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

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

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  1. Train to Zurich Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Interlaken West to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane ZRH - MAD
    6h 55m
    €132–342

  2. Train, bus to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Spiez to Domodossolatrain train
    2. Take the bus from Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria to Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1bus bus
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane MXP - MAD
    9h 16m
    €54–213

  3. Train via Barcelona

    1. Take the train from Interlaken West to Berntrain train Ice / ...
    2. Take the train from Bern to Genèvetrain train Ic1 / ...
    3. Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain train
    5. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain train Ave
    14h 50m
    €229–503

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Thun to Fribourg/Freiburg Poyatrain train S1
    2. Take the bus from Fribourg to Lyonbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Lyon to Madridbus bus
    26h 53m
    €146–229

  5. Drive  1,488.6 km

    1. Drive from Interlaken to Madridcar car 1,488.6 km
    15h 42m
    €267–385

  6. Train to Basel, fly

    1. Take the train from Interlaken West to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane BSL - MAD
    7h 3m
    €81–300

  7. Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Interlaken West to Berntrain train
    2. Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain train
    3. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane GVA - MAD
    7h 57m
    €120–350

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Interlaken West to Berntrain train Ice / ...
    2. Take the train from Bern to Genèvetrain train Ic1 / ...
    3. Take the train from Geneve to Avignon Tgvtrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain train
    15h 41m
    €269–408

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Interlaken Sonnenhof to Zürich HB Schweizerhofbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Zürich to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus bus
    28h 2m
    €138–217

Interlaken to Madrid by train

Calendar10Weekly Trains
Duration14h 50mAverage Duration
Ticket€229Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,434.7 km
  • Duration: 6h 55m

What companies run services between Interlaken, Switzerland and Madrid, Spain?

You can take a train from Interlaken West to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via Bern, Geneve, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona-Sants in around 14h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Interlaken Sonnenhof to Estación Sur de Autobuses via Zürich HB Schweizerhof, Zürich, and Lyon - Gerland Bus Station in around 28h 2m.

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