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How to get fromMadrid to Thunby 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 Thun 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 Thuntrain train
    7h 5m
    CHF 111–301

  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 Brig to Thuntrain train
    8h 39m
    CHF 41–214

  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 / ...
    14h 46m
    CHF 199–444

  4. 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 Bernbus bus FlixBus N1149 / ...
    23h 47m
    CHF 105–179

  5. Drive  1,493.5 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Thuncar car 1,493.5 km
    14h 56m
    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 Thuntrain train
    6h 44m
    CHF 72–267

  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
    7h 35m
    CHF 97–310

  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 Thuntrain train
    8h 48m
    CHF 118–300

  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 Thuntrain train
    9h 22m
    CHF 110–357

  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
    10h 24m
    CHF 137–358

  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 Fribourg/Freiburgtrain train Ic1 / ...
    4. Take the train from Fribourg/Freiburg to Thuntrain train S1
    15h 30m
    CHF 236–359

  12. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Avignonbus bus
    2. Take the train from Avignon Centre to Annecytrain train K21
    3. Take the train from Annecy to Genevetrain train Ter
    4. Take the train from Genève to Fribourg/Freiburgtrain train Ic1 / ...
    5. Take the train from Fribourg/Freiburg to Thuntrain train S1
    27h 20m
    CHF 234–351

Madrid to Thun by train

Calendar18Weekly Trains
Duration14h 46mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 199Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,408.4 km
  • Duration: 7h 5m

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

You can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Thun via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Genève, and Bern in around 14h 46m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Thun via Lyon, Bern, Bern, Neufeld P+R, Bern, Bahnhof, and Bern in around 23h 47m.

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