Spain›From Madrid›Barcelona
Madrid to Barcelona by train, flight or bus
About 620 km. The train is fastest at 3 h; the bus is cheapest, from ₹1,600 per person.
Barcelona to MadridFastest
Train
AVE / Ouigo / Iryo high-speed train, Madrid Atocha or Chamartín–Barcelona Sants
3 h door to door
Cheapest
Bus
ALSA / FlixBus coach
from ₹1,600 per person
Best value
Flight
Iberia / Vueling / Air Europa, MAD–BCN (non-stop)
cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)
Every option, compared
Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.
| Mode | Service | Time | Fare | Runs | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | AVE / Ouigo / Iryo high-speed train, Madrid Atocha or Chamartín–Barcelona Sants | 3 h | ₹3,200–₹13,850per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Flight | Iberia / Vueling / Air Europa, MAD–BCN (non-stop) | 4.3 h | ₹4,110–₹16,460per person | Daily | flight search ↗ |
| Bus | ALSA / FlixBus coach | 7.8 h | ₹1,600–₹4,790per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
- Train, AVE / Ouigo / Iryo high-speed train, Madrid Atocha or Chamartín–Barcelona Sants: Fastest about 2 h 30 on the AVE; Ouigo and Iryo take about 3 h. Four operators compete: book weeks ahead for the low fares, which sell first.
Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.
What it costs your group, one way
Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.
| Option | 2 people | 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Train · AVE / Ouigo / Iryo high-speed train, Madrid Atocha or Chamartín–Barcelona Sants | ₹6,400–₹27,700 | ₹12,800–₹55,400 |
| Flight · Iberia / Vueling / Air Europa, MAD–BCN (non-stop) | ₹8,220–₹32,920 | ₹16,440–₹65,840 |
| Bus · ALSA / FlixBus coach | ₹3,200–₹9,580 | ₹6,400–₹19,160 |
Once you’re in Barcelona
- Best time: April – June, September – October
- Typical stay: 4 days
- November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (April – June, September – October). Christmas markets and the Three Kings can fall this month. Nothing in our data flags November as a problem, but it isn't the season the place is best in.
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Plan Madrid and Barcelona
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.