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

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There are 12 ways to get from Madrid to Calais by plane, bus, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), car, or train (Renfe, TGV)

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

    best
    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 routierebus bus
    3. Take the train from Amiens to Calais Villetrain train
    8h 59m
    €95–322

  2. Bus, train

    cheapest
    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 Lille - Europe Train Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethuntrain train Ter
    21h 11m
    €80–222

  3. Train via Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain train Ave
    2. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Lille Europetrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethuntrain train Ter
    15h 41m
    €263–565

  4. Drive  1,494.5 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Calaiscar car 1,494.5 km
    15h 8m
    €243–351

  5. 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 37m
    €141–386

  6. Fly to Brussels Airport, train

    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 Frethuntrain train
    8h 29m
    €100–289

  7. 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 14m
    €92–320

  8. 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 Frethuntrain train
    7h 56m
    €119–374

  9. Fly to Lille-Lesquin Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Lille-Lesquin Airport (LIL)plane plane MAD - LIL
    2. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain train
    7h 29m
    €112–271

  10. 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 Frethuntrain train
    10h 19m
    €174–434

  11. 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 8m
    €256–428

  12. Bus, train via Amiens

    1. Take the bus from Madrid to Parisbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Aéroport Paris Beauvaisbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Aéroport to Gare routierebus bus 601
    4. Take the train from Amiens to Calais Villetrain train Ter
    24h 44m
    €149–224

Madrid to Calais by train

Calendar42Weekly Trains
Duration15h 41mAverage Duration
Ticket€263Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,326.4 km
  • Duration: 8h 59m

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, Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud, Lille Europe, and Calais Frethun in around 15h 41m.

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