City to city
Madrid to Vigo by train
Madrid-Puerta de Atocha → Vigo-Guixar
- Fastest
- ≈ 4h 43m
- Typical
- ≈ 5h 19m
- Direct trains
- No
- Fewest changes
- 1
- Operators
- Renfe Cercanias, RENFE OPERADORA
Trains link Madrid (Madrid-Puerta de Atocha) and Vigo (Vigo-Guixar) in about 4h 43m at best, with at least 1 change along the way.
How long does the train from Madrid to Vigo take?
The fastest trains cover Madrid to Vigo in about 4h 43m; a typical journey takes around 5h 19m.
Is there a direct train from Madrid to Vigo?
Usually not; expect at least 1 change on this journey.
Is the train or a flight faster from Madrid to Vigo?
A typical flight works out roughly 1h 30m quicker door to door (about 4h 05m against 5h 40m 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
- ≈ 5h 40m
- Flight, door to door
- ≈ 4h 05m (est.)
- CO₂e per passenger
- ~20 kg train · ~63 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 Vigo
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 Spain.
Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data; exact times vary by day. Always check the operator when booking.