There are 10 ways to get from Madrid to Motherwell by plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV, Eurostar), car, car ferry, bus, train, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Glasgow Airport
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane MAD - GLA
7h 37m£57–168Train
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Motherwelltrain
20h 37m£404–792Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Madrid to Santandercar
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Drive from Plymouth to Motherwellcar
32h 43m£253–847Bus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris, Quai de Bercybus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
35h 59m£119–384Fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MAD - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Motherwelltrain
7h 9m£76–190Fly to Glasgow/Prestwick, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Glasgow/Prestwick (PIK)plane MAD - PIK
- Take the train from Prestwick Intl Airport to Glasgow Centraltrain
9h 5m£70–233Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane MAD - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Motherwelltrain
8h 42m£75–292Bus, train
- Take the bus from Madrid to Parisbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 541 / ...
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Motherwelltrain
36h 48m£233–435Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain Alv / ...
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Take the train from Plymouth to Motherwelltrain
37h 9m£460–1,135Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Madrid to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Motherwellcar
23h 5m£428–568
Madrid to Motherwell by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Motherwell is to fly which costs £55 - £170 and takes 7h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Motherwell is to fly and train which takes 7h 9m and costs £75 - £190.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Motherwell. However, there are services departing from Estación Sur de Autobuses and arriving at High Road via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, London Victoria and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 59m.
No, there is no direct train from Madrid to Motherwell. However, there are services departing from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes and arriving at Motherwell via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Lille Europe and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 37m.
The distance between Madrid and Motherwell is 1097 miles.
The best way to get from Madrid to Motherwell without a car is to train which takes 20h 37m and costs £400 - £800.
It takes approximately 7h 37m to get from Madrid to Motherwell, including transfers.
Madrid to Motherwell bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
Madrid to Motherwell train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
The best way to get from Madrid to Motherwell is to fly which takes 7h 37m and costs £55 - £170. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £400 - £800 and takes 20h 37m, you could also bus, which costs £110 - £390 and takes 35h 59m.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Motherwell, Scotland?
British Airways, Iberia, and four other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Motherwell via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Lille Europe, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 20h 37m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–150
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Glasgow/Prestwick via Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Glasgow/Prestwick via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Glasgow/Prestwick via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Glasgow/Prestwick via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Glasgow/Prestwick via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Manchester Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–270
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–140
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–70
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £29–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–80
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–240
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–110
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £130–230
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £110–200
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Preston to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Plymouth to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £320–460
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–28
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Prestwick Intl Airport to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Preston to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris, Quai de Bercy
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Madrid to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £90–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £75–190
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–95
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £90–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- £240–600
Car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £90–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- £240–600
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More Questions & Answers
Madrid to Motherwell bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy station.
Motherwell is 1h behind Madrid. It is currently 7:51 AM in Madrid and 6:51 AM in Motherwell.
Madrid to Motherwell train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
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