There are 5 ways to get from Madrid to Ripoll by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the bus from Barcelona Fabra i Puig to Figaróbus R3
- Take the train from Figaró to Ripolltrain R3
8h 16mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Madrid, Avenida de América to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Santsbus ALSA - Ma-Z-Ba
- Take the bus from Barcelona - Gran Via, 658 to Ripollbus Barcelona
11h 8m€65–124Drive 643.9 km
- Drive from Madrid to Ripollcar 643.9 km
6h 23m€102–147Fly, bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane MAD - BCN
- Take the bus from Barcelona - Gran Via, 658 to Ripollbus
5h 53m€68–180Bus via Cuenca
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Cuencabus
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus 051
- Take the bus from Barcelona Fabra i Puig to Centellesbus R3
- Take the bus from Centelles to Ripollbus R3
17h 40m
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Ripoll is to bus which costs €65 - €130 and takes 11h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Ripoll is to fly and bus which takes 5h 53m and costs €65 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Ripoll. However, there are services departing from Madrid, Avenida de América and arriving at Ripoll via Pl Joan Peiró - Estació de Sants and Barcelona - Gran Via, 658. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 8m.
The distance between Madrid and Ripoll is 740 km. The road distance is 643.9 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Ripoll without a car is to train and bus which takes 8h 16m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 16m to get from Madrid to Ripoll, including transfers.
Madrid to Ripoll bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Madrid, Avenida de América station.
Madrid to Ripoll bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Ripoll is 644 km. It takes approximately 6h 23m to drive from Madrid to Ripoll.
There are 583+ hotels available in Ripoll.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Ripoll, Catalonia, Spain?
You can take a bus from Madrid, Avenida de América to Ripoll via Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants, Pl Joan Peiró - Estació de Sants, Gran Via - Llúria, and Barcelona - Gran Via, 658 in around 11h 8m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- 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
- €95–170
- 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
- €60–130
- 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
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- 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
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 41 00 41
- Website
- rodalies.gencat.cat
Train from Figaró to Ripoll
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–21
- Website
- https://rodalies.gencat.cat/en/inici/index.html
- Website
- https://rodalies.gencat.cat/ca/inici/index.html
- Phone
- +34 900 41 00 41
- Website
- rodalies.gencat.cat
Bus from Barcelona Fabra i Puig to Figaró
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://rodalies.gencat.cat/en/inici/index.html
- Website
- https://rodalies.gencat.cat/ca/inici/index.html
Bus from Barcelona Fabra i Puig to Centelles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://rodalies.gencat.cat/en/inici/index.html
- Website
- https://rodalies.gencat.cat/ca/inici/index.html
Bus from Centelles to Ripoll
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://rodalies.gencat.cat/en/inici/index.html
- Website
- https://rodalies.gencat.cat/ca/inici/index.html
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Madrid, Avenida de América to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 972 20 48 68
- [email protected]
- Website
- teisa-bus.com
Bus from Barcelona - Gran Via, 658 to Ripoll
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- teisa-bus.com
Bus from Barcelona - Gran Via, 658 to Ripoll
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- teisa-bus.com
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- [email protected]
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Schedules at
- avanzabus.com
- Phone
- +34 984 689 912
- [email protected]
- Website
- samar.es
Bus from Cuenca to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Schedules at
- samar.es
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