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

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There are 7 ways to get from Madrid to Sankt Gallen by plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, car, or train (Renfe, TGV)

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  1. Fly to Zurich Airport, train

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    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 St. Gallentrain train
    5h 28m
    CHF 73–286

  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 Dijon Villetrain train Ter
    4. Take the train from Dijon to Zürich HBtrain train Tgv
    5. Take the train from Zürich HB to St. Gallentrain train Ic5 / ...
    16h 27m
    CHF 266–540

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the bus from Lyon to St. Gallen train stationbus bus FlixBus N106 / ...
    25h 45m
    CHF 127–216

  4. Drive  1,667.3 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Sankt Gallencar car 1,667.3 km
    16h 35m
    CHF 279–402

  5. 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 Zürich HBtrain train
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to St. Gallentrain train
    7h 28m
    CHF 100–322

  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 St. Gallentrain train Ic1 / ...
    17h 7m
    CHF 313–496

  7. Bus via Montpellier

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Montpellierbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Montpellier to Lyon, Perrache Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to St. Gallen Lagerstrassebus bus
    27h 10m
    CHF 135–216

Madrid to Sankt Gallen by train

Calendar5Weekly Trains
Duration16h 27mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 266Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,327.2 km
  • Duration: 5h 28m

What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Sankt Gallen, Switzerland?

You can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to St. Gallen via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Dijon Ville, Dijon, and Zürich HB in around 16h 27m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to St. Gallen train station via Lyon in around 25h 45m.

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