There are 7 ways to get from Málaga to Santiago de Compostela Cathedral by plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, or train
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Fly to Santiago De Compostela Airport
best- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ)plane AGP - SCQ
3h 44m€57–234Train
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain 6189 / ...
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santiago De Compostelatrain Ave
7h 10m€120–289Bus via Madrid
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Madrid Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Madrid-Moncloa to Ourense, Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Ourense Estación de Autobuses to Santiago de Compostela Estación de Autobusesbus
17h 7m€68–144Drive 988.1 km
- Drive from Málaga to Santiago de Compostela Cathedralcar 988.1 km
11h 5m€155–224Fly to A Coruña Airport, train
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to A Coruña Airport (LCG)plane AGP - LCG
- Take the train from La Coruna-San Cristobal to Santiago De Compostelatrain
6h 7m€79–231Fly to Vigo, train
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Vigo (VGO)plane AGP - VGO
- Take the train from Vigo Urzaiz to Santiago De Compostelatrain
6h 36m€90–269Bus
- Take the bus from Malaga Eeaa to Sevilla, Estación de Autobuses (Plaza de Armas)bus ALSA - Ma-Sev Dir / ...
- Take the bus from Sevilla, Estación de Autobuses (Plaza de Armas) to Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostelabus Alsa
18h 9m€97–156
Málaga to Santiago de Compostela Cathedral by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Málaga to Santiago de Compostela Cathedral is to bus via Madrid which costs €65 - €150 and takes 17h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Málaga to Santiago de Compostela Cathedral is to fly which takes 3h 44m and costs €55 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Málaga to Santiago de Compostela Cathedral. However, there are services departing from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga and arriving at Santiago de Compostela Estación de Autobuses via Madrid-Moncloa and Ourense Estación de Autobuses. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 7m.
No, there is no direct train from Málaga to Santiago de Compostela Cathedral. However, there are services departing from Malaga Maria Zambrano and arriving at Santiago De Compostela via Madrid-Atocha Cercanías and Madrid Chamartín. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 10m.
The distance between Málaga and Santiago de Compostela Cathedral is 790 km. The road distance is 988.1 km.
The best way to get from Málaga to Santiago de Compostela Cathedral without a car is to train which takes 7h 10m and costs €120 - €290.
It takes approximately 3h 44m to get from Málaga to Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, including transfers.
Málaga to Santiago de Compostela Cathedral bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Malaga Eeaa station.
Málaga to Santiago de Compostela Cathedral train services, operated by iryo, depart from Malaga Maria Zambrano station.
The best way to get from Málaga to Santiago de Compostela Cathedral is to fly which takes 3h 44m and costs €55 - €240. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €120 - €290 and takes 7h 10m, you could also bus via Madrid, which costs €65 - €150 and takes 17h 7m.
What companies run services between Málaga, Spain and Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, Spain?
Vueling Airlines and Iberia fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Santiago de Compostela Cathedral via Madrid-Puerta De Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid Chamartín, and Santiago De Compostela in around 7h 10m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Málaga Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–650
Flights from Málaga Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Málaga Airport to A Coruña Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Málaga Airport to A Coruña Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Málaga Airport to Vigo via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Málaga Airport to Vigo via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Málaga Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–650
Flights from Málaga Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Málaga Airport to A Coruña Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Málaga Airport to A Coruña Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Málaga Airport to Vigo via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Málaga Airport to Vigo via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to A Coruña Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Málaga Airport to Vigo via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from La Coruna-San Cristobal to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Vigo Urzaiz to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from La Coruna-San Cristobal to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Vigo Urzaiz to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 916 52 00 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–70
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
- Phone
- +34 900 92 91 92
- [email protected]
- Website
- Monbus
Bus from Madrid-Moncloa to Ourense, Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Monbus
Bus from Ourense Estación de Autobuses to Santiago de Compostela Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Monbus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Malaga Eeaa to Sevilla, Estación de Autobuses (Plaza de Armas)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Sevilla, Estación de Autobuses (Plaza de Armas) to Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- ALSA
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More Questions & Answers
Málaga to Santiago de Compostela Cathedral bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Sevilla, Estación de Autobuses (Plaza de Armas) station.
Málaga to Santiago de Compostela Cathedral train services, operated by iryo, arrive at Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
Yes, the driving distance between Málaga to Santiago de Compostela Cathedral is 988 km. It takes approximately 11h 5m to drive from Málaga to Santiago de Compostela Cathedral.
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