There are 9 ways to get from Nerja to Cuenca by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus, train via Madrid
best- 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€49–136Bus
- 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€61–121Drive 521.8 km
- Drive from Nerja to Cuencacar 521.8 km
5h 56m€83–119Drive 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€63–281Bus, train
- 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 28m€61–128Bus via Manzanares
- Take the bus from Maro Empalme to Puerto Malagabus
- Take the bus from Málaga to Manzanaresbus
- Take the bus from Manzanares to Socuéllamosbus
- Take the bus from Socuéllamos to Cuenca - Estación de Autobusesbus 057
13h 16mBus 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€57–237Bus 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€75–226Bus 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€98–301
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 and train via Madrid which costs €45 - €140 and takes 5h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Nerja to Cuenca is to drive and fly and train which takes 4h 17m and costs €60 - €290.
The distance between Nerja and Cuenca is 762 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 via Madrid which takes 5h 27m and costs €45 - €140.
It takes approximately 5h 27m 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 347+ 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 Málaga, Malaga Eeaa, Estación de Autobuses de Granada, and Estación Sur de Autobuses in around 11h 27m.
- 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
- €27–150
Flights from Málaga Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Málaga Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Málaga Airport to Valencia Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Málaga Airport to Valencia Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Almería Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
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
- €50–180
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–150
Flights from Málaga Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Málaga Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Málaga Airport to Valencia Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Almería Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Tangier
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Málaga Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Málaga Airport to Valencia Airport via Tangier
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Málaga Airport to Valencia Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Málaga Airport to Valencia Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Malaga - Maria Zambrano Station to Estación de Atocha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–80
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Inicial
- €24–80
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–45
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Inicial
- €16–45
Train from Malaga - Maria Zambrano Station to Cordoba Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–45
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Inicial
- €16–45
Train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–50
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Inicial
- €17–50
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Básico
- €26–40
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Básico
- €27–40
Train from Malaga - Maria Zambrano Station to Cordoba Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Básico
- €25–40
Train from Cordoba-Central to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Básico
- €40–65
Train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Básico
- €27–40
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- 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
- €17–23
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Malaga - Maria Zambrano Station to Cordoba Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–20
- 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 Madrid Chamartín to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–25
- 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
- €10–22
- 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
- €11–26
- 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
- €4–10
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Malaga Eeaa to Estación de Autobuses de Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- 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
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Maro Empalme to Puerto Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Almuñecar to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- 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
- €13–20
- Schedules at
- avanzabus.com
- Phone
- +34 915 304 417
- socibus@socibus.es
- Website
- socibusventas.es
Bus from Málaga to Manzanares
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–29
- Website
- https://socibusventas.es/en/
- Phone
- +34 (0) 902198788
- Website
- aisa-grupo.com
Bus from Manzanares to Socuéllamos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- aisa-grupo.com
- Phone
- +34 984 689 912
- atencionalusuario@samar.es
- Website
- samar.es
Bus from Socuéllamos to Cuenca - Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €12–15
- Schedules at
- samar.es
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