There are 11 ways to get from Motril to Montpellier by bus, train, car ferry, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train via Madrid
best- Take the bus from Motril Estación de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain Tgv
12h 8m€158–436Bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Marseille Provence Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Motril Estación de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane AGP - MRS
- Take the train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain
8h 23m€73–253Bus
- Take the bus from Motril Estación de Autobuses to Granada Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
- Take the bus from Murcia to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Stationbus
20h 50m€97–197Car ferry
- Take the car ferry from Motril to Nadorcarferry
- Take the car ferry from Nador to Port of Setecarferry
2d 1h€129–309Drive 1,208 km
- Drive from Motril to Montpelliercar 1,208 km
11h 42m€190–274Bus, train
- Take the bus from Motril Estación de Autobuses to Granada Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the train from Granada to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain Tgv
14h 31m€226–442Bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, train
- Take the bus from Motril Estación de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane AGP - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain
8h 53m€90–311Car ferry to Nador International Airport, fly to Fréjorgues Airport
- Take the car ferry from Motril to Nadorcarferry
- Fly from Nador International Airport (NDR) to Fréjorgues Airport (MPL)plane NDR - MPL
9h 20m€173–597Bus to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
- Take the bus from Motril Estación de Autobuses to Granada Estación de Autobusesbus
- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane GRX - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain
10h 26m€88–280Bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Take the bus from Motril Estación de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane AGP - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain
8h 12m€99–318Bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Fréjorgues Airport
- Take the bus from Motril Estación de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Fréjorgues Airport (MPL)plane AGP - MPL
6h 8m€141–290
Motril to Montpellier by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Motril to Montpellier is to bus which costs €95 - €200 and takes 20h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Motril to Montpellier is to bus and fly which takes 6h 8m and costs €140 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Motril to Montpellier station. However, there are services departing from Motril Estación de Autobuses and arriving at Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station via Granada Estación de Autobuses and Murcia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 50m.
The distance between Motril and Montpellier is 1560 km. The road distance is 1208 km.
The best way to get from Motril to Montpellier without a car is to bus and train via Madrid which takes 12h 8m and costs €150 - €440.
It takes approximately 12h 8m to get from Motril to Montpellier, including transfers.
Motril to Montpellier bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Motril Estación de Autobuses station.
Motril to Montpellier bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Granada Estación de Autobuses station.
Yes, the driving distance between Motril to Montpellier is 1208 km. It takes approximately 11h 42m to drive from Motril to Montpellier.
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What companies run services between Motril, Spain and Montpellier, France?
You can take a bus from Motril Estación de Autobuses to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station via Granada Estación de Autobuses, Estación de Autobuses de Murcia, and Murcia in around 20h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Motril to Montpellier - Sabines Tw2 via Nador, Port Of Sete, and Sete - Villa D Este in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Málaga Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Málaga Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–280
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Málaga Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Málaga Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Málaga Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Málaga Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Málaga Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Málaga Airport to Fréjorgues Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–420
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Nador International Airport to Fréjorgues Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–460
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Granada to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €180–310
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Motril Estación de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Motril Estación de Autobuses to Granada Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Murcia to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 (0) 902 456 500
- Website
- armastrasmediterranea.com
Car ferry from Motril to Nador
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–120
- Website
- https://armastrasmediterranea.com/en
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Nador to Port of Sete
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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