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Valencia to Madrid

2 ways to get from Valencia to Madrid

ValenciaValencia Joaquín SorollaMadridMadrid Puerta de Atocha
High-speed train
1h 45 published
From
from €17.92 by high-speed train
Distance
356.2 km by road
Operators
Renfe
Frequency
~15 high-speed train a day
  • High-speed train 1h 45
  • Transfer ~4h 00 est. drive
ValenciaMadrid
  • High-speed train1h 45
    Valencia Joaquín SorollaMadrid Puerta de Atocha
  • Transfer~4h 00 est.
    any addressany address
Drawn from the connection data on this page — not an illustration.

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 00:00 — door to door, no interchange

Journey times, operators and connections for the routes we cover. You book with the operator; we show you who runs it and how long it takes.

Options by mode

Journey times and carriers on this route.

High-speed train1h 45
ValenciaValencia Joaquín SorollaMadridMadrid Puerta de Atocha

direct

Renfe · ~15/day

from €17.92typically runs 05:45–00:00

Transfer~4h 00 est. drive
Valenciaany addressMadridany 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

    València Joaquín Sorolla operates roughly 05:45 to 00:00, the same station hours bounding the Madrid-Valencia direction, on the same fastest-AVE-1h45 line with around 15 trains a day each way.

    renfe.com · checked 2026-09-07

  • Easy to get wrong

    Both AVE and the cheaper Avlo run Valencia to Madrid on the same trains at the same travel time, exactly as in the reverse direction -- the fare tier is a pricing choice, not a slower route.

    renfe.com · checked 2026-09-07

Valencia to Madrid · LATYNEX Travel