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

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There are 7 ways to get from Madrid 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 49m
    CHF 64–225

  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 2m
    CHF 188–374

  3. Bus via Lyon

    1. Take the bus from Madrid to Lyonbus bus FlixBus N1149
    2. Take the bus from Lyon to Basel SBBbus bus FlixBus 122 / ...
    26h
    CHF 134–203

  4. Drive  1,499.6 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Baselcar car 1,499.6 km
    15h 21m
    CHF 251–362

  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 99–299

  6. 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 Renens VDtrain train Ic1 / ...
    4. Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain train
    15h 56m
    CHF 272–421

  7. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the bus from Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)bus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    27h 55m
    CHF 136–223

Madrid to Basel by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration14h 2mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 188Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,204 km
  • Duration: 4h 49m

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

easyJet flies from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Basel (BSL) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Basel Sbb via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, and Mulhouse Ville in around 14h 2m.

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