There are 6 ways to get from Madrid to Compostela by train, bus, car, plane, or towncar
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Ourensetrain Ave
- Take the bus from Ourense E.I. to Bandebus
4h 41m€99–208Fly to Vigo, drive
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Vigo (VGO)plane MAD - VGO
- Drive from Vigo-Airport-VGO to Compostelacar
3h 53m€48–155Bus
- Take the bus from Madrid-Moncloa to Xinzo de Limiabus Auto Res
- Take the bus from Xinzo de Limia to Lobiosbus
8h 15m€60–65Drive 505.6 km
- Drive from Madrid to Compostelacar 505.6 km
5h 32m€80–115Bus via Salamanca
- Take the bus from Madrid to Salamancabus
- Take the bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Xinzo De Limiabus
- Take the bus from Xinzo de Limia to Lobiosbus
9h 35m€69–92Fly to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, towncar
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane MAD - OPO
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Arcos de Valdeveztowncar
5h 39m€157–231
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Vigo (VGO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Compostela is to bus which costs €60 - €70 and takes 8h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Compostela is to fly and drive which takes 3h 53m and costs €45 - €160.
The distance between Madrid and Compostela is 533 km. The road distance is 505.6 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Compostela without a car is to train and bus which takes 4h 41m and costs €95 - €210.
It takes approximately 4h 41m to get from Madrid to Compostela, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Compostela is 506 km. It takes approximately 5h 32m to drive from Madrid to Compostela.
There are 925+ hotels available in Compostela.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Compostela, Spain?
You can take a bus from Madrid-Moncloa to Compostela via Xinzo de Limia and Lobios in around 8h 15m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Vigo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–130
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Vigo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–120
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Ourense
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Ourense
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- 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 Madrid-Moncloa to Xinzo de Limia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €33–34
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Madrid to Salamanca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Xinzo De Limia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- 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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