There are 9 ways to get from Madrid to Interlaken by plane, train, bus, night bus or car
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International entry into Switzerland from Spain
- Entry is partially open for citizens and permanent residents of Spain
Conditions of entry into Switzerland from Spain
- Pre-departure COVID-19 test (with a negative test result) taken 3 days before boarding for all arrivals by air
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Yes, but conditions apply when entering Switzerland from Spain.
Explore options for future travelDomestic travel is not restricted, but some conditions may apply
- Face masks are mandatory
- There is a social distancing requirement of 2 metres
- Observe COVID-19 safety rules
The national COVID-19 helpline number in Interlaken is 0041 58 463 00 00.
Wearing a face mask on public transport in Interlaken is mandatory.
The social distance requirement in Interlaken is 2 metres.
Make yourself known to an official member of staff and/or call the national coronavirus helpline number on 0041 58 463 00 00.
No, but conditions apply when returning to Spain from Switzerland.
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Last updated: 2 May 2021
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Interlaken is to bus and train which costs 80€ - 130€ and takes 26h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Interlaken is to fly and train. Taking this option will cost 80€ - 290€ and takes 7h 22m.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Interlaken. However, there are services departing from Madrid and arriving at Interlaken West, Bahnhof via Burgos and Bern, Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Madrid to Interlaken. However, there are services departing from Madrid-Puerta De Atocha and arriving at Interlaken West via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Genève and Bern. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 44m.
The distance between Madrid and Interlaken is 1162 km. The road distance is 1586.3 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Interlaken without a car is to train which takes 14h 44m and costs 190€ - 350€.
It takes approximately 7h 22m to get from Madrid to Interlaken, including transfers.
Madrid to Interlaken bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Madrid station.
Madrid to Interlaken train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Madrid-Puerta De Atocha station.
The quickest flight from Madrid Airport to Basel Airport is the direct flight which takes 2h 15m.
- Distance: 1161.6 km
- Duration: 7h 22m
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Interlaken, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Madrid to Interlaken via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Genève, and Bern in around 14h 44m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Madrid to Basel via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SFr 60 - SFr 290
Flights from Madrid to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 40 - SFr 550
Flights from Madrid to Zurich via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- SFr 110 - SFr 750
Flights from Madrid to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 50 - SFr 600
Flights from Madrid to Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- SFr 60 - SFr 480
Flights from Madrid to Milan Malpensa via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- SFr 95 - SFr 650
Flights from Madrid to Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 40 - SFr 550
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Madrid to Basel via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SFr 60 - SFr 290
Flights from Madrid to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SFr 40 - SFr 550
Flights from Madrid to Zurich via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- SFr 110 - SFr 750
Flights from Madrid to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 50 - SFr 600
Flights from Madrid to Milan Malpensa via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- SFr 95 - SFr 650
Flights from Madrid to Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 40 - SFr 550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Madrid to Zurich via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- SFr 140 - SFr 600
Flights from Madrid to Zurich via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 140 - SFr 600
Flights from Madrid to Milan Malpensa via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SFr 140 - SFr 600
Flights from Madrid to Milan Linate via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SFr 150 - SFr 600
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Madrid to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SFr 30 - SFr 420
Flights from Madrid to Geneva via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 150 - SFr 1700
Flights from Madrid to Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 30 - SFr 260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Madrid to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SFr 45 - SFr 170
Flights from Madrid to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SFr 35 - SFr 330
Flights from Madrid to Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- SFr 30 - SFr 320
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Madrid to Basel via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SFr 120 - SFr 550
Flights from Madrid to Geneva via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 150 - SFr 1700
Flights from Madrid to Milan Malpensa via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 150 - SFr 500
Flights from Madrid to Milan Linate via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 100 - SFr 440
- Website
- alitalia.com
Flights from Madrid to Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 30 - SFr 260
Flights from Madrid to Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- SFr 40 - SFr 350
Flights from Madrid to Milan Linate via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- SFr 40 - SFr 350
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Madrid to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 70 - SFr 320
Flights from Madrid to Zurich via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 85 - SFr 650
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Madrid to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SFr 110 - SFr 450
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Madrid to Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- SFr 22 - SFr 370
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 Basel SBB to Interlaken West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SFr 50 - SFr 95
- Website
- Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SFr 40 - SFr 80
- Website
- Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS)
Train from Bern to Interlaken West
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SFr 24 - SFr 45
- Website
- Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SFr 50 - SFr 90
- Website
- Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS)
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- SFr 50 - SFr 95
- Website
- Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS)
Train from Genève to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SFr 50 - SFr 95
- Website
- Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS)
German rail company Deutsche Bahn is known for its efficient and comfortable service. It offers many different types of rail transportation, including ICE or Intercity-Express for high-speed services between major cities and regions, IC (InterCity) for long-distance trains, RE (Regional Express) trains that connect regions and cities, and the S-Bahn rapid transit service. There are two main tickets on offer: the Flexpreis that has full flexibility, and the Sparpreis which is the cheaper, advanced fare (bookings usually open 6 months in advance for domestic tickets).
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Basel Sbb to Interlaken West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- SFr 35 - SFr 55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
Train from Bern to Interlaken West
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- SFr 20 - SFr 29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
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Deutsche Bahn’s EuroCity (EC) trains connect German cities to major cities in neighbouring European countries, and are operated in conjunction with their national train company. All EC trains offer First and Standard class; cars are air-conditioned and food and drinks are available onboard. Tickets can be booked up to 180 days in advance of travel. Seat reservations are not compulsory but are recommended for popular routes.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Basel Sbb to Interlaken West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- SFr 22 - SFr 30
- Website
- reiseauskunft.bahn.de
Train from Bern to Interlaken West
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- SFr 13 - SFr 19
- Website
- reiseauskunft.bahn.de
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- bls.ch
Train from Bern to Interlaken West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- SFr 10 - SFr 15
- Website
- BLS AG
- Schedules at
- Swiss Railways
The primary train operator in Italy, Trenitalia was created in the year 2000. Trenitalia offers national rail connections in Italy as well as international connections to Austria, France, Germany and Switzerland. The company operates regional and long-distance trains, as well as high-speed trains called Frecce that travel on specialised tracks on speeds of up to 360km/h. Trenitalia tickets are available online, in stations across the country or from many travel agents that offer bookings.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Gallarate to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- SFr 45 - SFr 120
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 2nd Class
- SFr 45 - SFr 65
- 1st Class
- SFr 85 - SFr 120
Train from Milano Centrale to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- SFr 55 - SFr 140
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 2nd Class
- SFr 55 - SFr 80
- 1st Class
- SFr 100 - SFr 140
Rome2rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta De Atocha to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SFr 65 - SFr 130
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Promo
- SFr 65 - SFr 90
- Promo+
- SFr 75 - SFr 81
- Flexible
- SFr 95 - SFr 130
- Website
- renfe-sncf.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- SFr 65 - SFr 95
- 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 22 - SFr 50
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
- 2nd Class
- SFr 22 - SFr 35
- Rail 1st Class
- SFr 30 - SFr 50
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
- en.oui.sncf
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- SFr 40 - SFr 50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- 2nd Class
- SFr 40 - SFr 50
- 1st Class
- SFr 40 - SFr 50
A Spanish subsidiary of National Express, ALSA provides bus and coach services across Spain and neighbouring countries including Portugal, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Poland and Malta. Founded in 1923, ALSA values service and the customer experience. Buses are equipped with communal TV screens showing movies, individual behind-seat screens, ALSA radio, app for books and music, and free WiFi. ALSA services are accessible to people with disabilities, and guide dogs are welcome on all journeys. There are three types of tickets on offer (Frequent Traveller Pass, Share Pass and ALSA Pass), along with discounts for senior citizens, students and children.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 902 42 22 42
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Madrid to Burgos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SFr 21 - SFr 30
- Website
- alsa.com
- Phone
- (+351) 253 267 730
- Website
- iberocoach.com
Bus from Burgos to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- SFr 85 - SFr 120
- Website
- iberocoach.com
- Phone
- +41 33 225 13 13
- https://www.stibus.ch/kundenservice/Kontakt.php#wEmpty
- Website
- stibus.ch
Night bus from Bern, Bahnhof to Interlaken West, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- STI Bus AG
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 1807 123 99 123
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Madrid to Lyon Perrache
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- SFr 60 - SFr 75
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon Perrache Saône to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- SFr 24 - SFr 30
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 542 42 42 42
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Lyon, de Perrache - Galerie A to Bern, Car-Terminal Neufeld
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- SFr 14 - SFr 20
- Website
- RegioJet
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Madrid to Interlaken bus services, operated by STI Bus AG, arrive at Interlaken West, Bahnhof station.
Madrid to Interlaken train services, operated by Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS), arrive at Interlaken West station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Interlaken is 1586 km. It takes approximately 14h 59m to drive from Madrid to Interlaken.
easyJet, Air France, KLM and two other airlines offer flights from Madrid Airport to Basel Airport.
There are 323+ hotels available in Interlaken. Prices start at SFr 87 per night.