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

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There are 8 ways to get from Madrid to La Défense by plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, car, or train (Renfe, TGV)

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  1. Fly to Paris Orly Airport

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    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)plane plane MAD - ORY
    4h 59m
    €74–227

  2. Fly to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, bus

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    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 18m
    €73–259

  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 Paris Gare De Lyontrain train Tgv
    11h 22m
    €281–520

  4. Bus via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    16h 59m
    €111–196

  5. Drive 1,248.5 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to La Défensecar car 1,248.5 km
    12h 12m
    €196–283

  6. 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 13m
    €86–239

  7. 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
    12h 43m
    €196–375

  8. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Madrid to Parisbus bus FlixBus N1143
    18h 27m
    €112–183

Madrid to La Défense by train

Calendar32Weekly Trains
Duration11h 22mAverage Duration
Ticket€281Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,068.3 km
  • Duration: 4h 59m

What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and La Défense, Île-de-France, 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 La Défense via Barcelona-Sants and Paris Gare de Lyon in around 11h 22m.

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