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

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There are 9 ways to get from Madrid to Zermatt by plane, train, train (Renfe, TGV), bus, or train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV)

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  1. Fly to Geneva International Airport, train

    best
    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 Visptrain train
    8h 43m
    CHF 136–376

  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 Bahnhofplatz to Zermatttrain train
    9h 48m
    CHF 62–234

  3. 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 Visptrain train
    16h 13m
    CHF 278–440

  4. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Madrid - Barajas Airport T4 to Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Genève to Visptrain train
    26h 23m
    CHF 177–321

  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 Berntrain train
    3. Take the train from Bern to Visptrain train
    9h 5m
    CHF 156–411

  6. 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 Brigtrain train
    3. Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Zermatttrain train
    10h 1m
    CHF 128–340

  7. 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 Brigtrain train
    4. Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Zermatttrain train
    10h 39m
    CHF 115–397

  8. 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 Visptrain train
    11h 57m
    CHF 167–436

  9. 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 Visptrain train
    16h 18m
    CHF 229–445

Madrid to Zermatt by train

Calendar5Weekly Trains
Duration16h 13mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 278Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,257.3 km
  • Duration: 8h 43m

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

You can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Zermatt via Avignon Tgv, Genève, and Visp in around 16h 13m.

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