Cheapest€102.21
- easyJet J600813:022h 9m15:11Basel BSLMadrid MAD
Door to door 5h 19mCO2 304.1 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Basel to Madrid costs €102.21 at the cheapest and takes 5h 8m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 4 operators. The route covers 1,236 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 1,236 km
- Fastest
- 5h 8m
- Average
- 5h 15m
- Services per day
- 24
- Cheapest
- €102.21
- CO2 per passenger
- 304.1 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 5h 9m | 1h 59m | 3h 10m | €121.09 | 304.1 kg | 23 |
- 5h 9mFastest, by Flight
- €121.09Cheapest, by Flight
- 304.1 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 1,236 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€147.05
- EasyJet (DS) EJ205819:011h 59m21:00Basel BSLMadrid MAD
Door to door 5h 9mCO2 304.1 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Lowest CO2€141.74
- EasyJet (DS) EJ313207:301h 42m09:12Basel BSLBilbao BIO
- Renfe R534110:252h 24m12:49Bilbao AbandoMadrid Puerta de Atocha
Changes at Bilbao, with 73 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 7h 16mCO2 250.8 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Basel to Madrid | ThuSep 10 | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €288.65 | €231.42 | €229.65 | €184.81 | €153.54 | €148.82 | €160.62 | €162.98 | €152.95 | €160.03 | €151.18 | €122.86 | €121.09 | €128.76 |
| Train | €372.69 | €291.29 | €247.29 | €231.34 | €194.49 | €190.64 | €158.74 | €206.59 | €196.69 | €188.44 | €177.44 | €131.79 | €141.69 | €132.34 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €102.21
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Madrid is not something we sell.
Where to stay in Madrid
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When to book Basel to Madrid
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €98.6790 days
- €95.7260 days
- €108.1145 days
- €101.0330 days
- €108.7021 days
- €128.7614 days
- €158.747 days
- €229.653 days
- €288.651 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €95.72.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 202 percent. The most expensive point is €288.65, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €151.18Sun
- €122.86Mon
- €121.09Tue
- €128.76Wed
- €162.98Thu
- €152.95Fri
- €160.03Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €148.82Sep
- €107.04Oct
- €95.49Nov
- €99.26Dec
- €105.75Jan
- €89.23Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 83% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 17% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,236 km against 1,200 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Bordeaux, Toulouse, Bilbao, Geneva. The gap between arriving and leaving is 52 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 18 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Basel at 06:09 and the last at 19:31, across 23 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Basel
Rail
- Basel SBB
- Liestal
- Laufen
Bus
- Basel Meret Oppenheim
- Dornach Bahnhof
Air
- BSL
Ferry
- Basel Schifflände
- Basel St. Alban-Tal
Madrid
Rail
- Madrid Puerta de Atocha
- Madrid Atocha
- Estación del Norte, Madrid
Bus
- Madrid Estacion Sur
- Madrid South
Air
- MAD
Madrid is large, and the road in from MAD can take longer than the last hour of the flight. Cars are not our business.
Getting from MAD into Madrid?
Settled in advance, so the ride into Madrid costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From |
|---|---|
 Air Nostrum | €102.21 |
| easyJet | €102.21 |
 EasyJet (DS) | €103.39 |
| easyJet Europe | €111.65 |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €79.00 | 77% |
| Taxes | €14.22 | 14% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 7% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 2% |
| Total you pay | €102.21 | 100% |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Madrid well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Madrid?
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
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Questions about Basel to Madrid
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Basel to Madrid?
The fastest journey from Basel to Madrid takes 5h 8m door to door, of which 1h 59m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 5h 15m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Basel to Madrid?
The cheapest fare from Basel to Madrid is €102.21, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €169.18. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Basel to Madrid?
The cheapest way from Basel to Madrid is by Flight, at €121.09 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 5h 9m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Basel to Madrid?
Fares from Basel to Madrid bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €95.72. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 202 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Basel to Madrid?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Basel to Madrid, at €121.09. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Basel to Madrid?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Basel to Madrid, at €89.23 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Basel to Madrid?
4 operators sell services from Basel to Madrid across 1 modes: Air Nostrum, easyJet, EasyJet (DS), easyJet Europe. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Basel to Madrid?
83 percent of the services we sell from Basel to Madrid are direct. The rest connect at Bordeaux, Toulouse, Bilbao, Geneva, with about 52 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Basel to Madrid use?
Services from Basel to Madrid by Flight leave from Basel BSL and arrive at Madrid MAD. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Basel to Madrid?
0 of the 4 operators we sell from Basel to Madrid allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Basel to Madrid on September 9, 2026: 1236 km of route against 1200 km in a straight line, 24 services a day, 4 operators, a cheapest fare of €102.21, and 5h 8m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Madrid is somebody else's catalog.
Things to do in Madrid
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Madrid, with free cancellation on most of it.
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