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

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

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  1. Fly to Zurich Airport, train

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    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)planeMAD - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Rotkreuztrain
    6h 15m
    CHF 71–246

  2. Train

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgvtrain
    2. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to GenevetrainTgv
    3. Take the train from Genève to LuzerntrainIc
    16h 1m
    CHF 192–309

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Madrid Mendez Alvaro Estacion Sur to Chambery Bus Stationbus
    2. Take the bus from Chambéry to Genevabus739
    3. Take the train from Genève to LuzerntrainIc
    27h 38m
    CHF 114–192

  4. Drive 1,559.2 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Rootcar1,559.2 km
    16h 2m
    CHF 254–367

  5. Fly to Basel, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Basel (BSL)planeMAD - BSL
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain
    6h 58m
    CHF 97–266

  6. Fly to Geneva International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)planeMAD - GVA
    2. Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Luzerntrain
    8h 53m
    CHF 104–271

  7. Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)planeMAD - MXP
    2. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
    3. Take the train from Lugano to Zugtrain
    10h 23m
    CHF 76–211

  8. Train via Barcelona

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-SantstrainAve
    2. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to GenevetrainTer
    4. Take the train from Genève to LuzerntrainIc
    16h 1m
    CHF 159–462

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Geneva - Bus stationbus
    2. Take the bus from Geneva to Zurich Bus StationbusN106 / ...
    27h 42m
    CHF 117–216

Madrid to Root by train

Calendar5Weekly Trains
Duration16h 1mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 192Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Root, Switzerland?

You can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Gisikon-Root via Avignon Tgv, Genève, and Luzern in around 16h 1m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Gisikon-Root via Geneva, Zurich Bus Station, Zürich HB, and Rotkreuz in around 27h 42m.

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