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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 45m
    €93–296

  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
    18h 52m
    €371–666

  3. Bus

    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 Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijkbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Leeuwardenbus bus 075
    25h 8m
    €99–250

  4. Drive  1,867.1 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Leeuwardencar car 1,867.1 km
    18h 29m
    €387–558

  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 37m
    €130–297

  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 Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    3. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Leeuwardentrain train
    9h 32m
    €117–383

  7. Fly to Eindhoven Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane plane MAD - EIN
    2. Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Leeuwardentrain train
    9h 7m
    €105–386

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Narbonnetrain train
    2. Take the train from Narbonne to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    4. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Leeuwardentrain train
    19h 55m
    €435–681

  9. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus bus
    2. Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Amsterdam Sloterdijkbus bus 803 / ...
    3. Take the train from Amsterdam Zuid to Leeuwardentrain train
    27h 1m
    €184–284

Madrid to Leeuwarden by train

Calendar14Weekly Trains
Duration18h 52mAverage Duration
Ticket€371Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,674.7 km
  • Duration: 7h 45m

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 18h 52m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Leeuwarden via Paris, Quai de Bercy, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, and Amsterdam Sloterdijk in around 25h 8m.

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