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Compare train, coach and flight for Basel to Madrid
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Basel to Madrid among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £47. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 3h 15m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.4 - 1.1kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £47, and a train costs an average of £255.
Distance: 1200 km
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Most popular Flight | Coach | Train |
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£176 Average Price | £127 Average Price Cheapest | £255 Average Price |
6h 15m Average total duration Fastest 3h 15m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 25h 44m Average total duration 25h 14m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 11h 31m Average total duration 11h 1m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
3.6 - 7.2kg CO2 emissions | 1.2 - 3.0kg CO2 emissions | 0.4 - 1.1kg CO2 emissions Lowest |
 Most popular airline |  Most popular bus company |  Most popular train company |
Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Basel to Madrid
How to get to Madrid from Basel by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Basel to Madrid is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus3:5528h15Basel, Bahnhof8:10Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid)£1371One-way2 changes
Cheapest
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus3:5528h15Basel, Bahnhof8:10Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid)£1371One-way2 changes
Fastest
KL1948 · KL150918:304h55EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg23:25Madrid Barajas Airport£2801One-way1 change
Other options
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus11:2527h55Basel, Bahnhof15:20Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid)£1381One-way2 changes
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus23:2539h30Basel, Bahnhof14:55Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid)£1521One-way2 changes
FlixTrain+FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus8:4430h11Basel Bad Bhf14:55Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid)£1651One-way3 changes
- KL1944 · KL150910:1513h10EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg23:25Madrid Barajas Airport£2251One-way1 change
- KL1948 · KL150118:3015h00EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg9:30Madrid Barajas Airport£2251One-way1 change
- KL1948 · KL150318:3017h40EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg12:10Madrid Barajas Airport£2251One-way1 change
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FAQs: Basel to Madrid
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This is compared to other travel options from Basel to Madrid:
A coach is £49 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Basel to Madrid costing on average £176.
A coach is £129 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Basel to Madrid costing on average £255.
Other travel options to Madrid take longer:
Train takes on average 11h 1m.
Coach takes on average 25h 14m.
- Around 19 flights per day.
- Around 6 coaches per day.
- Around 1 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Basel and Madrid as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg and arrive in Madrid Barajas Airport.
- Coaches mostly depart from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) and arrive in Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid).
- Travel with AVE, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) to go to Madrid by train.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus to go to Madrid by coach.
- Travel with easyJet, Vueling, KLM, Lufthansa, GetJet Airlines, Air France to go to Madrid by flight.
- 1 direct flights per day with easyJet.
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