There are 9 ways to get from Madrid to Interlaken 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
Fly to Basel, train
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Fly from Madrid (MAD) to Basel (BSL)
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Take the train from Basel SBB to Interlaken West
Cheapest
Bus, train
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Take the bus from Madrid Mendez Alvaro Estacion Sur to Chambery Bus Station
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Take the bus from Chambéry to Fribourg
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Take the train from Fribourg/Freiburg Poya to Thun
Fly to Zurich, train
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Fly from Madrid (MAD) to Zurich (ZRH)
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Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
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Take the train from Bern to Interlaken West
Fly to Geneva, train
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Fly from Madrid (MAD) to Geneva (GVA)
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Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
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Take the train from Bern to Interlaken West
Fly to Milan Malpensa, train
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Fly from Madrid (MAD) to Milan Malpensa (MXP)
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Take the train from Gallarate to Spiez
Train via Barcelona
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Take the train from Madrid-Puerta De Atocha to Barcelona-Sants
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Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
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Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
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Take the train from Genève to Bern
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Take the train from Bern to Interlaken West
Train
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Take the train from Madrid-Puerta De Atocha to Avignon Tgv
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Take the train from Avignon TGV to Genève
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Take the train from Genève to Bern
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Take the train from Bern to Interlaken West
Bus
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Take the bus from Madrid to Bilbao
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Take the bus from Bilbao to Bern
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Take the bus from Bern to Interlaken Station East
Drive
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Drive from Madrid to Interlaken
Travel safe during COVID-19
International entry into Switzerland from Spain
- Entry is fully open for citizens and permanent residents of Spain
Conditions of entry into Switzerland from Spain
- No COVID-19 testing required
- No quarantine required
Rules to follow in Switzerland
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, entry into Switzerland is currently allowed from Spain.
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- Face masks are recommended
- There is a social distancing requirement of 1.5 metres
- Observe COVID-19 safety rules
- Regional restriction measures in place
- Health pass is required for long-distance travel by plane, train or coach, as well as in some public venues
The national COVID-19 helpline number in Interlaken is 0041 58 463 00 00.
Wearing a face mask on public transport in Interlaken is subject to regional advice.
The social distance requirement in Interlaken is 1.5 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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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Interlaken is to bus and train which costs €70 - €100 and takes 29h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Interlaken is to fly and train. Taking this option will cost €100 - €310 and takes 7h 16m.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Interlaken station. However, there are services departing from Madrid and arriving at Interlaken Station East via Bilbao and Bern. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h.
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 via Barcelona which takes 14h 44m and costs €200 - €370.
It takes approximately 7h 16m 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 best way to get from Madrid to Interlaken is to train via Barcelona which takes 14h 44m and costs €200 - €370. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €95 - €130 and takes 27h.
- Distance: 1161.6 km
- Duration: 7h 16m
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. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Madrid to Interlaken via Bilbao and Bern in around 27h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Madrid to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 130 - SFr 370
Flights from Madrid to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 130 - SFr 370
Flights from Madrid to Zurich via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 100 - SFr 440
Flights from Madrid to Zurich via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 100 - SFr 440
Flights from Madrid to Geneva via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 160 - SFr 420
Flights from Madrid to Geneva via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 160 - SFr 420
Flights from Madrid to Milan Malpensa via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 120 - SFr 330
Flights from Madrid to Milan Malpensa via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 120 - SFr 330
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Madrid to Basel via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- SFr 120 - SFr 440
Flights from Madrid to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 45 - SFr 320
Flights from Madrid to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 40 - SFr 310
Flights from Madrid to Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 55 - SFr 350
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Madrid to Basel via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- SFr 120 - SFr 440
Flights from Madrid to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 45 - SFr 320
Flights from Madrid to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 40 - SFr 310
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Madrid to Basel via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 120 - SFr 480
Flights from Madrid to Zurich via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 120 - SFr 440
Flights from Madrid to Geneva via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 130 - SFr 430
Flights from Madrid to Milan Malpensa via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 100 - SFr 480
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Madrid to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 40 - SFr 290
Flights from Madrid to Geneva via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 130 - SFr 430
Flights from Madrid to Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 45 - SFr 290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Madrid to Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 19 - SFr 240
Flights from Madrid to Milan Malpensa via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- SFr 19 - SFr 240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Madrid to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SFr 60 - SFr 330
Flights from Madrid to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- SFr 60 - SFr 330
Flights from Madrid to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 30 - SFr 280
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Madrid to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SFr 120 - SFr 650
Flights from Madrid to Zurich via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SFr 130 - SFr 700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Madrid to Zurich via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 100 - SFr 430
- 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 Basel SBB to Interlaken West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- SFr 50 - SFr 95
- Website
- Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- SFr 40 - SFr 80
- Website
- Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS)
Train from Bern to Interlaken West
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- SFr 24 - SFr 45
- Website
- Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SFr 50 - SFr 90
- Website
- Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS)
Train from Genève to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SFr 50 - SFr 95
- 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)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Interlaken West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Bern to Interlaken West
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- SBB GmbH
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
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- SFr 45 - SFr 110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 2nd Class
- SFr 45 - SFr 65
- 1st Class
- SFr 80 - SFr 110
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 60 - SFr 120
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Promo
- SFr 60 - SFr 85
- Promo+
- SFr 70 - SFr 75
- 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
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 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 85
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- 2nd Class
- SFr 65 - SFr 80
- 1st Class
- SFr 70 - SFr 85
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- bls.ch
Train from Fribourg/Freiburg Poya to Thun
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- SFr 11 - SFr 16
- Website
- BLS AG
- Schedules at
- Swiss Railways
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
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Madrid to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- SFr 30 - SFr 45
- Website
- alsa.com
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 Bilbao to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- SFr 60 - SFr 75
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bern to Interlaken Station East
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- SFr 6 - SFr 9
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chambéry to Fribourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- SFr 14 - SFr 18
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
Frequently asked questions
- Phone
- 02/989 0000
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Madrid Mendez Alvaro Estacion Sur to Chambery Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- SFr 45 - SFr 65
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
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Read the travel guideMore Questions & Answers
The quickest flight from Madrid Airport to Basel Airport is the direct flight which takes 2h 15m.
Madrid to Interlaken bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Interlaken Station East.
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.
Iberia, Vueling Airlines, British Airways and three other airlines offer flights from Madrid Airport to Basel Airport.
There are 236+ hotels available in Interlaken. Prices start at SFr 100 per night.