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

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There are 11 ways to get from Madrid to Ypres by plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, car, or train (Renfe, TGV)

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  1. Fly to Brussels Airport, train

    best
    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 Gand-Saint-Pierretrain train
    3. Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Yprestrain train
    7h 11m
    €86–261

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    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 Lille - Europe Train Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    21h 10m
    €66–196

  3. 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 Montpellier Sud De Francetrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Montpellier Sud De France to Lille Flandrestrain train
    15h 29m
    €285–553

  4. Drive  1,493 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Yprescar car 1,493 km
    14h 44m
    €243–351

  5. 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 Anvers-Centraltrain train
    3. Take the train from Anvers-Central to Yprestrain train
    8h 43m
    €121–381

  6. Fly to Lille-Lesquin Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Lille-Lesquin Airport (LIL)plane plane MAD - LIL
    2. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Courtraitrain train
    3. Take the train from Courtrai to Yprestrain train
    7h 50m
    €106–270

  7. Fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, bus, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane plane MAD - CRL
    2. Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Gent Sint Pieters Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Yprestrain train
    8h 39m
    €98–347

  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 Lille Flandrestrain train
    8h 31m
    €126–377

  9. 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 Lille Flandrestrain train
    8h 24m
    €112–360

  10. Train

    1. Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Iruntrain train Alv / ...
    2. Take the train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jeantrain train Ter
    3. Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Tourcoingtrain train
    18h 6m
    €261–440

  11. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Madrid to Brussels-North train stationbus bus FlixBus N1143
    2. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Courtraitrain train Ic / ...
    25h 19m
    €154–233

Madrid to Ypres by train

Calendar14Weekly Trains
Duration15h 29mAverage Duration
Ticket€285Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,467.5 km
  • Duration: 7h 11m

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

You can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Ypres via Barcelona-Sants, Montpellier Sud De France, Lille Flandres, and Courtrai in around 15h 29m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Ypres via Paris, Quai de Bercy, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Lille - Europe Train Station, Gare Lille Europe, Curie, and Wervik in around 21h 10m.

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