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

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There are 10 ways to get from Madrid Airport (MAD) to Bern by plane, train, train (Renfe, TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, or train (Renfe, TGV)

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  1. Fly to Zurich Airport, train

    best
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane MAD - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain train
    3h 55m
    CHF 115–325

  2. Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane MAD - MXP
    2. Take the bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviariabus bus
    3. Take the train from Brig to Berntrain train
    6h 55m
    CHF 68–262

  3. Train via Lyon

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgvtrain train
    2. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train Ter
    4. Take the train from Genève to Berntrain train Ic1 / ...
    16h 10m
    CHF 224–489

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Madrid - Barajas Airport T4 to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the bus from Lyon to Bernbus bus FlixBus N122 / ...
    23h 40m
    CHF 127–239

  5. Drive 1,460.5 km

    1. Drive from Madrid Airport (MAD) to Berncar car 1,460.5 km
    14h 29m
    CHF 240–346

  6. Fly to Basel, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Basel (BSL)plane plane MAD - BSL
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain train
    4h 4m
    CHF 96–307

  7. Fly to Geneva International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane MAD - GVA
    2. Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain train
    4h 53m
    CHF 108–371

  8. Fly to Milan Linate Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane plane MAD - LIN
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Berntrain train
    7h
    CHF 125–281

  9. Train

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgvtrain train
    2. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Genevetrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Genève to Berntrain train Ic1 / ...
    16h 47m
    CHF 249–491

  10. Bus via Montpellier

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Montpellierbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Montpellier to Lyon, Perrache Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Bern Car Terminal Neufeldbus bus
    26h 36m
    CHF 136–202

Madrid Airport (MAD) to Bern by subway and train

Calendar14Weekly Services
Duration16h 10mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 224Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,367.3 km
  • Duration: 3h 55m

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

You can take a subway from Aeropuerto Madrid Barajas T4. Metro to Bern via Nuevos Ministerios, Madrid-Nuevos Ministerios, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Avignon Tgv, Lyon Part Dieu, and Genève in around 16h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Aeropuerto Madrid Barajas T4. Metro to Bern via Barajas, Avenida Logroño - Pajarones, Aeropuerto T4, Madrid - Barajas Airport T4, and Lyon in around 23h 40m.

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