There are 6 ways to get from Madrid to Santaella by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cordoba-Centraltrain Ave
- Take the bus from Córdoba, Estación de Autobuses to Santaellabus
3h 34m€18–95Bus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Córdoba, Estación de Autobusesbus Madrid
- Take the bus from Córdoba, Estación de Autobuses to Santaellabus
6h 36m€32–58Drive 431.7 km
- Drive from Madrid to Santaellacar 431.7 km
4h 30m€67–97Fly to Seville Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Seville Airport (SVQ)plane MAD - SVQ
- Take the train from Sevilla - Estacion Santa Justa to Cordoba Estacióntrain
- Take the bus from Córdoba, Estación de Autobuses to Santaellabus
5h 48m€49–252Train, bus via Santaella
- Take the train from Estación de Atocha to Cordoba Estacióntrain
- Take the bus from Córdoba, Estación de Autobuses to Santaellabus
4h 3m€24–87Fly to Málaga Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane MAD - AGP
- Take the train from Malaga - Maria Zambrano Station to Cordoba Train Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Córdoba, Estación de Autobuses to Santaellabus
6h 1m€47–205
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Seville Airport (SVQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Santaella is to train and bus which costs €17 - €95 and takes 3h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Santaella is to train and bus which takes 3h 34m and costs €17 - €95.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Santaella. However, there are services departing from Estación Sur de Autobuses and arriving at Santaella via Córdoba, Estación de Autobuses. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 36m.
The distance between Madrid and Santaella is 399 km. The road distance is 431.7 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Santaella without a car is to train and bus which takes 3h 34m and costs €17 - €95.
It takes approximately 3h 34m to get from Madrid to Santaella, including transfers.
Madrid to Santaella bus services, operated by Socibus, depart from Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
Madrid to Santaella bus services, operated by Socibus, arrive at Córdoba, Estación de Autobuses station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Santaella is 432 km. It takes approximately 4h 30m to drive from Madrid to Santaella.
There are 122+ hotels available in Santaella.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Santaella, Spain?
You can take a bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Santaella via Córdoba, Estación de Autobuses in around 6h 36m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Málaga Airport via Tangier
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Sevilla - Estacion Santa Justa to Cordoba Estación
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–45
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Malaga - Maria Zambrano Station to Cordoba Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–85
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Sevilla - Estacion Santa Justa to Cordoba Estación
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–70
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Estación de Atocha to Cordoba Estación
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–85
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Malaga - Maria Zambrano Station to Cordoba Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–75
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–90
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Sevilla - Estacion Santa Justa to Cordoba Estación
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–45
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Malaga - Maria Zambrano Station to Cordoba Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–45
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Sevilla - Estacion Santa Justa to Cordoba Estación
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Malaga - Maria Zambrano Station to Cordoba Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–35
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 (0) 957 50 03 02
- info@autocarescarrera.es
- Website
- autocarescarrera.es
Bus from Córdoba, Estación de Autobuses to Santaella
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- autocarescarrera.es
- Phone
- +34 915 304 417
- socibus@socibus.es
- Website
- socibusventas.es
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Córdoba, Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- https://socibusventas.es/en/
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