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How to get fromMadrid Airport (MAD) to Baselby plane, train (Renfe, TGV), bus, car, or train

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There are 8 ways to get from Madrid Airport (MAD) to Basel by plane, train (Renfe, TGV), bus, car, or train

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  1. Fly to Basel

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    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Basel (BSL)plane plane MAD - BSL
    2h 34m
    CHF 66–196

  2. Train

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain train 9725
    2. Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Mulhouse Villetrain train Tgv
    15h 24m
    CHF 247–414

  3. Bus via Lyon

    1. Take the bus from Madrid to Lyonbus bus FlixBus N1149
    2. Take the bus from Lyon to Basel SBBbus bus FlixBus N122 / ...
    26h 51m
    CHF 140–247

  4. Drive 1,488.3 km

    1. Drive from Madrid Airport (MAD) to Baselcar car 1,488.3 km
    15h 8m
    CHF 244–353

  5. Fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane MAD - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    3h 52m
    CHF 107–302

  6. Fly to Strasbourg International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane plane MAD - SXB
    2. Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain train
    4h 6m
    CHF 111–281

  7. Train via Avignon

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgvtrain train 9725
    2. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Mulhouse Villetrain train Tgv
    15h 45m
    CHF 228–421

  8. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the bus from Strasbourg to Basel Euroairport FRbus bus FlixBus 108 / ...
    30h 18m
    CHF 173–307

Madrid Airport (MAD) to Basel by subway and train

Calendar14Weekly Services
Duration15h 24mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 247Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,194.1 km
  • Duration: 2h 34m

What companies run services between Madrid Airport (MAD), Spain and Basel, Switzerland?

easyJet flies from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Basel (BSL) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Aeropuerto Madrid Barajas T4. Metro to Basel St. Johann via Nuevos Ministerios, Madrid-Nuevos Ministerios, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Montpellier Saint-Roch, and Mulhouse Ville in around 15h 24m.

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