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

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  1. Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Pontarlier to Neuchateltrain 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
    €117–431

  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 12m
    €112–294

  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
    13h 29m
    €175–385

  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 - Gerland Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus bus
    23h 24m
    €141–250

  5. Drive 1,378.4 km

    1. Drive from Pontarlier to Madridcar car 1,378.4 km
    14h 15m
    €218–315

  6. Train, train to Basel, fly

    1. Take the train from Pontarlier to Neuchateltrain 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 15m
    €113–386

  7. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Pontarlier to Neuchateltrain train
    2. Take the train from Neuchâtel to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane ZRH - MAD
    8h 20m
    €145–441

  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
    13h 39m
    €205–370

  9. Bus via Geneva

    1. Take the bus from Pontarlier - Bus station to Geneva - Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Lyon to Madridbus bus
    23h 49m
    €123–224

Pontarlier to Madrid by train

Calendar14Weekly Trains
Duration13h 29mAverage Duration
Ticket€175Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,204.6 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 29m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from PEM - Gare to Estación Sur de Autobuses via Besançon and Lyon - Gerland Bus Station in around 23h 24m.

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