How to take the rail journey from Madrid to Algeciras (and connect for buses on to Gibralta)

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Madrid to Algeciras by train

Routes you can take to go from Madrid to Algeciras (for Gibralta)

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Route Information

Station Guides

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Travel Time (approx)

5hr 32min

Frequency

Daily

Travel Info

1 x direct train per day

Travel Information

Final Destination: Algeciras

This train also calls at: Ronda

This train is usually scheduled to depart daily from Madrid at 08:20, with an arrival into Algeciras after 13:35.

Departing Madrid in the afternoon:

There used to be a direct afternoon train from Madrid, but since the construction of the interchange station at Antequera-Santa Ana, it is now typically possible to;

Depart Madrid at 16:35 on an AVE train heading to Malaga, which calls at Antequera-Santa Ana
There will be 16mins Antequera between arrival and departure
The MD train on to Algeciras will arrive there around 22:30.

Travelling on to Gibraltar:

Buses on line/route M-120 connect Algeciras station to Gibraltar.
The buses depart 2-3 x times per hour so you won't have to worry about making the connection.

The buses don't depart from the forecourt outside the station, they leave from the San Bernado bus station, which is directly ahead of the station across the street; it is beneath a hotel.

The buses on line M-120 will be heading to 'La Linea Estacion', the bus station in La Linea, which is a 5-10 min walk to the customs point for entrance into Gibraltar.
The bus journey is scheduled to take 45 minutes.

This is a direct journey

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Journey Features

Scenic - YesHigh Speed (partial journey)

Good to Know

A typical view from the high speed line as the train heads south from Madrid

As the train approaches Ronda, from the right there are epic views across the landscape

West of Ronda the train travels through forested gorges and valleys

As the train threads through the valleys west of Ronda, rivers can be glimpsed through the trees

These images were captured in early May, so we expect the landscape may look very different in summer

The trains take the high speed line as far as Antequera (where the locomotives are swapped from electric to diesel) and they then switch to conventional tracks for the remainder of the journey on to Algeciras.

The journey becomes particularly scenic once the train leaves the high speed line, there are dramatic views east of Ronda, particularly on the right.

West of Ronda the train travels through tree lined valleys and gorges.

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