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

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There are 12 ways to get from Madrid to Interlaken by plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), 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
    3. Take the train from Bern to Interlaken Westtrain train
    7h 41m
    CHF 135–403

  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 Domodossola to Spieztrain train
    9h 13m
    CHF 50–183

  3. 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 Genevetrain train Ter
    4. Take the train from Genève to Berntrain train Ic1 / ...
    5. Take the train from Bern to Interlaken Westtrain train Ice
    16h 9m
    CHF 219–560

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Lyon to Bernbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bern, Bahnhof to Interlaken, Rugenparkstrassebus bus Ev3
    26h 44m
    CHF 173–306

  5. Drive 1,492.5 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Interlakencar car 1,492.5 km
    15h 39m
    CHF 245–354

  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 Interlaken Westtrain train
    7h 48m
    CHF 76–368

  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
    3. Take the train from Bern to Interlaken Westtrain train
    8h 39m
    CHF 130–443

  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 Spieztrain train
    9h 27m
    CHF 116–299

  9. Fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane plane MAD - BGY
    2. Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus bus
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Spieztrain train
    10h 8m
    CHF 93–298

  10. Fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane MAD - LYS
    2. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    3. Take the train from Genève to Berntrain train
    4. Take the train from Bern to Interlaken Westtrain train
    11h 28m
    CHF 165–478

  11. 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 / ...
    4. Take the train from Bern to Interlaken Westtrain train Ice
    17h 1m
    CHF 264–540

  12. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Avignonbus bus
    2. Take the train from Avignon Centre to Annecytrain train K21
    3. Take the bus from Annecy to Bernbus bus
    4. Take the train from Bern to Interlaken Westtrain train Ice
    29h 57m
    CHF 215–407

Madrid to Interlaken by train

Calendar14Weekly Trains
Duration16h 9mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 219Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,443.9 km
  • Duration: 7h 41m

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

You can take a train from Sol to Interlaken West via Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Genève, and Bern in around 16h 9m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Neptuno to Interlaken, Rugenparkstrasse via Estación Sur, Estación Sur de Autobuses, Lyon, Bern, Bern, Neufeld P+R, and Bern, Bahnhof in around 26h 44m.

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