Madrid to Nîmes bus: 3.8 a day, fastest 13h10

3.8 a dayfastest 13h10☾ 5 overnight busesBlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus🇪🇸 Spain → 🇫🇷 France

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MadridValenciaBarcelonaGironaPerpignanNarbonneNîmes· 765 km as the crow flies

08:35 → 23:05
BlaBlaCar Bus
Madrid - South Station → Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station · via Zaragoza, Barcelona, Perpignan, Montpellier
14h305 stops
Runs: Wed, Sun (some weeks)Book on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
19:05 → 08:20⁺¹
FlixBus N1138 ☾ Overnight
Madrid (South Bus Station) → Nîmes (Parnasse) · via Zaragoza, Barcelona, Montpellier
13h153 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 19:05 → 07:20+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
20:30 → 09:40⁺¹
BlaBlaCar Bus ☾ Overnight
Madrid - South Station → Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station · via Zaragoza, Toulouse, Montpellier
13h104 stops
Runs: Only Sun 25 Octthe open data has only these datesBook on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
20:30 → 10:50⁺¹
BlaBlaCar Bus ☾ Overnight
Madrid - South Station → Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station · via Zaragoza, Toulouse, Montpellier
14h204 stops
Runs: Wed to SunThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 20:30 → 09:50+1)Book on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
20:50 → 10:25⁺¹
FlixBus N748 ☾ Overnight
Madrid (South Bus Station) → Nîmes (Parnasse) · via Zaragoza, Vielha, Toulouse, Montpellier
13h354 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 20:50 → 09:25+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
23:00 → 14:40⁺¹
BlaBlaCar Bus ☾ Overnight
Madrid - South Station → Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station · via Valencia, Barcelona, Girona, Perpignan…
15h407 stops
Runs: Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 23:00 → 13:40+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

☾ Overnight: leave 20:30, arrive 09:40

The plane is 8h47 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct13h57

To Madrid - South Station17 min
At the stop before departure15 min
BlaBlaCar Bus13h10
From Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station15 min

Train · fastest direct7h46

To Estación de tren Madrid Pta.Atocha - Almudena Grandes3 min
Before departure10 min
AVE INT 97257h33

Plane · nonstop MAD to MPL5h10

To Madrid–Barajas (MAD)40 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight MAD to MPL1h40
Landing to exit20 min
From MPL1h00

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?

6 a weekdirect trains, fastest 7h33

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

See the trains on pickthetrain ↗

Flying instead?

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

TransaviaMAD→MPLBook direct ↗
Volotea from 2026-11-06MAD→MPLBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Madrid to Nîmes?

Yes. 3.8 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 Madrid to Nîmes?

The fastest takes 13h10; the slowest 15h40, for 765 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 08:35 and the latest at 23:00, local time in Madrid. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Madrid to Nîmes?

Yes: 5 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 19:05 arriving 08:20 the next morning.

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