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

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There are 11 ways to get from Madrid to Kassel by plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, car, or train (Renfe, TGV)

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  1. Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    best
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane MAD - DUS
    2. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain train
    8h 28m
    €128–435

  2. Fly to Frankfurt, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane MAD - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train
    7h 26m
    €118–382

  3. Train via Paris

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain train Ave
    2. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbftrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train 20 / ...
    18h 20m
    €434–1,188

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Frankfurt - Main Bus Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Kasselbus bus N1335 / ...
    32h 15m
    €197–345

  5. Drive 1,933.9 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Kasselcar car 1,933.9 km
    18h 59m
    €306–442

  6. Fly to Hannover Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane plane MAD - HAJ
    2. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train
    8h 26m
    €147–362

  7. Fly to Hamburg Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane plane MAD - HAM
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train
    8h 26m
    €134–456

  8. Fly to Paderborn Lippstadt Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD)plane plane MAD - PAD
    2. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain train
    9h 41m
    €130–497

  9. Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane MAD - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain train
    11h 3m
    €144–492

  10. Train

    1. Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Iruntrain train Alv / ...
    2. Take the train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jeantrain train Ter
    3. Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train 20 / ...
    20h 24m
    €398–751

  11. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Valladolidbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Valladolid to Frankfurt central train stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train 20 / ...
    32h 47m
    €191–432

Madrid to Kassel by train and foot

Calendar32Weekly Services
Duration18h 20mAverage Duration
Ticket€434Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,732.7 km
  • Duration: 8h 28m

What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Kassel, Germany?

You can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe via Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Gare Du Nord, Paris Est, Karlsruhe Hbf, and Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof in around 18h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Kassel via Frankfurt central train station in around 32h 15m.

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