City to city
Madrid to Valencia by train
Madrid-Puerta de Atocha → Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Fastest
- ≈ 2h 01m
- Typical
- ≈ 2h 19m
- Direct trains
- Yes
- Fewest changes
- 0
- Operators
- Renfe Cercanias, RENFE OPERADORA, OUIGO Espana
Trains link Madrid (Madrid-Puerta de Atocha) and Valencia (Valencia Joaquin Sorolla) in about 2h 01m at best, with no changes needed. The corridor is part of the AVE (391 km, typically 1 h 40 min), one of 1247 routes plotted in the World Train Map atlas.
How long does the train from Madrid to Valencia take?
The fastest trains cover Madrid to Valencia in about 2h 01m; a typical journey takes around 2h 19m.
Is there a direct train from Madrid to Valencia?
Yes: direct trains run between Madrid-Puerta de Atocha and Valencia Joaquin Sorolla.
Is the train or a flight faster from Madrid to Valencia?
Door to door, the train typically wins: about 2h 40m city centre to city centre, against roughly 3h 55m for a typical flight once airport time is counted. The train also emits about 3× less CO₂e, even on conservative official emission factors.
- Train, door to door
- ≈ 2h 40m
- Flight, door to door
- ≈ 3h 55m (est.)
- CO₂e per passenger
- ~13 kg train · ~41 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.
This corridor in the atlas
- AVE Madrid to the Mediterranean paella coast in 100 minutes aboard the duck-nosed “Pato”.
Legendary routes through Madrid or Valencia
More trains from Madrid
- Madrid → Zaragoza ≈ 1h 35m · direct
- Madrid → Córdoba ≈ 1h 44m · direct
- Madrid → Seville ≈ 2h 39m · direct
- Madrid → Málaga ≈ 2h 46m · direct
- Madrid → Barcelona ≈ 3h 02m · direct
- Madrid → Santiago de Compostela ≈ 3h 22m
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Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data; exact times vary by day. Always check the operator when booking.