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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 11 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 Basel, train

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    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 72–297

  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 Genevetrain train Ter
    4. Take the train from Genève to Berntrain train Ic1 / ...
    15h 11m
    CHF 199–382

  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 Bernbus bus FlixBus N882 / ...
    23h 47m
    CHF 119–205

  4. Drive  1,493.5 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Thuncar car 1,493.5 km
    14h 56m
    CHF 250–360

  5. Fly to Zurich Airport, train

    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 116–326

  6. 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 107–320

  7. 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 Rho-Fiera Milano to Thuntrain train
    8h 57m
    CHF 114–296

  8. Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane MAD - MXP
    2. Take the bus from Gallarate to Domodossolabus bus
    3. Take the train from Brig to Thuntrain train
    9h 5m

  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 30m
    CHF 105–357

  10. 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 244–371

  11. 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 40m
    CHF 233–365

Madrid to Thun by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration15h 11mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 199Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,336.6 km
  • Duration: 6h 44m

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 15h 11m. 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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