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

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

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  1. Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

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    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane MAD - BER
    2. Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    6h 53m
    €77–240

  2. 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 Gare de Lyon to Frankfurttrain train 82
    4. Take the train from Frankfurt to Berlin Hbftrain train 12 / ...
    21h 22m
    €461–1,293

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris, Quai de Bercybus bus
    2. Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Magdeburg central bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Magdeburg central bus station to Potsdam central train stationbus bus
    30h 35m
    €126–297

  4. Drive  2,255.4 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Potsdamcar car 2,255.4 km
    21h 3m
    €360–519

  5. Fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane plane MAD - LEJ
    2. Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain train
    9h 50m
    €174–525

  6. 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 Berlin Hbftrain train
    8h 35m
    €130–476

  7. Fly to Dresden Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane MAD - DRS
    2. Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Berlin Hbftrain train
    10h 28m
    €152–426

  8. Train

    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 Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Frankfurt to Berlin Hbftrain train 12 / ...
    21h 24m
    €371–893

  9. Bus, train via Frankfurt am Main

    1. Take the bus from Madrid - Barajas Airport T4 to Frankfurt - Main Bus Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Berlin Hbftrain train 12 / ...
    34h 42m
    €262–682

  10. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Karlsruhe - Central Station South Sidebus bus
    2. Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Magdeburgbus bus
    3. Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Werder(Havel)train train Re
    40h 8m
    €216–373

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Madrid to Lörrach Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain train
    3. Drive from Lüneburg to Potsdamcar car
    27h 44m
    €375–527

Madrid to Potsdam by train

Calendar1Weekly Trains
Duration21h 22mAverage Duration
Ticket€461Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,911.7 km
  • Duration: 6h 53m

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

You can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof via Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare De Lyon, Paris Gare de Lyon, Frankfurt, and Berlin Hbf in around 21h 22m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Potsdam central train station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Magdeburg central bus station in around 30h 35m.

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