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How to get fromPontarlier to Madridby train, plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, or train (TGV, Trenitalia, Renfe)

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

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  1. Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Pontarlier to Neuchâteltrain train
    2. Take the train from Neuchâtel to Renens VDtrain train
    3. Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain train
    4. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane GVA - MAD
    7h 14m
    €104–334

  2. Train, train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Pontarlier to Mouchardtrain train
    2. Take the train from Mouchard to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    3. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane LYS - MAD
    9h 8m
    €103–341

  3. Train via Barcelona

    1. Take the train from Pontarlier to Mouchardtrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Mouchard to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Ter
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain train
    4. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain train Ave
    13h 6m
    €166–343

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from PEM Gare to PEM Viottebus bus 203 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Besançon to Lyonbus bus 720
    3. Take the bus from Lyon to Madridbus bus
    23h 59m
    €146–220

  5. Drive  1,378.4 km

    1. Drive from Pontarlier to Madridcar car 1,378.4 km
    14h 15m
    €261–377

  6. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Pontarlier to Berntrain train
    2. Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane ZRH - MAD
    7h 52m
    €128–375

  7. Train, train to Basel, fly

    1. Take the train from Pontarlier to Neuchâteltrain train
    2. Take the train from Neuchâtel to Basel SBBtrain train
    3. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane BSL - MAD
    8h 19m
    €107–325

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Pontarlier to Mouchardtrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Mouchard to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Ter
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Avignon Tgvtrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain train
    14h 26m
    €198–333

  9. Bus via Madrid, Estación Sur De Autobuses

    1. Take the bus from PEM Gare to PEM Viottebus bus 203 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Besançon to Lyonbus bus 720
    3. Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus bus
    24h 44m
    €136–220

Pontarlier to Madrid by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration13h 6mAverage Duration
Ticket€166Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,204.5 km
  • Duration: 7h 14m

What companies run services between Pontarlier, France and Madrid, Spain?

You can take a train from Pontarlier to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via Mouchard, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona-Sants in around 13h 6m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from PEM Gare to Madrid via Besançon and Lyon in around 23h 59m.

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