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

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There are 7 ways to get from Madrid Airport (MAD) to CERN by plane, train (Renfe, TGV), bus, or car

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  1. Fly

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    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane MAD - GVA
    2h 24m
    €75–246

  2. Train

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Gironatrain train Ave
    2. Take the train from Girona to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train Ter
    14h 5m
    €198–390

  3. Bus via Geneva - Bus Station

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    23h 1m
    €142–263

  4. Drive 1,308.3 km

    1. Drive from Madrid Airport (MAD) to CERNcar car 1,308.3 km
    12h 58m
    €207–299

  5. Train via Montpellier

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain train
    2. Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train Ter
    14h 18m
    €198–380

  6. Train #2

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgvtrain train 9725
    2. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Genevetrain train Tgv
    14h 39m
    €223–373

  7. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Madrid to Lyonbus bus FlixBus N1149
    2. Take the bus from Lyon to Geneva Airportbus bus FlixBus 1629 / ...
    24h 35m
    €142–243

Madrid Airport (MAD) to CERN by subway, train, tram, and foot

Calendar14Weekly Services
Duration14h 5mAverage Duration
Ticket€198Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,015 km
  • Duration: 2h 24m

What companies run services between Madrid Airport (MAD), Spain and CERN, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France?

Air Europa, Iberia, and easyJet fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Aeropuerto Madrid Barajas T4. Metro to CERN via Nuevos Ministerios, Madrid-Nuevos Ministerios, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Girona, Lyon Part Dieu, Geneve, Genève, gare Cornavin, and Meyrin, CERN in around 14h 5m.

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