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There are 12 ways to get from Madrid to Lens by plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, car, or train (Renfe, TGV)

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  1. Fly to Brussels Airport, train

    best
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane MAD - BRU
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain train
    7h
    €98–280

  2. Bus via Lille

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris, Quai de Bercybus bus
    2. Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    20h 31m
    €68–197

  3. Train via Barcelona

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain train Ave
    2. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Paris Nord to Lenstrain train Tgv
    13h 19m
    €290–497

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the bus from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to Lensbus bus 781
    20h 14m
    €118–194

  5. Drive  1,440.1 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Lenscar car 1,440.1 km
    14h 2m
    €264–381

  6. Fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane plane MAD - CDG
    2. Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Arrastrain train
    6h 43m
    €104–342

  7. Fly to Paris Orly Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)plane plane MAD - ORY
    2. Take the train from Paris Nord to Lenstrain train
    7h 2m
    €115–353

  8. Fly to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, bus, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA)plane plane MAD - BVA
    2. Take the bus from Aéroport to Gare routierebus bus
    3. Take the train from Amiens to Arrastrain train
    7h 53m
    €83–289

  9. Fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane plane MAD - CRL
    2. Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Lille Flandrestrain train
    8h 6m
    €84–262

  10. Fly to Lille-Lesquin Airport

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Lille-Lesquin Airport (LIL)plane plane MAD - LIL
    6h 12m
    €102–273

  11. Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane MAD - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain train
    8h 54m
    €175–425

  12. Train

    1. Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Iruntrain train Alv / ...
    2. Take the train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Paris Nord to Lenstrain train Tgv
    14h 25m
    €248–392

Madrid to Lens by train

Calendar28Weekly Trains
Duration13h 19mAverage Duration
Ticket€290Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,484.5 km
  • Duration: 7h

What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Lens, Hauts-de-France, France?

You can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Lens via Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare de Lyon, and Paris Nord in around 13h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Lens via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport in around 20h 14m.

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