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How to get fromMadrid Chamartín to Baselby plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, car, train, or train (Renfe, TGV)

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

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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
    4h 44m
    CHF 59–215

  2. Train via Barcelona

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain train Ave
    2. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Villetrain train Tgv
    14h 14m
    CHF 185–379

  3. Bus via Lyon

    1. Take the bus from Madrid to Lyonbus bus FlixBus N748 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Lyon to Basel SBBbus bus FlixBus 122 / ...
    26h 1m
    CHF 131–201

  4. Drive  1,493 km

    1. Drive from Madrid Chamartín to Baselcar car 1,493 km
    15h 12m
    CHF 249–359

  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
    6h 7m
    CHF 96–279

  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
    6h 21m
    CHF 99–294

  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 Renens VDtrain train
    3. Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain train
    8h 20m
    CHF 120–329

  8. Train

    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 29m
    CHF 225–359

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Madrid - Barajas Airport T4 to Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the bus from Strasbourg to Basel SBBbus bus FlixBus 299 / ...
    28h 35m
    CHF 122–219

Madrid Chamartín to Basel by train

Calendar14Weekly Trains
Duration14h 14mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 185Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,204 km
  • Duration: 4h 44m

What companies run services between Madrid Chamartín, Spain and Basel, Switzerland?

easyJet flies from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Basel (BSL) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Madrid Chamartín to Basel St. Johann via Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, and Mulhouse Ville in around 14h 14m.

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