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Perpignan → Madrid

Madrid → Perpignan ⇄
1 a dayfastest 4h40RenfeHigh-speed

Direct trains · no change

  • 11:12 → 16:18
    AVE INT 9730 High-speed
    Estación de tren Perpignan → Estación de tren Madrid Pta.Atocha - Almudena Grandes · via Figueres, Girona, Barcelona
    5h065 stops
    Runs: Mon–Wed (some weeks)Renfe ↗
  • 11:12 → 15:52
    AVE INT 9730 High-speed
    Estación de tren Perpignan → Estación de tren Madrid Pta.Atocha - Almudena Grandes · via Figueres, Girona, Barcelona
    4h405 stops
    Runs: Only Thu 15 Oct, Fri 16 Oct, Sat 17 Oct, Sun 18 Oct, Mon 19 Oct…Renfe ↗

Local times at each station. From official open timetable data (es_renfe, renfe_fr) for 28 Sep – 25 Oct 2026; timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. How we build this.

Door to door vs flying

The train wins by 1h52
Train · fastest direct4h53
  • Before departure10 min
  • AVE INT 97304h40
  • From Estación de tren Madrid Pta.Atocha - Almudena Grandes3 min
Plane · nonstop BCN–MAD6h45
  • To Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat (BCN)3h05
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight BCN–MAD1h20
  • Landing to exit20 min
  • From MAD30 min

From city centre to city centre unless you pick otherwise. Getting to stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Airport: check-in & security 1h30 before, 20 min to get out after landing. Flight time is typical for the distance. Nonstop airlines: Air Europa, Iberia.