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How to get fromBielefeld to Madridby train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, or car train

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There are 11 ways to get from Bielefeld to Madrid by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane DUS - MAD
    6h 38m
    €109–296

  2. Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Ibbenbüren, Bahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane FMO - MAD
    9h 54m
    €97–385

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train 10 / ...
    2. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain train
    3. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Santstrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain train Ave
    17h 37m
    €486–851

  4. Train, bus via Paris

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain train 10 / ...
    2. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Paris Nordtrain train Tha
    3. Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus bus
    23h 54m
    €279–577

  5. Drive  1,904.9 km

    1. Drive from Bielefeld to Madridcar car 1,904.9 km
    18h 15m
    €311–449

  6. Train, train to Hamburg Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane HAM - MAD
    8h 25m
    €117–366

  7. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Wuppertal Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Wuppertal Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain train
    3. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    4. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane FRA - MAD
    8h 20m

  8. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    1. Take the train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane AMS - MAD
    9h 21m
    €138–405

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof to Essen Hbfbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Essen central train station to Brussels-North train stationbus bus 081
    3. Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Madridbus bus
    29h 37m
    €167–252

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Frankfurttrain train 55
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt - Main Bus Station to Madrid - Barajas Airport T4bus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    34h 36m
    €208–373

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Bielefeld to Hannover Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationcartrain train
    3. Drive from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Madridcar car
    23h 50m
    €361–513

Bielefeld to Madrid by train

Calendar28Weekly Trains
Duration17h 37mAverage Duration
Ticket€486Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,617.6 km
  • Duration: 6h 38m

What companies run services between Bielefeld, Germany and Madrid, Spain?

You can take a train from Bielefeld Hbf to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via Koeln Hbf, Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Barcelona-Sants in around 17h 37m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof to Madrid via Essen Hbf, Essen central train station, and Brussels-North train station in around 29h 37m.

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