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Compare train, bus, 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 bus with prices starting from €27. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 5h 29m. 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 bus costs an average of €27, and a flight costs an average of €19.
Distance: 1052 km
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€285 Average price | €58 Average price Cheapest | €259 Average price |
8h 29m Average total duration Fastest 5h 29m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 11h 38m Average total duration 11h 8m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 9h 42m Average total duration 9h 12m 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 from Madrid to Paris by train, bus or flight.
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The best way to travel from Madrid to Paris is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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This is compared to other travel options from Madrid to Paris:
A flight is €8 less than a bus for this route with tickets for a bus from Madrid to Paris costing on average €27.
A flight is €231 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Madrid to Paris costing on average €250.
Other travel options to Paris take longer:
Train takes on average 9h 32m.
Bus takes on average 15h 0m.
- Around 69 flights per day.
- Around 25 buses 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, bus, 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.
- Buses mostly depart from Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses and arrive in Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine).
- Travel with BlaBlaCar Bus, Alsa, FlixBus, BlaBlaCar, Infobus, Alsa Supra, Internorte to go to Paris by bus.
- Travel with Iberia, Transavia France, Ryanair, Air Europa, Air France, Iberia Express, easyJet, KM Malta Airlines, Vueling Airlines, TAP Portugal, KLM, Lufthansa, Air One, LAER, SWISS, Pascan Aviation, Brussels Airlines, Air Serbia, Luxair, Compagnie Africaine D'Aviation, ITA, Wamos Air, Lufthansa Cityline, Qatar Airways, Air Baltic, Bulgaria Air, Royal Air Maroc to go to Paris by flight.
- Travel with TGV INOUI, SNCF Intercités de nuit , Renfe, SNCF TER, AVE, iryo, Renfe Viajeros to go to Paris by train.
- 14 direct buses per day with BlaBlaCar Bus, Alsa, FlixBus, BlaBlaCar, Internorte.
- 22 direct flights per day with Iberia, Transavia France, Ryanair, Air Europa, Air France, Iberia Express, easyJet, KM Malta Airlines, Air One, Compagnie Africaine D'Aviation.
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