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

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

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  1. Fly to Brussels Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane MAD - BRU
    5h 47m
    €71–240

  2. Fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train

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    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane plane MAD - CRL
    2. Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Waterlootrain train
    6h 11m
    €62–227

  3. 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
    14h 29m
    €276–497

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    20h 35m
    €127–207

  5. Drive  1,533.7 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Waterloocar car 1,533.7 km
    14h 53m
    €251–363

  6. Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    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 to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    7h 29m
    €148–386

  7. Fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane plane MAD - CDG
    2. Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    7h 12m
    €133–496

  8. Fly to Paris Orly Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)plane plane MAD - ORY
    2. Take the train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    7h 2m
    €137–503

  9. Train

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Narbonnetrain train 9725
    2. Take the train from Narbonne to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Tgv
    15h 53m
    €340–519

  10. Bus via Vitoria-Gasteiz

    1. Take the bus from Madrid, Avenida de América to Vitoria-Gasteizbus bus ALSA - S Mad-Vit / ...
    2. Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Brussels Southbus bus FlixBus N1153
    24h 24m
    €142–219

Madrid to Waterloo by train

Calendar14Weekly Trains
Duration14h 29mAverage Duration
Ticket€276Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,355.6 km
  • Duration: 5h 47m

What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Waterloo, Belgium?

Iberia, Brussels Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Brussels Airport (BRU) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Waterloo via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, and Bruxelles-Midi in around 14h 29m.

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