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

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There are 9 ways to get from Madrid to Aarau 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 Aarautrain train
    5h 57m
    CHF 80–263

  2. Fly to Basel

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Basel (BSL)plane plane MAD - BSL
    5h 53m
    CHF 70–234

  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 Renens VDtrain train Ic1 / ...
    5. Take the train from Renens VD to Aarautrain train Ic5
    15h 4m
    CHF 208–466

  4. Bus, train via Fribourg

    1. Take the bus from Madrid to Lyonbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Lyon to Fribourgbus bus
    3. Take the train from Bern to Aarautrain train Ic1 / ...
    24h 13m
    CHF 151–230

  5. Drive  1,544.7 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Aaraucar car 1,544.7 km
    15h 24m
    CHF 260–375

  6. 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 Aarautrain train
    7h 48m
    CHF 108–332

  7. 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
    7h 22m
    CHF 107–316

  8. 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 Lausannetrain train Ic1 / ...
    4. Take the train from Lausanne to Aarautrain train Ic5 / ...
    15h 33m
    CHF 263–388

  9. Bus, train

    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 train from Bern to Aarautrain train Ic1 / ...
    24h 36m
    CHF 126–212

Madrid to Aarau by train

Calendar16Weekly Trains
Duration15h 4mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 208Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,301.7 km
  • Duration: 5h 57m

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

You can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Aarau via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Genève, and Renens VD in around 15h 4m. Alternatively, easyJet flies from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Basel (BSL) 6 times a week.

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