City to city
Madrid to Paris by train
Madrid-Puerta de Atocha → Gare de Lyon
- Fastest
- ≈ 10h 29m
- Typical
- ≈ 10h 44m
- Direct trains
- No
- Fewest changes
- 1
- Operators
- RENFE OPERADORA, Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français, SNCF VOYAGEURS, Renfe Cercanias
Trains link Madrid (Madrid-Puerta de Atocha) and Paris (Gare de Lyon) in about 10h 29m at best, with at least 1 change along the way.
How long does the train from Madrid to Paris take?
The fastest trains cover Madrid to Paris in about 10h 29m; a typical journey takes around 10h 44m.
Is there a direct train from Madrid to Paris?
Usually not; expect at least 1 change on this journey.
Is the train or a flight faster from Madrid to Paris?
A typical flight works out roughly 6h 10m quicker door to door (about 4h 55m against 11h 05m by train, once airport time is counted) — but the train emits about 3× less CO₂e, even on conservative official emission factors.
- Train, door to door
- ≈ 11h 05m
- Flight, door to door
- ≈ 4h 55m (est.)
- CO₂e per passenger
- ~45 kg train · ~143 kg plane
Flight time and emissions are transparent estimates, not airline schedules — method, factors and all 109 compared pairs on Train vs plane in Europe.
Legendary routes through Madrid or Paris
Sleepers too: night trains from Paris.
More trains from Madrid
- Madrid → Zaragoza ≈ 1h 35m · direct
- Madrid → Córdoba ≈ 1h 44m · direct
- Madrid → Valencia ≈ 2h 01m · direct
- Madrid → Seville ≈ 2h 39m · direct
- Madrid → Málaga ≈ 2h 46m · direct
- Madrid → Barcelona ≈ 3h 02m · direct
More train routes in United Kingdom · France · Spain.
Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data; exact times vary by day. Always check the operator when booking.