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How to get fromMadrid to Baselby plane, train (Renfe, TGV), bus, car, train, or train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV)

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There are 9 ways to get from Madrid to Basel by plane, train (Renfe, TGV), bus, car, train, or train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV)

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  1. Fly to Basel

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    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Basel (BSL)plane plane MAD - BSL
    4h 49m
    CHF 59–235

  2. Train

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgvtrain train 9725
    2. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Mulhouse Villetrain train Tgv
    13h 45m
    CHF 235–354

  3. Bus via Lyon

    1. Take the bus from Madrid to Lyonbus bus FlixBus N748 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Lyon to Basel SBBbus bus FlixBus N122 / ...
    23h 25m
    CHF 133–201

  4. Drive  1,498.6 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Baselcar car 1,498.6 km
    15h 22m
    CHF 265–383

  5. Fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane MAD - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    6h 7m
    CHF 95–294

  6. Fly to Strasbourg International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane plane MAD - SXB
    2. Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain train
    6h 21m
    CHF 102–304

  7. Fly to Geneva International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane MAD - GVA
    2. Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VDtrain train
    3. Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain train
    8h 20m
    CHF 114–325

  8. Train via Barcelona

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain train Ave
    2. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Villetrain train Tgv
    13h 56m
    CHF 185–358

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the bus from Strasbourg to Basel SBBbus bus FlixBus N831 / ...
    27h 50m
    CHF 146–241

Madrid to Basel by train

Calendar14Weekly Trains
Duration13h 45mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 235Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,204 km
  • Duration: 4h 49m

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

easyJet flies from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Basel (BSL) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Basel St. Johann via Avignon Tgv and Mulhouse Ville in around 13h 45m.

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