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

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There are 9 ways to get from Madrid to Basel by plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, car, train, or train (Renfe, 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 69–296

  2. 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
    14h 1m
    CHF 205–408

  3. Bus via Lyon

    1. Take the bus from Madrid to Lyonbus bus FlixBus N1149
    2. Take the bus from Lyon to Basel SBBbus bus FlixBus N122 / ...
    24h 40m
    CHF 109–183

  4. Drive 1,499.6 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Baselcar car 1,499.6 km
    15h 20m
    CHF 240–346

  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 103–307

  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 46m
    CHF 102–270

  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 131–432

  8. 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
    14h 10m
    CHF 209–438

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Madrid - South Station to Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the bus from Strasbourg to Basel Euroairport FRbus bus FlixBus 108 / ...
    27h 59m
    CHF 137–249

Madrid to Basel by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration14h 1mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 205Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Basel, Switzerland?

easyJet flies from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Basel (BSL) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Basel Sbb via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, and Mulhouse Ville in around 14h 1m.

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