331–427

Madrid Airport (MAD) to Big Ben by subway, train, and foot

Calendar14Weekly Services
Duration17h 16mAverage Duration
Ticket£302Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 789.9 mi
  • Duration: 2h 48m

What companies run services between Madrid Airport (MAD), Spain and Big Ben, Greater London, England?

British Airways, KLM, and Iberia fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to London City Airport (LCY) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Aeropuerto Madrid Barajas T4. Metro to Big Ben via Nuevos Ministerios, Madrid-Nuevos Ministerios, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Avignon Tgv, Lille Europe, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, and Westminster station in around 17h 16m.

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