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How to get fromBern to Madridby train, plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo), bus, or car

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There are 8 ways to get from Bern to Madrid by train, plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo), bus, or car

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  1. Train to Zurich Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane ZRH - MAD
    6h 2m
    €113–327

  2. Train to Basel, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane BSL - MAD
    6h 9m
    €100–294

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Bern to Genèvetrain train Ic1 / ...
    2. Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Ter
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain train
    4. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain train Ave
    14h 17m
    €210–407

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bern to Lyonbus bus FlixBus 106 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    23h 50m
    €123–211

  5. Drive  1,461.9 km

    1. Drive from Bern to Madridcar car 1,461.9 km
    14h 38m
    €304–439

  6. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane GVA - MAD
    6h 44m
    €105–315

  7. Train, bus via Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence

    1. Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain train Ic1 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Geneva - Airport Bus Station to Annecy - Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Annecy to Valence TGV Rhône-Alpes Sudtrain train K21
    4. Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Nimestrain train Tgv
    5. Take the train from Nimes to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain train
    17h 1m
    €247–408

  8. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Bern to Genèvetrain train Ic1 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Lancy Pont Rouge Gare-Etoile P+R to Gare Routierebus bus 272
    3. Take the train from Annecy to Avignon Centretrain train K21
    4. Take the bus from Avignon to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus bus
    26h 37m
    €245–386

Bern to Madrid by train

Calendar6Weekly Trains
Duration14h 17mAverage Duration
Ticket€210Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,377.2 km
  • Duration: 6h 2m

What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Madrid, Spain?

You can take a train from Bern to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via Genève, Bellegarde, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona-Sants in around 14h 17m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bern to Estación Sur de Autobuses via Lyon - Gerland Bus Station in around 23h 50m.

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