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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 27m
    CHF 117–320

  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
    8h 57m
    CHF 49–190

  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
    15h 35m
    CHF 204–457

  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
    25h 54m

  5. Drive  1,492.5 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Interlakencar car 1,492.5 km
    15h 39m
    CHF 251–362

  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 28m
    CHF 74–277

  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 24m
    CHF 107–325

  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 12m
    CHF 116–292

  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
    9h 45m
    CHF 98–359

  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 13m
    CHF 143–370

  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
    15h 56m
    CHF 252–377

  12. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Avignonbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Avignon to Fribourgbus bus
    3. Take the train from Fribourg/Freiburg Poya to Thuntrain train S1
    29h 29m
    CHF 151–234

Madrid to Interlaken by train

Calendar16Weekly Trains
Duration15h 35mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 204Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,434.7 km
  • Duration: 7h 27m

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

You can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Interlaken West via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Genève, and Bern in around 15h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Interlaken, Rugenparkstrasse via Lyon, Bern, Bern, Neufeld P+R, and Bern, Bahnhof in around 25h 54m.

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