There are 9 ways to get from Cuenca to Nerja by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus via Madrid
best- Take the train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Estación de Atocha to Malaga - Maria Zambrano Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalmebus
5h 10m€49–167Bus via Ciudad Real
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Ciudad Real, Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Ciudad Real, Estación de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de Granadabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Granada to Maro Empalmebus
10h 48m€54–78Drive 523.8 km
- Drive from Cuenca to Nerjacar 523.8 km
5h 48m€81–117Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport, drive
- Take the train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX)plane MAD - GRX
- Drive from Granada-Jaén-Airport-GRX to Nerjacar
4h 52m€62–278Train, bus
- Take the train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Cordoba-Centraltrain Ave
- Take the train from Cordoba Train Station to Malaga - Maria Zambrano Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalmebus
6h€55–176Bus
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de Granadabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Granada to Malaga Eeaabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalmebus
11h 16m€67–119Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Málaga Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane MAD - AGP
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalmebus
4h 56m€54–202Train to Valencia Airport, fly to Málaga Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Valencia Joaquin Sorollatrain
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane VLC - AGP
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalmebus
5h€70–199Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Almería Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Almería Airport (LEI)plane MAD - LEI
- Take the bus from Almeria to Almuñecarbus
7h 44m€102–303
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cuenca to Nerja is to bus via Ciudad Real which costs €50 - €80 and takes 10h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Cuenca to Nerja is to train and fly and drive which takes 4h 52m and costs €60 - €280.
The distance between Cuenca and Nerja is 762 km. The road distance is 523.8 km.
The best way to get from Cuenca to Nerja without a car is to train and bus via Madrid which takes 5h 10m and costs €45 - €170.
It takes approximately 5h 10m to get from Cuenca to Nerja, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Cuenca to Nerja is 524 km. It takes approximately 5h 48m to drive from Cuenca to Nerja.
There are 5787+ hotels available in Nerja.
What companies run services between Cuenca, Spain and Nerja, Spain?
You can take a bus from Cuenca to Nerja via Ciudad Real, Estación de Autobuses, Estación de Autobuses de Granada, and Maro Empalme in around 10h 48m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–150
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Valencia Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Flights from Valencia Airport to Málaga Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Almería Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–150
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Valencia Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Flights from Valencia Airport to Málaga Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Almería Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–150
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Málaga Airport via Tangier
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Almería Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cordoba Train Station to Malaga - Maria Zambrano Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–45
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cordoba Train Station to Malaga - Maria Zambrano Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–45
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Estación de Atocha to Malaga - Maria Zambrano Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–95
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Cordoba Train Station to Malaga - Maria Zambrano Station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–70
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–35
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Cordoba Train Station to Malaga - Maria Zambrano Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–29
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–29
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalme
- Ave. Duration
- 3 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Ciudad Real, Estación de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Granada to Maro Empalme
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Granada to Malaga Eeaa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–14
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Almeria to Almuñecar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–15
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 969 298520
- Website
- rubiocar.com
Bus from Cuenca to Ciudad Real, Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24
- Schedules at
- rubiocar.com
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- info.LD@avanzagrupo.com
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Cuenca to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Schedules at
- avanzabus.com
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