Marseille to Madrid bus: 1.8 a day, fastest 14h30

1.8 a dayfastest 14h30☾ 2 overnight busesBlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus🇫🇷 France → 🇪🇸 Spain

Direct buses · no change

MarseilleAvignonNîmesMontpellierNarbonnePerpignanMadrid· 817 km as the crow flies

10:10 → 00:40⁺¹
BlaBlaCar Bus
Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station → Madrid - South Station · via Montpellier, Perpignan, Barcelona, Zaragoza
14h305 stops
Runs: Only Sun 25 Octthe open data has only these datesBook on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
19:40 → 10:30⁺¹
FlixBus N1138 ☾ Overnight
Marseille (Saint-Charles) → Madrid (South Bus Station) · via Nîmes, Montpellier, Barcelona, Zaragoza
14h504 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 19:40 → 09:30+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
23:15 → 16:45⁺¹
BlaBlaCar Bus ☾ Overnight
Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station → Madrid - South Station · via Avignon, Nîmes, Montpellier, Narbonne…
17h308 stops
Runs: Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 23:15 → 15:45+1)Book on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: BlaBlaCar Bus (file of 18 Oct 2026) and FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. Contains BlaBlaCar Bus timetable data (transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

Fastest door to door: the plane (5h15). The bus takes 9h57 longer.

Bus · fastest direct15h12

To Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station10 min
At the stop before departure15 min
BlaBlaCar Bus14h30
From Madrid - South Station17 min

Train · fastest direct8h27

Before departure10 min
AVE INT 97308h14
From Estación de tren Madrid Pta.Atocha - Almudena Grandes3 min

Plane · nonstop MRS to MAD5h15

To Marseille Provence (MRS)55 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight MRS to MAD1h50
Landing to exit20 min
From MAD40 min

City centre to city centre. Getting to stops, stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Bus: be at the stop 15 min before. Plane: check-in and security 1h30 before, then getting out after landing; flight time typical for the distance. Train: pickthetrain's door-to-door time.

Train instead?

1 a daydirect trains, fastest 8h14

Renfe. No change of train, from the operators' official timetables.

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Flying instead?

2 airlines fly Marseille to Madrid nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

IberiaMRS→MADBook direct ↗
RyanairMRS→MADBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Marseille to Madrid?

Yes. 1.8 a day on average, with BlaBlaCar Bus and FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Marseille to Madrid?

The fastest takes 14h30; the slowest 17h30, for 817 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 10:10 and the latest at 23:15, local time in Marseille. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Marseille to Madrid?

Yes: 2 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 19:40 arriving 10:30 the next morning.

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