There are 10 ways to get from Val-Cenis to Madrid by train (TGV, Trenitalia, Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, train, plane, or train (Trenitalia, Renfe)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Barcelona
best- Take the train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain Ter
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
12h 58m€167–480Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Modane to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane MXP - MAD
9h 15m€61–204Bus
- Take the bus from Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to Lyonbus 726
- Take the bus from Lyon to Madridbus FlixBus N1149
24h 2m€121–220Drive 1,336.9 km
- Drive from Val-Cenis to Madridcar 1,336.9 km
13h 7m€212–306Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Modane to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane TRN - MAD
8h 10m€64–207Train
- Take the train from Modane to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain Fr
- Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Avignon Tgvtrain Fr
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
13h 55m€183–330Bus via Chambéry
- Take the bus from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eauxbus
- Take the bus from Chambéry - Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
24h 11m€139–248Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly
- Take the train from Modane to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane LYS - MAD
8h 18m€83–238Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane GVA - MAD
9h 17m€96–305Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly
- Take the train from Modane to Milano Centraletrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane LIN - MAD
9h 13m€105–262
Val-Cenis to Madrid by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Val-Cenis to Madrid is to train and fly which costs €60 - €210 and takes 9h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Val-Cenis to Madrid is to train and fly which takes 8h 10m and costs €60 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Val-Cenis to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Termignon - Maison Vanoise and arriving at Madrid via Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 2m.
No, there is no direct train from Val-Cenis to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Modane and arriving at Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via Chambery Challes Les Eaux, Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 58m.
The distance between Val-Cenis and Madrid is 1435 km. The road distance is 1336.9 km.
The best way to get from Val-Cenis to Madrid without a car is to train via Barcelona which takes 12h 58m and costs €160 - €480.
It takes approximately 12h 58m to get from Val-Cenis to Madrid, including transfers.
Val-Cenis to Madrid bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne station.
Val-Cenis to Madrid train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Modane station.
The best way to get from Val-Cenis to Madrid is to train via Barcelona which takes 12h 58m and costs €160 - €480. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €120 - €220 and takes 24h 2m.
What companies run services between Val-Cenis, France and Madrid, Spain?
You can take a bus from Termignon - Maison Vanoise to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via Gare Routiere, Modane, Chambery Challes Les Eaux, Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud, and Barcelona-Sants in around 12h 58m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Termignon - Maison Vanoise to Madrid via Gare Routiere, Modane, St Jean De Maurienne Arvan, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, and Lyon in around 24h 2m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–120
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–120
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–140
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–120
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Modane to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Modane to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Modane to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Modane to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Modane to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Modane to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Avignon Tgv to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- 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 Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chambéry - Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Bus from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Chambéry - Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Chambéry - Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
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Val-Cenis to Madrid bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lyon station.
Val-Cenis to Madrid train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Chambery Challes Les Eaux station.
Yes, the driving distance between Val-Cenis to Madrid is 1337 km. It takes approximately 13h 7m to drive from Val-Cenis to Madrid.
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