There are 10 ways to get from Elche to Mérida by train (Renfe), bus, car, plane, or train
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Train (Renfe)
best- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Meridatrain Alv / ...
9h 7m€127–215Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Elche/Elx-Parc to Murcia del Carmentrain C1
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Cordobabus
- Take the bus from Córdoba, Estación de Autobuses to Méridabus
14h 17m€71–115Bus
- Take the bus from Elche to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus ALSA - Benido-Mad / ...
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Méridabus
11h€75–124Drive 605.7 km
- Drive from Elche to Méridacar 605.7 km
7h 4m€96–138Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Seville Airport, train
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Seville Airport (SVQ)plane ALC - SVQ
- Take the train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Meridatrain
7h 39m€93–199Train via Ciudad Real (Renfe)
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Ciudad Real-Centraltrain 18183 / ...
- Take the train from Ciudad Real-Central to Meridatrain Re / ...
10h 31m€87–145Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Badajoz Airport, train
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Badajoz Airport (BJZ)plane ALC - BJZ
- Take the train from Badajoz to Meridatrain
10h 32m€142–508Fly 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 Meridatrain
8h 31m€88–196Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport, bus
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane ALC - LIS
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Méridabus
9h 3m€82–251Train to Valencia Airport, fly to Seville Airport, train
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nordtrain
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Seville Airport (SVQ)plane VLC - SVQ
- Take the train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Meridatrain
10h 47m€94–231
Elche to Mérida by train (Renfe)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Elche to Mérida is to train and bus which costs €70 - €120 and takes 14h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Elche to Mérida is to drive which takes 7h 4m and costs €95 - €140.
No, there is no direct bus from Elche to Mérida. However, there are services departing from Elche and arriving at Mérida via Estación Sur de Autobuses. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h.
No, there is no direct train from Elche to Mérida. However, there are services departing from Elche/Elx-Parc and arriving at Merida via Alacant/Alicante Terminal and Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 7m.
The distance between Elche and Mérida is 906 km. The road distance is 605.7 km.
The best way to get from Elche to Mérida without a car is to train which takes 9h 7m and costs €120 - €220.
It takes approximately 9h 7m to get from Elche to Mérida, including transfers.
Elche to Mérida bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Elche station.
Elche to Mérida train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Alacant/Alicante Terminal station.
The best way to get from Elche to Mérida is to train which takes 9h 7m and costs €120 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €75 - €130 and takes 11h.
What companies run services between Elche, Spain and Mérida, Spain?
You can take a train from Elche/Elx-Parc to Merida via Alicante/Alacant-Terminal, Alacant/Alicante Terminal, and Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes in around 9h 7m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Elche to Mérida via Estación Sur de Autobuses in around 11h.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Badajoz Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–410
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Badajoz Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
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 Lisbon-Portela Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Valencia Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Tuesday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €23–200
Flights from Valencia Airport to Seville Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–140
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Valencia Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- vueling.com
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 Lisbon-Portela Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Valencia Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Tuesday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €23–200
Flights from Valencia Airport to Seville Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- 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 Lisbon-Portela Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- 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 Merida
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Merida
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Ciudad Real-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Ciudad Real-Central to Merida
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Badajoz to Merida
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Merida
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- 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 Sevilla-Santa Justa to Merida
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 912 32 03 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Elche/Elx-Parc to Murcia del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–13
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en/suburban
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Elche to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Cordoba
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Mérida
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–60
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- [email protected]
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Mérida
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Schedules at
- avanzabus.com
- Phone
- +34 (0) 957 42 90 30
- [email protected]
- Website
- autocaressansebastian.es
Bus from Córdoba, Estación de Autobuses to Mérida
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Schedules at
- autocaressansebastian.es
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Mérida
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- [email protected]
- Website
- gipsyy.com
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Mérida
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Schedules at
- gipsyy.com
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More Questions & Answers
Elche to Mérida bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
Elche to Mérida train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
Yes, the driving distance between Elche to Mérida is 606 km. It takes approximately 7h 4m to drive from Elche to Mérida.
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