There are 9 ways to get from Mérida to Tarragona by train (Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Merida to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Camp De Tarragonatrain Ave
7h 42m€97–219Bus to Lisbon-Portela Airport, fly, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Merida to Lisbon - Orientebus
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane LIS - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragonatrain
9h 19m€67–225Bus via Madrid Airport (MAD)
- Take the bus from Mérida to Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4bus
- Take the bus from Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid) to Tarragonabus ALSA - Smzc
13h 20m€92–136Drive 839.8 km
- Drive from Mérida to Tarragonacar 839.8 km
8h 46m€132–190Train to Seville Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Merida to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain
- Fly from Seville Airport (SVQ) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane SVQ - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragonatrain
8h 25m€82–214Bus
- Take the bus from Mérida to Lleidabus
- Take the bus from Lleida to Tarragonabus
14h 10m€88–157Train to Badajoz Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Merida to Badajoztrain
- Fly from Badajoz Airport (BJZ) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane BJZ - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragonatrain
6h 30m€132–386Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Merida to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane MAD - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragonatrain
8h 59m€113–242Train, train to Jerez Airport, fly
- Take the train from Merida to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain
- Take the train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to La Parratrain
- Fly from Jerez Airport (XRY) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane XRY - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragonatrain
9h 22m€108–257
Mérida to Tarragona by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mérida to Tarragona is to bus which costs €85 - €160 and takes 14h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Mérida to Tarragona is to train and fly which takes 6h 30m and costs €130 - €390.
No, there is no direct bus from Mérida to Tarragona. However, there are services departing from Mérida and arriving at Tarragona via Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Mérida to Tarragona. However, there are services departing from Merida and arriving at Camp De Tarragona via Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 42m.
The distance between Mérida and Tarragona is 931 km. The road distance is 839.8 km.
The best way to get from Mérida to Tarragona without a car is to train which takes 7h 42m and costs €95 - €220.
It takes approximately 7h 42m to get from Mérida to Tarragona, including transfers.
Mérida to Tarragona bus services, operated by Avanza Grupo, depart from Mérida station.
Mérida to Tarragona train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Merida station.
The best way to get from Mérida to Tarragona is to train which takes 7h 42m and costs €95 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus via Madrid Airport (MAD), which costs €90 - €140 and takes 13h 20m.
What companies run services between Mérida, Spain and Tarragona, Spain?
You can take a train from Merida to Tarragona - Camí de l'Àngel, 23 via Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Camp De Tarragona, and Estació del Camp de Tarragona in around 7h 42m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Mérida to Tarragona via Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid) in around 13h 20m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Seville Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–130
Flights from Seville Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
Flights from Seville Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–130
Flights from Seville Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–130
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Jerez Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Jerez Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Jerez Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–440
Flights from Jerez Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–140
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–120
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–140
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Seville Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–130
Flights from Seville Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
Flights from Seville Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–130
Flights from Seville Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–130
Flights from Badajoz Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Jerez Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Jerez Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Jerez Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–440
Flights from Jerez Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–140
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Seville Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–140
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Merida to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Merida to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Merida to Badajoz
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Merida to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Merida to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to La Parra
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- [email protected]
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Mérida to Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Schedules at
- avanzabus.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid) to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +34 916 52 00 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Mérida to Lleida
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
- Phone
- +34 977 44 03 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- HIFE
Bus from Lleida to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- HIFE
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Merida to Lisbon - Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Merida to Lisbon - Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Flixbus
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More Questions & Answers
Mérida to Tarragona bus services, operated by Avanza Grupo, arrive at Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 station.
Mérida to Tarragona train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mérida to Tarragona is 840 km. It takes approximately 8h 46m to drive from Mérida to Tarragona.
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