There are 7 ways to get from Madrid to Basel by plane, train, bus or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly to Basel • 4 h 45 min
$50 - $217
6 alternative options
Fly to Zurich, train • 6 h 2 min
$85 - $292
Fly to Strasbourg, train • 6 h 36 min
$140 - $382
Train via Barcelona Sants • 12 h 47 min
$245 - $316
Train • 12 h 52 min
$247 - $315
Bus • 26 h 41 min
$120 - $190
Drive • 15 h 15 min
$210 - $310
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Basel is to fly which costs 40€ - 190€ and takes 4 h 45 min.
The quickest way to get from Madrid to Basel is to fly which costs 40€ - 190€ and takes 4 h 45 min.
The distance between Madrid and Basel is 1200 km. The road distance is 1634.6 km.
It takes approximately 4 h 45 min to get from Madrid to Basel, including transfers.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Madrid and arriving at Basel. Services depart once daily, and operate Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The journey takes approximately 26 h 41 min.
No, there is no direct train from Madrid to Basel. However, there are services departing from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha and arriving at Basel SBB via Barcelona Sants and Lyon Part Dieu. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12 h 47 min.
Iberia, easyJet, Vueling Airlines and four other airlines offer flights from Madrid Airport to Basel Airport.
Madrid to Basel train services, operated by Spanish Railways AVE, arrive at Barcelona Sants station.
- Distance: 749.8 miles
- Duration: 4 h 45 min
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Basel, Switzerland?
Iberia, easyJet and five other airlines fly from Madrid to Basel hourly. Alternatively, you can take a train from Madrid to Basel via Barcelona Sants and Lyon Part Dieu in around 12 h 47 min.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Madrid to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $700
Flights from Madrid to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 51 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $700
Flights from Madrid to Zurich via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 25 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $550
Flights from Madrid to Zurich via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 35 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $550
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Madrid to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 10 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45 - $600
Flights from Madrid to Basel via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 25 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110 - $550
Flights from Madrid to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 15 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70 - $390
Flights from Madrid to Zurich via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $430
Flights from Madrid to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 10 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $320 - $1,800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Madrid to Basel via Amsterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $490
Flights from Madrid to Strasbourg via Amsterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Madrid to Basel via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 37 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $850
Flights from Madrid to Zurich via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 50 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190 - $550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Madrid to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 15 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90 - $390
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Madrid to Basel via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 25 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110 - $550
Flights from Madrid to Zurich via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $430
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Madrid to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60 - $260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Madrid to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 15 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75 - $370
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Madrid to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 10 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $700
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Madrid to Zurich via Lisbon
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80 - $440
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Madrid to Strasbourg via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 30 min
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $95 - $470
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30 - $60
- Website
- fahrplan.sbb.ch
- Schedules at
- fahrplan.sbb.ch
- Phone
- 0033 892 353535
- Website
- sncf.com
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $22 - $27
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
- 2nd Class
- $22 - $27
- 1st Class
- $40 - $41
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 22 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $85 - $95
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
- 2nd Class
- $85 - $95
- 1st Class
- $110 - $160
Train from Avignon TGV to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $120 - $140
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
- 2nd Class
- $120 - $140
- 1st Class
- $160 - $240
Rome2rio's guide to SNCF
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 9 70 60 99 70
- Website
- sncf.com
Train from Strasbourg to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29 - $45
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
Rome2rio's guide to Spanish Railways AVE
Contact Details
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha to Barcelona Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70 - $110
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $85 - $120
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha to Avignon TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h 17 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120 - $180
- Website
- renfe.com
- Phone
- 0041 (0) 844 257 224
- Website
- eurolines.ch
Bus from Madrid to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 26 h 41 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120 - $190
- Book at
- eurolines.ch
- Phone
- +34 902 42 22 42
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Madrid to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3 days 5 h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85 - $140
- Website
- alsa.com
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