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How to get fromMadrid to Gare de Lyonby plane, train (Renfe, TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), or train (Renfe, TGV)

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There are 8 ways to get from Madrid to Gare de Lyon by plane, train (Renfe, TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), or train (Renfe, TGV)

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  1. Fly to Paris Orly Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)plane plane MAD - ORY
    4h 44m
    €71–212

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris, Quai de Bercybus bus
    15h 45m
    €45–180

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgvtrain train 9725
    2. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Paris Gare De Lyontrain train Tgv
    11h 2m
    €214–423

  4. Drive 1,244.5 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Gare de Lyoncar car 1,244.5 km
    12h 7m
    €197–284

  5. Fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane plane MAD - CDG
    5h 7m
    €84–229

  6. Fly to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA)plane plane MAD - BVA
    2. Take the bus from Aéroport Paris Beauvais to Paris Porte Maillotbus bus
    6h 33m
    €70–270

  7. 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 Paris Gare De Lyontrain train Tgv
    11h 8m
    €278–516

  8. Train #2

    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
    12h 54m
    €203–371

Madrid to Gare de Lyon by train

Calendar14Weekly Trains
Duration11h 2mAverage Duration
Ticket€214Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,056.1 km
  • Duration: 4h 44m

What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Gare de Lyon, France?

Iberia, Air Europa, and two other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Paris Gare De Lyon via Avignon Tgv in around 11h 2m.

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