There are 9 ways to get from Nerja to Cuenca by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Maro Empalme to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
- Take the train from Malaga - Maria Zambrano Station to Cordoba Train Stationtrain
- Take the train from Cordoba-Central to Cuenca Fernando Zobeltrain Ave
5h 26m€61–181Bus, train via Madrid
cheapest- Take the bus from Maro Empalme to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
- Take the train from Malaga - Maria Zambrano Station to Estación de Atochatrain
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cuenca Fernando Zobeltrain Ave
5h 27m€48–154Bus via Ciudad Real
- Take the bus from Maro Empalme to Estación de Autobuses de Granadabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Granada to Ciudad Real, Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Ciudad Real, Estación de Autobuses to Cuencabus
10h 43m€56–62Drive 521.8 km
- Drive from Nerja to Cuencacar 521.8 km
5h 56m€81–116Drive to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Drive from Nerja to Granada-Jaén-Airport-GRXcar
- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane GRX - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Cuenca Fernando Zobeltrain
4h 17m€67–296Bus
- Take the bus from Maro Empalme to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
- Take the bus from Malaga Eeaa to Estación de Autobuses de Granadabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Granada to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Cuencabus
11h 27m€66–127Bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Take the bus from Maro Empalme to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane AGP - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Cuenca Fernando Zobeltrain
4h 47m€58–219Bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Valencia Airport, train
- Take the bus from Maro Empalme to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane AGP - VLC
- Take the train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Cuenca Fernando Zobeltrain
5h 10m€70–208Bus to Almería Airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Take the bus from Almuñecar to Almeriabus
- Fly from Almería Airport (LEI) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane LEI - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Cuenca Fernando Zobeltrain
6h 53m€106–320
Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nerja to Cuenca is to bus via Ciudad Real which costs €55 - €65 and takes 10h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Nerja to Cuenca is to drive and fly and train which takes 4h 17m and costs €65 - €300.
The distance between Nerja and Cuenca is 706 km. The road distance is 521.8 km.
The best way to get from Nerja to Cuenca without a car is to bus and train which takes 5h 26m and costs €60 - €190.
It takes approximately 5h 26m to get from Nerja to Cuenca, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Nerja to Cuenca is 522 km. It takes approximately 5h 56m to drive from Nerja to Cuenca.
There are 348+ hotels available in Cuenca.
What companies run services between Nerja, Spain and Cuenca, Spain?
You can take a vehicle from Nerja to Cuenca via Maro Empalme, Estación de Autobuses de Granada, and Ciudad Real, Estación de Autobuses in around 10h 43m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–150
Flights from Málaga Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Málaga Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Flights from Almería Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Almería Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Málaga Airport to Valencia Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Málaga Airport to Valencia Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Malaga - Maria Zambrano Station to Cordoba Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–75
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–60
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Malaga - Maria Zambrano Station to Estación de Atocha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–85
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–50
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga - Maria Zambrano Station to Cordoba Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cordoba-Central to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–45
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga - Maria Zambrano Station to Cordoba Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Malaga - Maria Zambrano Station to Cordoba Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–29
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Maro Empalme to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Maro Empalme to Estación de Autobuses de Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Granada to Ciudad Real, Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Malaga Eeaa to Estación de Autobuses de Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Granada to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Almuñecar to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–15
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 969 298520
- Website
- rubiocar.com
Bus from Ciudad Real, Estación de Autobuses to Cuenca
- 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 Estación Sur de Autobuses to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Schedules at
- avanzabus.com
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