There are 9 ways to get from Cuenca to Nerja by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus via Madrid
best- Take the train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambranotrain Ave
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalmebus
5h 16m€78–207Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cuenca to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalmebus
10h 26m€53–143Drive 523.9 km
- Drive from Cuenca to Nerjacar 523.9 km
5h 47m€83–120Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport, drive
- Take the train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX)plane MAD - GRX
- Drive from Granada-Jaén-Airport-GRX to Nerjacar
4h 46m€65–299Train, bus
- Take the train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Cordoba-Centraltrain Ave
- Take the train from Cordoba-Central to Malaga Maria Zambranotrain Ave
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalmebus
6h 3m€95–193Bus via Ciudad Real
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Ciudad Real, Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Ciudad Real, Estación de Autobuses to Granada Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to Maro Empalmebus
10h 48m€55–92Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Málaga Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane MAD - AGP
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalmebus
5h 11m€64–224Train to Valencia Airport, fly to Málaga Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Valencia Joaquin Sorollatrain
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane VLC - AGP
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalmebus
5h 32m€89–209Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Almería Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Almería Airport (LEI)plane MAD - LEI
- Take the bus from Almeria to Almuñecarbus
7h 29m€125–349
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cuenca to Nerja is to bus via Ciudad Real which costs €55 - €95 and takes 10h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Cuenca to Nerja is to train and fly and drive which takes 4h 46m and costs €65 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Cuenca to Nerja. However, there are services departing from Cuenca and arriving at Maro Empalme via Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses and Estación de Autobuses de Málaga. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 26m.
The distance between Cuenca and Nerja is 762 km. The road distance is 523.9 km.
The best way to get from Cuenca to Nerja without a car is to train and bus via Madrid which takes 5h 16m and costs €75 - €210.
It takes approximately 5h 16m to get from Cuenca to Nerja, including transfers.
Cuenca to Nerja bus services, operated by Avanza Grupo, depart from Cuenca station.
Cuenca to Nerja bus services, operated by Avanza Grupo, arrive at Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cuenca to Nerja is 524 km. It takes approximately 5h 47m to drive from Cuenca to Nerja.
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What companies run services between Cuenca, Spain and Nerja, Spain?
You can take a bus from Cuenca to Nerja via Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses, Estación de Autobuses de Málaga, and Maro Empalme in around 10h 26m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from Valencia Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Almería Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–150
Flights from Valencia Airport to Málaga Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Valencia Airport to Málaga Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Málaga Airport via Tangier
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–150
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Almería Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cordoba-Central to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cordoba-Central to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Cordoba-Central to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Cordoba-Central to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalme
- Ave. Duration
- 3 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalme
- Ave. Duration
- 3 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalme
- Ave. Duration
- 3 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Ciudad Real, Estación de Autobuses to Granada Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to Maro Empalme
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalme
- Ave. Duration
- 3 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalme
- Ave. Duration
- 3 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Almeria to Almuñecar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- [email protected]
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Cuenca to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Schedules at
- avanzabus.com
- Phone
- +34 916 52 00 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–95
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
- Phone
- 969 298520
- Website
- rubiocar.com
Bus from Cuenca to Ciudad Real, Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24
- Schedules at
- rubiocar.com
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