There are 8 ways to get from Alicante to Santiago de Compostela by train (Renfe), bus, car, plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo), or train
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Train (Renfe)
best- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Ourensetrain Ave
- Take the train from Ourense to Santiago De Compostelatrain Avn / ...
5h 52m€156–275Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to A Coruña Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to A Coruña Airport (LCG)plane ALC - LCG
- Take the train from La Coruna-San Cristobal to Santiago De Compostelatrain
6h 19m€79–274Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus ALSA - S-Bnd-Mad / ...
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostelabus ALSA - Md-Stgo / ...
13h 40m€90–130Drive 1,009.8 km
- Drive from Alicante to Santiago de Compostelacar 1,009.8 km
9h 58m€160–231Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ)plane ALC - SCQ
3h 40m€82–267Train via Madrid
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartíntrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santiago De Compostelatrain Ave
6h 22m€116–282Train to Valencia Airport, fly to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nordtrain
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ)plane VLC - SCQ
5h 30m€108–311Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Vigo, train
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Vigo (VGO)plane ALC - VGO
- Take the train from Vigo Urzaiz to Santiago De Compostelatrain
7h€85–262
Alicante to Santiago de Compostela by train (Renfe)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alicante to Santiago de Compostela is to bus which costs €90 - €130 and takes 13h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Alicante to Santiago de Compostela is to fly which takes 3h 40m and costs €80 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Alicante to Santiago de Compostela. However, there are services departing from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant and arriving at Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela via Estación Sur de Autobuses. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Alicante to Santiago de Compostela. However, there are services departing from Alacant/Alicante Terminal and arriving at Santiago De Compostela via Ourense. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 52m.
The distance between Alicante and Santiago de Compostela is 1035 km. The road distance is 1009.8 km.
The best way to get from Alicante to Santiago de Compostela without a car is to train which takes 5h 52m and costs €150 - €280.
It takes approximately 5h 52m to get from Alicante to Santiago de Compostela, including transfers.
Alicante to Santiago de Compostela bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant station.
Alicante to Santiago de Compostela train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Alacant/Alicante Terminal station.
The best way to get from Alicante to Santiago de Compostela is to train which takes 5h 52m and costs €150 - €280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €90 - €130 and takes 13h 40m, you could also fly, which costs €80 - €270 and takes 3h 40m.
What companies run services between Alicante, Spain and Santiago de Compostela, Spain?
You can take a train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Santiago De Compostela via Ourense in around 5h 52m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela via Estación Sur de Autobuses in around 13h 40m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–220
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 27m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to A Coruña Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to A Coruña Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Thursday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Valencia Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–350
Flights from Valencia Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Valencia Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Vigo via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Vigo via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Vigo via Ibiza, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–220
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 27m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to A Coruña Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to A Coruña Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Thursday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Valencia Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Valencia Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–350
Flights from Valencia Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Valencia Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Vigo via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Vigo via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Vigo via Ibiza, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to A Coruña Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to A Coruña Airport via Palma Mallorca, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Vigo via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Ourense
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–260
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Ourense to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from La Coruna-San Cristobal to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Vigo Urzaiz to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Ourense to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from La Coruna-San Cristobal to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- 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 Vigo Urzaiz to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant 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 Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Alicante to Santiago de Compostela bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
Alicante to Santiago de Compostela train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Ourense station.
Yes, the driving distance between Alicante to Santiago de Compostela is 1010 km. It takes approximately 9h 58m to drive from Alicante to Santiago de Compostela.
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