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

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There are 10 ways to get from Madrid to Nijmegen by plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, car, or train (Renfe, TGV)

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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 Nijmegentrain train
    6h 38m
    €84–275

  2. 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 Nimestrain train
    3. Take the train from Nimes to Bruxelles-Miditrain train Trn
    4. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Bredatrain train Ec / ...
    5. Take the train from Breda to Nijmegentrain train
    17h 53m
    €297–589

  3. Bus, train

    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 Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Bredatrain train
    4. Take the train from Breda to Nijmegentrain train
    23h 34m
    €91–242

  4. Drive  1,727 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Nijmegencar car 1,727 km
    17h
    €358–517

  5. 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 's-Hertogenbosch to Nijmegentrain train
    6h 46m
    €84–347

  6. 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
    7h 22m
    €114–267

  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 Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Bredatrain train
    3. Take the train from Breda to Nijmegentrain train
    7h 27m
    €85–275

  8. Fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane MAD - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    8h 32m
    €118–345

  9. 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 Bruxelles-Midi to Bredatrain train Ec / ...
    4. Take the train from Breda to Nijmegentrain train
    18h 26m
    €366–554

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris-Orly Airport - Orly Parking Cars de groupe 4bus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the bus from Paris - Orly Airport to Nijmegen Centraal Stationbus bus 822
    25h 20m
    €146–234

Madrid to Nijmegen by train

Calendar1Weekly Trains
Duration17h 53mAverage Duration
Ticket€297Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,588.7 km
  • Duration: 6h 38m

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

You can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Nijmegen via Barcelona-Sants, Nimes, Bruxelles-Midi, and Breda in around 17h 53m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Nijmegen Centraal Station via Paris-Orly Airport - Orly Parking Cars de groupe 4 and Paris - Orly Airport in around 25h 20m.

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