City to city

Madrid to Granada by train

Madrid-Puerta de Atocha → Granada

Fastest

≈ 3h 24m

Typical

≈ 4h 55m

Direct trains

Yes

Fewest changes

0

Operators

RENFE OPERADORA, Renfe Cercanias, ALSA, Metropolitano de Granada

Trains link Madrid (Madrid-Puerta de Atocha) and Granada (Granada) in about 3h 24m at best, with no changes needed. The corridor is part of the AVE — 568 km, typically 3 h 5 min — one of 744 routes plotted in the TrainRouter atlas.

How long does the train from Madrid to Granada take?

The fastest trains cover Madrid to Granada in about 3h 24m; a typical journey takes around 4h 55m.

Is there a direct train from Madrid to Granada?

Yes — direct trains run between Madrid-Puerta de Atocha and Granada.

Which operators run trains from Madrid to Granada?

RENFE OPERADORA, Renfe Cercanias, ALSA, Metropolitano de Granada.

This corridor in the atlas

• AVE Opened in 2019, it branches off the Córdoba–Málaga line at Antequera to lift the AVE network into the foothills of the Sierra Nevada.

Legendary routes through Madrid or Granada

• AVE Madrid → Barcelona
• AVE Madrid → Seville
• AVE Madrid → Valencia
• AVE Madrid → Málaga

More trains from Madrid

• Madrid → Zaragoza ≈ 1h 35m · direct
• Madrid → Córdoba ≈ 1h 44m · direct
• Madrid → Valencia ≈ 2h 01m · direct
• Madrid → Alicante ≈ 2h 33m
• Madrid → Seville ≈ 2h 39m · direct
• Madrid → Málaga ≈ 2h 59m · direct

All trains from Madrid →

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Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data — exact times vary by day; always check the operator when booking.