There are 7 ways to get from Madrid to Appenzell by plane, train, bus or car
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Recommended option
Fly to Zurich, train • 6h 55m
6 alternative options
Fly to Basel, train • 8h 43m
Fly to Geneva, train • 10h 21m
Train via Barcelona • 17h 8m
Train • 17h 14m
Bus • 30h 48m
Drive • 16h 30m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Appenzell is to bus which costs €80 - €120 and takes 30h 48m.
The quickest way to get from Madrid to Appenzell is to fly and train which costs €70 - €220 and takes 6h 55m.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Appenzell. However, there are services departing from Madrid Mendez Alvaro Estacion Sur and arriving at Appenzell, Bahnhof via Lyon Perrache and St. Gallen, Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 48m.
No, there is no direct train from Madrid to Appenzell. However, there are services departing from Madrid-Puerta De Atocha and arriving at Appenzell via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Genève and St. Gallen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 8m.
It is 1299 km from Madrid to Appenzell. It is approximately 1735.8 km to drive.
The best way to get from Madrid to Appenzell without a car is to train via Barcelona which takes 17h 8m and costs €240 - €440.
It takes approximately 6h 55m to get from Madrid to Appenzell, including transfers.
Madrid to Appenzell bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Madrid Mendez Alvaro Estacion Sur station.
Madrid to Appenzell train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Madrid-Puerta De Atocha station.
The best way to get from Madrid to Appenzell is to train via Barcelona which takes 17h 8m and costs €240 - €440. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €120 and takes 30h 48m.
- Distance: 1299.4 km
- Duration: 6h 55m
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Appenzell, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Madrid to Appenzell via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Genève, and St. Gallen in around 17h 8m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Madrid to Appenzell via Lyon Gare Perrache, Lyon Perrache, St. Gallen train station, and St. Gallen, Bahnhof in around 30h 48m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Madrid to Zurich via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 110 - SFr 450
Flights from Madrid to Zurich via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 110 - SFr 450
Flights from Madrid to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 130 - SFr 380
Flights from Madrid to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 130 - SFr 380
Flights from Madrid to Geneva via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 160 - SFr 430
Flights from Madrid to Geneva via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 160 - SFr 430
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Madrid to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 45 - SFr 320
Flights from Madrid to Basel via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- SFr 120 - SFr 440
Flights from Madrid to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 45 - SFr 320
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Madrid to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 45 - SFr 320
Flights from Madrid to Basel via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- SFr 120 - SFr 440
Flights from Madrid to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 45 - SFr 320
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Madrid to Zurich via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 120 - SFr 450
Flights from Madrid to Basel via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 130 - SFr 490
Flights from Madrid to Geneva via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 140 - SFr 430
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Madrid to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SFr 60 - SFr 340
Flights from Madrid to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- SFr 60 - SFr 340
Flights from Madrid to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 35 - SFr 280
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Madrid to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 40 - SFr 300
Flights from Madrid to Geneva via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 140 - SFr 430
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Madrid to Zurich via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 110 - SFr 440
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Madrid to Zurich via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SFr 140 - SFr 700
Flights from Madrid to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SFr 130 - SFr 650
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Madrid to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SFr 100 - SFr 700
The national railway company of Switzerland, Swiss Railways operates trains throughout the country and adjacent European nations including Germany, France, Italy and Austria. Tickets are sold in two classes - First and Second - with most long-distance trains offering a bistro car serving beverages and snacks. Individual tickets can be bought easily at stands, while a variety of travel passes are on offer to suit different travel needs.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +41 51 220 11 11
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Gossau SG
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SFr 26 - SFr 50
- Website
- Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- SFr 30 - SFr 60
- Website
- Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- SFr 24 - SFr 45
- Website
- Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SFr 100 - SFr 190
- Website
- Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS)
Train from Genève to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SFr 110 - SFr 200
- Website
- Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS)
Train from Avignon TGV to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- SFr 110 - SFr 210
- Website
- Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS)
France’s high-speed TGV train network runs at speeds of up to 320km/h connecting major cities across France and into neighbouring countries. All TGV tickets include a seat reservation; seating is 1+2 in 1st class, 2+2 in 2nd class. Popular routes include Paris to Marseille and Paris to Strasbourg. Most TGVs have a cafe area, power points at each seat and WiFi.
Contact Details
- Phone
- 0033 892 353535
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Basel Sbb to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- SFr 26 - SFr 40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- 2nd Class
- SFr 32 - SFr 37
- 1st Class
- SFr 26 - SFr 31
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- SFr 35 - SFr 50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- 2nd Class
- SFr 40 - SFr 50
- 1st Class
- SFr 35 - SFr 45
Train from Avignon Tgv to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- SFr 65 - SFr 90
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- 2nd Class
- SFr 65 - SFr 80
- 1st Class
- SFr 70 - SFr 90
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to St. Gallen(CH)
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- SBB GmbH
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Basel Sbb to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- SFr 22 - SFr 35
- Website
- fahrplan.oebb.at
Rome2rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- comunicacion@renfe.es
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta De Atocha to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SFr 65 - SFr 120
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Promo
- SFr 65 - SFr 85
- Promo+
- SFr 71 - SFr 76
- Flexible
- SFr 90 - SFr 120
- Phone
- +34 902 320 320
- comunicacion@renfe.es
- Website
- renfe-sncf.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta De Atocha to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- SFr 60 - SFr 85
- Website
- renfe-sncf.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- SFr 60 - SFr 90
- Website
- renfe-sncf.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta De Atocha to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- SFr 85 - SFr 120
- Website
- renfe-sncf.com
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France’s state-owned railway company is a fast and efficient way of travelling around the country, with over 14,000 trains operating daily. SNCF runs the country’s extensive rail network, including the high-speed TGV network, regional TER trains and local Intercités. It also operates international routes including Eurostar and Thalys, as well as the low-cost, long-distance Ouigo services that run on limited routes across France. Book up to 3 months in advance for the cheapest fares. The railway network consists of about 32,000km in total, of which 1800km are high-speed lines and 14,500km are electrified.
Rome2rio's guide to SNCF
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 9 70 60 99 70
- Website
- sncf.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- SFr 21 - SFr 45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- 2nd Class
- SFr 21 - SFr 30
- Rail 1st Class
- SFr 30 - SFr 45
- Phone
- 02/989 0000
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Madrid Mendez Alvaro Estacion Sur to Lyon Gare Perrache
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- SFr 45 - SFr 65
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
One of Europe’s leading bus companies, Flixbus serves 2000+ destinations in 29 countries, including Germany, France, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands and Croatia and into Scandinavia and eastern Europe, as well as some US cities. Coaches have toilets, free WiFi and power outlets, plus snacks and drinks for purchase on board. Flixbus is a good choice for the budget-conscious traveller; purchase tickets in advance for the cheapest fares (note: there is no option to reserve a seat in advance).
Rome2rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Madrid to Lyon Perrache
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- SFr 65 - SFr 85
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon Perrache to St. Gallen train station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- SFr 27 - SFr 35
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
Frequently asked questions
- Phone
- +420 542 42 42 42
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Lyon Perrache SNCF Train Station to St. Gallen Lagerstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- SFr 16 - SFr 23
- Website
- RegioJet
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Read the travel guideMore Questions & Answers
The quickest flight from Madrid Airport to Zurich Airport is the direct flight which takes 2h 15m.
Madrid to Appenzell bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at St. Gallen train station.
Madrid to Appenzell train services, operated by Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS), arrive at St. Gallen station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Appenzell is 1736 km. It takes approximately 16h 30m to drive from Madrid to Appenzell.
Swiss, Air Europa, British Airways and four other airlines offer flights from Madrid Airport to Zurich Airport.
There are 75+ hotels available in Appenzell. Prices start at SFr 100 per night.