There are 9 ways to get from Santander to Alcalá la Real by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly Santander Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport, bus
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX)SDR - GRX
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Granada to Alcala La Real
4h 55m€92–255Train, bus via Córdoba
cheapest- Take the train from Santander to Madrid ChamartínAlv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cordoba-CentralAve
- Take the bus from Cordoba to Alcala La Real
9h 24m€64–190Bus via Madrid Airport (MAD)
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid)
- Take the bus from Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 to Jaén601
- Take the bus from Jaén to Alcalá la Real
13hDrive 783.4 km
- Drive from Santander to Alcalá la Real783.4 km
8h 56m€123–178Fly Santander Airport to Seville Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Seville Airport (SVQ)SDR - SVQ
- Take the train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Cordoba-Central
- Take the bus from Cordoba to Alcala La Real
5h 59m€80–334Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX)BIO - GRX
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Granada to Alcala La Real
7h 57m€74–218Fly Santander Airport to Málaga Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Málaga Airport (AGP)SDR - AGP
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Take the bus from Cordoba to Alcala La Real
6h 32m€91–332Train, bus
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid ChamartínAlv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Jaen
- Take the bus from Jaén to Alcalá la Real
11h 13mBus
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Andújar
- Take the bus from Andújar to Jaén
- Take the bus from Jaén to Alcalá la Real
15h 43m
Santander to Alcalá la Real by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Alcalá la Real is to train and bus via Córdoba which costs €60 - €190 and takes 9h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Alcalá la Real is to fly and bus which takes 4h 55m and costs €90 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Alcalá la Real. However, there are services departing from Santander E.A. and arriving at Alcalá la Real via Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 and Jaén. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h.
The distance between Santander and Alcalá la Real is 759 km. The road distance is 783.4 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Alcalá la Real without a car is to train and bus via Córdoba which takes 9h 24m and costs €60 - €190.
It takes approximately 4h 55m to get from Santander to Alcalá la Real, including transfers.
Santander to Alcalá la Real bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Santander E.A. station.
Santander to Alcalá la Real bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid) station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Alcalá la Real is 783 km. It takes approximately 8h 56m to drive from Santander to Alcalá la Real.
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What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Alcalá la Real, Spain?
You can take a bus from Santander E.A. to Alcalá la Real via Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 and Jaén in around 13h.
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- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Santander Airport to Seville Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–120
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Santander Airport to Málaga Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Seville Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–120
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Santander Airport to Málaga Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from Santander Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Jaen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- 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
- €25–95
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–70
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–70
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–60
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–25
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–29
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Granada to Alcala La Real
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Cordoba to Alcala La Real
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 984 689 912
- atencionalusuario@samar.es
- Website
- samar.es
Bus from Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 to Jaén
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Schedules at
- samar.es
- Phone
- +34 (0) 953 583 000
- info@autocarescontreras.es
- Website
- autocarescontreras.es
Bus from Jaén to Alcalá la Real
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autocarescontreras.es
- Phone
- +34 915 304 417
- socibus@socibus.es
- Website
- socibusventas.es
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Andújar
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://socibusventas.es/en/
- Phone
- +34 (0) 953 256 525
- Website
- autobusesjaen.com
Bus from Andújar to Jaén
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7
- Schedules at
- autobusesjaen.com
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