Tips on 24 hr turnaround from Seville to MAD

Hi Collins,
It makes sense to book Seville to Atocha in advance, yes. Our ticket was Sevilla-Santa Justa to Madrid Pta Atocha. The trip took about three hours. In terms of where to stay, we were quite happy in the Sol-Gran Via area. Anywhere between there and Atocha gives you a pretty easy transfer by train back to the airport in the morning. Hotel Europa comes up quite a bit on this forum. It really is very central and we found it comfortable. The Gran Via itself is fantastic, especially if the weather allows for time on a rooftop terrace. There are several hotels that would do the trick depending on your budget. There's also a fantastic rooftop patio/food hall on the top of El Corte Inglés Callao; the food and drink are reasonable and the views are to die-for.

Enjoy!

Renfe is not the only train company doing the Seville—Madrid route with high-speed trains. There’s also IRYO, a private company; Ouigo Espana, a subsidiary of France’s SNCF train company ; and Avlo, a budget subsidiary of Renfe. You can get an idea of fares and schedules at www.TheTrainline.com before buying the tix from the train company’s own website.

Checking them all out will likely save you some euros on train fares.

Thank you for your information and responses!

I just used the Omigo app last week to book Sevilla to Madrid (Atocha) - you can pick between three carriers for the fastest trip. I chose AVE. Earlier in my trip I took OuiGo to Cordoba for a quick overnight and it was just fine.
I decided to stay one additional night in Sevilla and to take the 7 AM train to Madrid but not everyone likes to travel with such a tight timeframe (I had been staying in Sevilla for two weeks and really didn't want to leave). The Forum will give you lot's of recommendations for a hotel in Madrid (but be prepared for some sticker shock) and then I'd splurge in the AM by taking a cab, Uber or Cabify to simply your trip to MAD.

I’d be very nervous about taking the train from Seville to Madrid the morning of the flight. It’s a long way from Atocha–Almudena to the airport. I’d stay at Hotel Europa due to location. Especially with teenagers.

Just did this, this week. Do not stay in Seville the night before an international trip. We left Seville 7:30 pm train to Madrid. Slightly delayed got in about 10:30 PM. Stayed near station Marriott on points. Found one place open for dinner around 11 pm.
Left our hotel at 9:30 am for 1 pm flight. If our flight was not delayed we would have missed it.
Don’t underestimate the time for security and getting to your gate. It is 23 minutes after security to get to your gate. They have this posted. It was the longest airport tram. Felt like I was in an underground city subway.
They were still using the old check passport system earlier this week but when they move to the new system imagine it will be longer.
Enjoy

SA - oh wow! Good to know thank you!! We are booked for Madrid overnight before departure so glad to know we definitely will add extra time!