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How to get fromMadrid to Calaisby plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, car, or train (Renfe, TGV)

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There are 11 ways to get from Madrid to Calais by plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, car, or train (Renfe, TGV)

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  1. Fly to Brussels Airport, train

    best
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane MAD - BRU
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain train
    3. Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Villetrain train
    7h 48m
    €108–283

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris, Quai de Bercybus bus
    2. Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Calaisbus bus 1700 / ...
    20h 10m
    €71–246

  3. Train via Lyon

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain train Ave
    2. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europetrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Villetrain train Tgv
    14h 51m
    €291–554

  4. Drive 1,494.5 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Calaiscar car 1,494.5 km
    15h 8m
    €237–343

  5. Fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane plane MAD - CDG
    2. Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europetrain train
    3. Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Villetrain train
    7h 16m
    €129–332

  6. Fly to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, bus, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA)plane plane MAD - BVA
    2. Take the bus from Aéroport to Gare routièrebus bus
    3. Take the train from Amiens to Calais Villetrain train
    8h 58m
    €90–308

  7. Fly to Paris Orly Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)plane plane MAD - ORY
    2. Take the train from Paris Nord to Calais Frethuntrain train
    8h 41m
    €156–352

  8. Fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane plane MAD - CRL
    2. Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Lille Flandrestrain train
    3. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain train
    9h 12m
    €100–300

  9. Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane MAD - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain train
    4. Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Villetrain train
    9h 38m
    €186–417

  10. Train

    1. Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Iruntrain train Alv / ...
    2. Take the train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Paris Nord to Calais Villetrain train Ter
    16h 38m
    €256–473

  11. Bus via Paris

    1. Take the bus from Madrid to Parisbus bus FlixBus 793
    2. Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Calaisbus bus 1700 / ...
    20h 45m
    €127–209

Madrid to Calais by train

Calendar14Weekly Trains
Duration14h 51mAverage Duration
Ticket€291Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,554 km
  • Duration: 7h 48m

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

You can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Calais Ville via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, and Lille Europe in around 14h 51m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Calais via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) in around 20h 10m.

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