There are 9 ways to get from Alicante to Ponferrada by train (Renfe), bus, car, plane, train, or towncar
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Train (Renfe)
best- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Leontrain Ave
- Take the train from Leon to Ponferradatrain Re / ...
7h 39m€120–244Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Alicante to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus ALSA - S-Bnd-Mad / ...
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Ponferradabus ALSA - Md-Stgo / ...
9h 55m€65–100Drive 807.4 km
- Drive from Alicante to Ponferradacar 807.4 km
7h 52m€128–185Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport, train
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ)plane ALC - SCQ
- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to Ponferradatrain
8h 20m€112–317Train via Palencia (Renfe)
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Palenciatrain Alv
- Take the train from Palencia to Ponferradatrain Alv / ...
8h 19m€122–243Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Asturias Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Asturias Airport (OVD)plane ALC - OVD
- Take the bus from [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Salidas [CTA 20118] to [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo FL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 01549]bus
- Take the train from Oviedo to Leontrain
- Take the train from Leon to Ponferradatrain
8h 53m€80–180Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane ALC - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Leontrain
- Take the train from Leon to Ponferradatrain
8h 17m€92–237Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, towncar, train
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane ALC - OPO
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Ourensetowncar
- Take the train from Ourense to Ponferradatrain
11h 20m€325–455Train to Valencia Airport, fly to Asturias Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nordtrain
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Asturias Airport (OVD)plane VLC - OVD
- Take the bus from [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Salidas [CTA 20118] to [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo FL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 01549]bus
- Take the train from Oviedo to Leontrain
- Take the train from Leon to Ponferradatrain
10h 53m€101–214
Alicante to Ponferrada by train (Renfe)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alicante to Ponferrada is to bus which costs €65 - €100 and takes 9h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Alicante to Ponferrada is to train which takes 7h 39m and costs €120 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Alicante to Ponferrada. However, there are services departing from Alicante and arriving at Ponferrada via Estación Sur de Autobuses. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Alicante to Ponferrada. However, there are services departing from Alacant/Alicante Terminal and arriving at Ponferrada via Leon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 39m.
The distance between Alicante and Ponferrada is 951 km. The road distance is 807.4 km.
The best way to get from Alicante to Ponferrada without a car is to train which takes 7h 39m and costs €120 - €250.
It takes approximately 7h 39m to get from Alicante to Ponferrada, including transfers.
Alicante to Ponferrada bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Alicante station.
Alicante to Ponferrada train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Alacant/Alicante Terminal station.
The best way to get from Alicante to Ponferrada is to train which takes 7h 39m and costs €120 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €100 and takes 9h 55m.
What companies run services between Alicante, Spain and Ponferrada, Spain?
You can take a train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Ponferrada via Leon in around 7h 39m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Alicante to Ponferrada via Estación Sur de Autobuses in around 9h 55m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Asturias Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Asturias Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–110
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–230
Flights from Valencia Airport to Asturias Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Valencia Airport to Asturias Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–250
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Asturias Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Asturias Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–110
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–230
Flights from Valencia Airport to Asturias Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Valencia Airport to Asturias Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–250
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Asturias Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, Friday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from Valencia Airport to Asturias Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–95
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Palencia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Oviedo to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Oviedo to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Leon to Ponferrada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Ponferrada
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Palencia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Palencia to Ponferrada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Oviedo to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Leon to Ponferrada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Leon to Ponferrada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Ourense to Ponferrada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Oviedo to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Leon to Ponferrada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Alicante to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Ponferrada
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Salidas [CTA 20118] to [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo FL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 01549]
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Salidas [CTA 20118] to [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo FL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 01549]
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- [email protected]
- Website
- vmtransfers.com
Towncar from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Ourense
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €250
- Website
- https://www.vmtransfers.com/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Alicante to Ponferrada bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
Alicante to Ponferrada train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Leon station.
Yes, the driving distance between Alicante to Ponferrada is 807 km. It takes approximately 7h 52m to drive from Alicante to Ponferrada.
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