High-speed train1h 45
MadridMadrid Puerta de AtochaValenciaValencia Joaquín Sorolla
direct
Renfe · ~15/day
from €17.92typically runs 06:00–21:00
Route
Madrid to Valencia
2 ways to get from Madrid to Valencia
MadridMadrid Puerta de AtochaValenciaValencia Joaquín Sorolla
- High-speed train
- 1h 45 published
- From
- from €17.92 by high-speed train
- Distance
- 357.6 km by road
- Operators
- Renfe
- Frequency
- ~15 high-speed train a day
- High-speed train 1h 45
- Transfer ~4h 03 est. drive
MadridValencia
- High-speed train1h 45Madrid Puerta de AtochaValencia Joaquín Sorolla
- Transfer~4h 03 est.any addressany address
Which one to take
- You need a journey time you can plan around
- High-speed train
- the only option here with a published time — 1h 45
- You land outside the hours the timetable covers
- Transfer
- after the last high-speed train at 21:00 — door to door, no interchange
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Options by mode
Journey times and carriers on this route.
Transfer~4h 03 est. drive
Madridany addressValenciaany address
door to door
Private road transfer — availability and price depend on the provider; this is not an offer
Before you land
The parts people get wrong. Each one links to where we checked it.
Hours
Renfe's own Madrid-Valencia route page confirms the fastest direct AVE covers Madrid Puerta de Atocha to València Joaquín Sorolla in about 1h45-1h54, with around 15 trains a day each direction; Joaquín Sorolla station operates roughly 05:45 to 00:00.
renfe.com · checked 2026-09-07
Easy to get wrong
Both AVE and Avlo run the Madrid-Valencia line -- Renfe's own marketing for this corridor is literally 'AVE o Avlo, tú decides' (AVE or Avlo, you choose) -- so the cheaper Avlo fare is not a different, slower route, just a different fare product on the same trains.
renfe.com · checked 2026-09-07