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Compare train, coach and flight for Madrid to Paris
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Madrid to Paris among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £18. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 5h 49m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.3 - 0.9kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £18, and a flight costs an average of £46.
Distance: 1052 km
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Most popular Flight | Coach | Train |
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£291 Average Price | £65 Average Price Cheapest | £244 Average Price |
8h 49m Average total duration Fastest 5h 49m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 11h 30m Average total duration 11h 0m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 9h 29m Average total duration 8h 59m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
3.2 - 6.3kg CO2 emissions | 1.1 - 2.6kg CO2 emissions | 0.3 - 0.9kg CO2 emissions Lowest |
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How to get to Paris from Madrid by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Madrid to Paris is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
15:3015h30Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses7:00Paris£411One-way0 changes
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15:3015h30Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses7:00Paris£411One-way0 changes
Fastest
UX10278:001h55Madrid Barajas Airport9:55Paris Orly Airport£2641One-way0 changes
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970611:2211h56Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes23:18Paris Gare de Lyon£2321One-way1 change
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97068:5714h21Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes23:18Paris Gare de Lyon£2341One-way1 change
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97066:2216h56Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes23:18Paris Gare de Lyon£2341One-way1 change
316218:3516h25Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses11:00Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)£501One-way0 changes
015:3015h30Madrid7:00Paris£501One-way0 changes
FlixBus14:5016h25Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses7:15Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)£521One-way0 changes
AZ61 · AZ32411:355h45Madrid Barajas Airport17:20Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport£1721One-way1 change
TO47816:002h05Madrid Barajas Airport8:05Paris Orly Airport£1851One-way0 changes
TO463312:402h05Madrid Barajas Airport14:45Paris Orly Airport£1851One-way0 changes
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FAQs: Madrid to Paris
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This is compared to other travel options from Madrid to Paris:
A coach is £180 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Madrid to Paris costing on average £244.
A coach is £226 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Madrid to Paris costing on average £291.
Other travel options to Paris take longer:
Train takes on average 8h 59m.
Coach takes on average 11h 0m.
- Around 69 flights per day.
- Around 28 coaches per day.
- Around 1 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Madrid and Paris as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Madrid Barajas Airport and arrive in Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes and arrive in Paris Gare de Lyon.
- Coaches mostly depart from Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses and arrive in Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine).
- Travel with Alsa, BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus, Gipsyy, Infobus, Internorte, BlaBlaCar, Alsa Supra to go to Paris by coach.
- Travel with SNCF | TGV INOUI, SNCF | Intercités de nuit, AVE, Renfe Viajeros to go to Paris by train.
- Travel with Iberia, Transavia France, Ryanair, Air Europa, Air France, easyJet, Iberia Express, Malta Air, Vueling, TAP Portugal, British Airways, Lufthansa, KLM, Alba Star, Brussels Airlines, Pascan Aviation, Lufthansa City Airlines, Swiss, Iberojet, Air Serbia, Royal Air Maroc, ITA, Lufthansa Cityline, Qatar Airways, Air Baltic, Helvetic Airways to go to Paris by flight.
- 15 direct coaches per day with Alsa, BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus, Gipsyy, Infobus, Internorte, BlaBlaCar.
- 22 direct flights per day with Iberia, Transavia France, Ryanair, Air Europa, Air France, easyJet, Iberia Express, Malta Air, Alba Star, Pascan Aviation, Iberojet.
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