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

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There are 9 ways to get from Madrid to Leeuwarden by plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, or train (Renfe, TGV, Eurostar)

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  1. Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

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    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 Train Station to Leeuwardentrain train
    7h 36m
    €104–282

  2. 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 Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    5. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Leeuwardentrain train
    19h 12m
    €366–696

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijkbus bus
    3. Take the train from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Leeuwardentrain train
    25h 59m
    €180–325

  4. Drive 1,867.1 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Leeuwardencar car 1,867.1 km
    18h 28m
    €334–483

  5. Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane MAD - DUS
    2. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Zwolletrain train
    4. Take the train from Zwolle to Leeuwardentrain train
    9h 24m
    €135–293

  6. Fly to Rotterdam The Hague Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)plane plane MAD - RTM
    2. Take the train from Gouda to Leeuwardentrain train
    10h 25m
    €219–612

  7. 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 Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    3. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Leeuwardentrain train
    9h 40m
    €112–357

  8. 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 Schiphol Airporttrain train
    4. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Leeuwardentrain train
    19h 33m
    €379–694

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Madrid to Brussels-North train stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Amsterdam Sloterdijkbus bus 810 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Drachtenbus bus N44
    29h 23m
    €176–288

Madrid to Leeuwarden by train

Calendar14Weekly Trains
Duration19h 12mAverage Duration
Ticket€366Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,674.7 km
  • Duration: 7h 36m

What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Leeuwarden, Netherlands?

You can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Leeuwarden via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, and Schiphol Airport Train Station in around 19h 12m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Madrid to Leeuwarden, Klanderij via Brussels-North train station, Amsterdam Sloterdijk, Drachten, and Drachten, Transferium Oost in around 29h 23m.

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