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Day trips from Madrid by train

By Always Spain editors · Updated Oct 16, 2026 · About Always Spain

Segovia, Castilla y León — Photo: Arian Zwegers, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr

Madrid’s rail network makes day trips easy. Each of these is under two hours away by train.

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Closest

Castilla-La Mancha

Toledo

About 33 minutes by AVE from Atocha.

€€€€ 1 to 2 days

Best for a castle

Castilla y León

Segovia

About 30 minutes from Chamartín.

€€€€ 1 day

Most unusual

Castilla-La Mancha

Cuenca

About 1 hour by AVE.

€€€€ 1 day

Best for a long day

Castilla y León

Salamanca

About 1h35 by train.

€€€€ 1 to 2 days

Best long day trip south

Andalusia

Córdoba

About 1h45 by AVE.

€€€€ 1 to 2 days

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