There are 5 ways to get from Madrid to Lorca by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmentrain 6564 / ...
- Take the bus from Murcia Del Carmen to Lorca San Diegobus C2
4h 47mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Lorcabus Alsa
6h€35–75Drive 453.2 km
- Drive from Madrid to Lorcacar 453.2 km
4h 24m€72–103Fly to Almería Airport, bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Almería Airport (LEI)plane MAD - LEI
- Take the bus from Aeropuerto Almeria to Lorcabus
5h 35m€78–307Fly to Alicante-Elche Airport, bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane MAD - ALC
- Take the bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Lorcabus
6h 8m€36–135
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Almería Airport (LEI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Lorca is to bus which costs €35 - €75 and takes 6h.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Lorca is to drive which takes 4h 24m and costs €70 - €110.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Estación Sur de Autobuses and arriving at Lorca. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6h.
The distance between Madrid and Lorca is 558 km. The road distance is 453.2 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Lorca without a car is to train and bus which takes 4h 47m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 47m to get from Madrid to Lorca, including transfers.
Madrid to Lorca bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
Madrid to Lorca bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Lorca station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Lorca is 453 km. It takes approximately 4h 24m to drive from Madrid to Lorca.
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What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Lorca, Spain?
ALSA operates a bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Lorca twice daily. Tickets cost €35–75 and the journey takes 6h.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Almería Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–260
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–70
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €22–70
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Almería Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–260
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–70
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 912 32 03 20
- accesibilidad@renfe.es
- Website
- renfe.com
Bus from Murcia Del Carmen to Lorca San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en/suburban
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Lorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Aeropuerto Almeria to Lorca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Lorca
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 900 842 202
- regiondemurcia@interbus.es
- Website
- interbusmurcia.es
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Lorca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Schedules at
- interbus.es
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