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

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There are 8 ways to get from Bern to Madrid by train, plane, train (TGV, 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
    5h 57m
    €122–364

  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 4m
    €115–431

  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 33m
    €225–531

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bern to Lyonbus bus FlixBus N106 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    23h 5m
    €117–216

  5. Drive 1,461.8 km

    1. Drive from Bern to Madridcar car 1,461.8 km
    14h 39m
    €254–366

  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
    €120–380

  7. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Bern to Genèvetrain train Ic1 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Lyon to Madridbus bus
    24h 2m
    €153–334

  8. Train, bus via Avignon

    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 Ter
    4. Take the bus from Avignon to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus bus
    26h 37m
    €210–497

Bern to Madrid by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration14h 33mAverage Duration
Ticket€225Cheapest Price
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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 33m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bern to Estación Sur de Autobuses via Lyon - Gerland Bus Station in around 23h 5m.

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