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How to get fromMadrid to Zurich Airport (ZRH)by plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, train (Renfe, TGV), or car

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

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  1. Fly to Zurich Airport

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    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane MAD - ZRH
    4h 30m
    CHF 71–202

  2. 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
    6h 31m
    CHF 96–297

  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 Mulhouse Villetrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Zuerich Hbtrain train Tgv
    15h 58m
    CHF 231–446

  4. Bus via Lyon

    1. Take the bus from Madrid to Lyonbus bus FlixBus N1149
    2. Take the bus from Lyon to Zurich Bus Stationbus bus FlixBus N106 / ...
    25h 28m
    CHF 132–226

  5. 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 Zürich Flughafentrain train Ic1 / ...
    16h 4m
    CHF 287–601

  6. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the bus from Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station to Zurich - Airport Bus Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    29h 10m
    CHF 169–300

  7. Drive 1,588.2 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Zurich Airport (ZRH)car car 1,588.2 km
    15h 48m
    CHF 257–371

Madrid to Zurich Airport (ZRH) by train

Calendar14Weekly Trains
Duration15h 58mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 231Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,250.4 km
  • Duration: 4h 30m

What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Zurich Airport (ZRH), Switzerland?

Iberia, Air Europa, and two other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Zürich Flughafen via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Mulhouse Ville, Zuerich Hb, and Zürich HB in around 15h 58m.

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