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

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

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  1. Train to Zurich Airport, fly

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    1. Take the train from St. Gallen to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane ZRH - MAD
    5h 39m
    €79–301

  2. Train

    1. Take the train from St. Gallen to Zürich HBtrain train Ic5 / ...
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain train
    5. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain train Ave
    16h 23m
    €246–499

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from St. Gallen train station to Lyonbus bus FlixBus N106 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Lyon to Madridbus bus FlixBus N748 / ...
    25h 15m
    €156–238

  4. Drive  1,657.5 km

    1. Drive from Sankt Gallen to Madridcar car 1,657.5 km
    16h 44m
    €349–503

  5. Train, train to Basel, fly

    1. Take the train from St. Gallen to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    3. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane BSL - MAD
    7h 37m
    €107–332

  6. Train, bus via Nîmes

    1. Take the train from St. Gallen to Genève-Aéroporttrain train Ic1 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Geneva - Airport Bus Station to Annecy - Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Annecy to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain train Ter
    4. Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Nimestrain train Tgv
    5. Take the train from Nimes to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain train
    18h 33m
    €306–502

  7. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Konstanztrain train Re / ...
    2. Take the train from Konstanz Bahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain train Re2
    3. Take the bus from Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus bus
    30h 41m
    €192–361

Sankt Gallen to Madrid by train

Calendar14Weekly Trains
Duration16h 23mAverage Duration
Ticket€246Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,327.2 km
  • Duration: 5h 39m

What companies run services between Sankt Gallen, Switzerland and Madrid, Spain?

You can take a train from St. Gallen to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via Zürich HB, Mulhouse, Mulhouse Ville, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona-Sants in around 16h 23m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from St. Gallen train station to Madrid via Lyon in around 25h 15m.

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