There are 7 ways to get from Barcelona to Compostela by plane, car, train, bus, or towncar
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Fly to Vigo, drive
best- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Vigo (VGO)plane BCN - VGO
- Drive from Vigo-Airport-VGO to Compostelacar
4h 47m€59–188Train, bus via Madrid
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Ourensetrain Ave
- Take the bus from Ourense E.I. to Bandebus
8h 30m€133–296Bus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Xinzo de Limiabus
- Take the bus from Xinzo de Limia to Lobiosbus
15h 55m€89–119Drive 1,009.2 km
- Drive from Barcelona to Compostelacar 1,009.2 km
11h 13m€156–225Fly to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, towncar
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane BCN - OPO
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Arcos de Valdeveztowncar
6h 23m€157–234Train, bus
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Ourensetrain Alv
- Take the bus from Ourense E.I. to Bandebus
14h 15m€98–171Bus via Lleida
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Lleidabus ALSA - Bcn-Lle / ...
- Take the bus from Lleida to Terminal Rodoviário de Arcos de Valdevezbus Andorra
21h 31m€104–148
Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Vigo (VGO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Barcelona to Compostela is to bus which costs €85 - €120 and takes 15h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Barcelona to Compostela is to fly and drive which takes 4h 47m and costs €55 - €190.
The distance between Barcelona and Compostela is 1006 km. The road distance is 1009.2 km.
The best way to get from Barcelona to Compostela without a car is to train and bus via Madrid which takes 8h 30m and costs €130 - €300.
It takes approximately 4h 47m to get from Barcelona to Compostela, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Barcelona to Compostela is 1009 km. It takes approximately 11h 13m to drive from Barcelona to Compostela.
There are 946+ hotels available in Compostela.
What companies run services between Barcelona, Spain and Compostela, Spain?
You can take a bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Compostela via Xinzo de Limia and Lobios in around 15h 55m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Vigo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Vigo via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Vigo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Vigo via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Vigo via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Ourense
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–80
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Ourense
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Ourense
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–80
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 988 68 78 00
- baixodemanda@xunta.gal
- Website
- bus.gal
Bus from Ourense E.I. to Bande
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.bus.gal/es
- Phone
- +34 900 92 91 92
- info@monbus.es
- Website
- monbus.es
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Xinzo de Limia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- https://www.monbus.es/en
- Phone
- +34988371235
- info@empresagavilanes.com
- Website
- bus.gal
Bus from Xinzo de Limia to Lobios
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €4
- Schedules at
- bus.gal
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Lleida
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 (0) 902 23 95 79
- info@rutasvigo.com
- Website
- autocareslazara.com
Bus from Lleida to Terminal Rodoviário de Arcos de Valdevez
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–95
- Website
- http://autocareslazara.com/
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- info@vmtransfers.com
- Website
- vmtransfers.com
Towncar from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Arcos de Valdevez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120
- Website
- https://www.vmtransfers.com/en/
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