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How to get fromMadrid to Brive-la-Gaillardeby plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, car, train, or train (Renfe, TGV)

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There are 8 ways to get from Madrid to Brive-la-Gaillarde by plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, car, train, or train (Renfe, TGV)

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  1. Fly to Brive–Souillac Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Brive–Souillac Airport (BVE)plane plane MAD - BVE
    6h 17m
    €276–546

  2. Bus via Burgos

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    1. Take the bus from Madrid, Avenida de América to Estación de autobuses de Burgosbus bus ALSA - S Mad-Vit / ...
    2. Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Burgos to Brive-la-Gaillarde - Brive Laroche Multimodal Interchange Hubbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    12h 29m
    €61–106

  3. Train via Barcelona

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain train Ave
    2. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Narbonnetrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Narbonne to Montauban Ville Bourbontrain train
    4. Take the train from Montauban Ville Bourbon to Brive La Gaillardetrain train Ter
    11h 54m
    €143–332

  4. Drive  881.9 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Brive-la-Gaillardecar car 881.9 km
    8h 28m
    €144–207

  5. Fly to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane plane MAD - TLS
    2. Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Brive La Gaillardetrain train
    7h 41m
    €67–274

  6. Fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane plane MAD - BOD
    2. Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Perigueuxtrain train
    3. Take the train from Perigueux to Brive La Gaillardetrain train
    8h 10m
    €82–275

  7. Train

    1. Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Iruntrain train Alv / ...
    2. Take the train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jeantrain train Ter
    3. Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Perigueuxtrain train Ter
    4. Take the train from Perigueux to Brive La Gaillardetrain train Ter
    13h 15m
    €147–237

  8. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Madrid Barajas Airport to Bordeauxbus bus FlixBus N1721 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Bordeaux to Brive-la-Gaillardebus bus FlixBus N1157 / ...
    14h 40m
    €77–116

Madrid to Brive-la-Gaillarde by train

Calendar56Weekly Trains
Duration11h 54mAverage Duration
Ticket€143Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 680.5 km
  • Duration: 6h 17m

What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Brive-la-Gaillarde, France?

Ryanair, Volotea, and three other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Brive–Souillac Airport (BVE) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Brive La Gaillarde via Barcelona-Sants, Narbonne, and Montauban Ville Bourbon in around 11h 54m.

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