There are 8 ways to get from Madrid to Zwolle by plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV, Eurostar), bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane MAD - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Zwolletrain
6h 19m€88–286Train
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain Tgv
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Zwolletrain
17h 45m€399–721Bus, train via Paris
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Bredatrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Breda to Zwolletrain
25h 6m€155–263Drive 1,796.2 km
- Drive from Madrid to Zwollecar 1,796.2 km
17h 40m€332–479Fly to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane MAD - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Zwolletrain
7h 42m€94–355Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MAD - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Zwolletrain
8h 5m€93–304Fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane MAD - BRU
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Zwolletrain
8h 25m€92–291Bus, train
- Take the bus from Madrid to Brussels-North train stationbus
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Bredatrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Breda to Zwolletrain
27h 11m€180–277
Madrid to Zwolle by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Zwolle is to fly and train which costs €90 - €300 and takes 8h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Zwolle is to fly and train which takes 6h 19m and costs €85 - €290.
No, there is no direct train from Madrid to Zwolle. However, there are services departing from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes and arriving at Zwolle via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy and Schiphol Airport Train Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 45m.
The distance between Madrid and Zwolle is 1581 km. The road distance is 1796.2 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Zwolle without a car is to train which takes 17h 45m and costs €390 - €750.
It takes approximately 6h 19m to get from Madrid to Zwolle, including transfers.
Madrid to Zwolle train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
Madrid to Zwolle train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Zwolle is 1796 km. It takes approximately 17h 40m to drive from Madrid to Zwolle.
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What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Zwolle, Netherlands?
You can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Zwolle via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy, and Schiphol Airport Train Station in around 17h 45m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brussels Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brussels Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–350
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–350
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Eindhoven Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Breda to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Breda to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €17–25
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €17–25
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €13–19
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €17–25
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Ouigo
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Brussels-Nord to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €180–300
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €42
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Madrid to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- Flixbus
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