City to city
Valencia to Madrid by train
Valencia Joaquin Sorolla → Madrid-Puerta de Atocha
- Fastest
- ≈ 2h 08m
- Typical
- ≈ 2h 25m
- Direct trains
- Yes
- Fewest changes
- 0
- Operators
- RENFE OPERADORA, Renfe Cercanias
Trains link Valencia (Valencia Joaquin Sorolla) and Madrid (Madrid-Puerta de Atocha) in about 2h 08m 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 Valencia to Madrid take?
The fastest trains cover Valencia to Madrid in about 2h 08m; a typical journey takes around 2h 25m.
Is there a direct train from Valencia to Madrid?
Yes: direct trains run between Valencia Joaquin Sorolla and Madrid-Puerta de Atocha.
Is the train or a flight faster from Valencia to Madrid?
Door to door, the train typically wins: about 2h 45m 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 45m
- 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 Valencia or Madrid
More trains from Valencia
- Valencia → Alicante ≈ 3h 26m
- Valencia → Barcelona ≈ 3h 26m
- Valencia → Seville ≈ 4h 20m · direct
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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.