There are 9 ways to get from Madrid to Alcalá la Real by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cordoba-Centraltrain Ave
- Take the bus from Cordoba to Alcala La Realbus ALSA - Cordob-Alm
4h 39m€41–105Fly to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX)plane MAD - GRX
- Take the bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to Alcala La Realbus
5h 45m€32–221Train, bus via Jaén
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cordoba-Centraltrain Ave
- Take the train from Cordoba-Central to Jaentrain
- Take the bus from Jaén to Alcalá la Realbus
5h 52m€71–139Drive 391.3 km
- Drive from Madrid to Alcalá la Realcar 391.3 km
4h 22m€62–90Bus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Jaén - Estación de Autobusesbus 600
- Take the bus from Jaén to Alcalá la Realbus
5h 35m€52–67Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Jaentrain 18036 / ...
- Take the bus from Jaén to Alcalá la Realbus
5h 59m€70–94Bus via Andújar
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Andujarbus
- Take the bus from Andújar to Jaénbus
- Take the bus from Jaén to Alcalá la Realbus
6h 37m€49–70Fly to Seville Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Seville Airport (SVQ)plane MAD - SVQ
- Take the train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Cordoba-Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Cordoba to Alcala La Realbus
6h 42m€52–167Fly to Málaga Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane MAD - AGP
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Cordoba to Alcala La Realbus
6h 53m€61–213
Madrid to Alcalá la Real by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Alcalá la Real is to bus which costs €50 - €70 and takes 5h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Alcalá la Real is to drive which takes 4h 22m and costs €60 - €90.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Alcalá la Real. However, there are services departing from Estación Sur de Autobuses and arriving at Alcalá la Real via Jaén. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 35m.
The distance between Madrid and Alcalá la Real is 456 km. The road distance is 391.3 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Alcalá la Real without a car is to train and bus which takes 4h 39m and costs €40 - €110.
It takes approximately 4h 39m to get from Madrid to Alcalá la Real, including transfers.
Madrid to Alcalá la Real bus services, operated by Autocares Grupo Samar, depart from Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
Madrid to Alcalá la Real bus services, operated by Autocares Grupo Samar, arrive at Jaén - Estación de Autobuses station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Alcalá la Real is 391 km. It takes approximately 4h 22m to drive from Madrid to Alcalá la Real.
Book your Madrid to Alcalá la Real bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Alcalá la Real, Spain?
You can take a bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Alcalá la Real via Jaén - Estación de Autobuses and Jaén in around 5h 35m.
- 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
- €23–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–95
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–90
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- 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
- €23–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Málaga Airport via Tangier
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- 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 Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cordoba-Central to Jaen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Jaen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Cordoba to Alcala La Real
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to Alcala La Real
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Cordoba to Alcala La Real
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Cordoba to Alcala La Real
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 (0) 953 583 000
- [email protected]
- Website
- autocarescontreras.es
Bus from Jaén to Alcalá la Real
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21
- Schedules at
- autocarescontreras.es
Bus from Jaén to Alcalá la Real
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21
- Schedules at
- autocarescontreras.es
Bus from Jaén to Alcalá la Real
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21
- Schedules at
- autocarescontreras.es
Bus from Jaén to Alcalá la Real
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21
- Schedules at
- autocarescontreras.es
- Phone
- +34 984 689 912
- [email protected]
- Website
- samar.es
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Jaén - Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- samar.es
- Phone
- +34 915 304 417
- [email protected]
- Website
- socibusventas.es
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Andujar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://socibusventas.es/en/
- Phone
- +34 (0) 953 256 525
- Website
- autobusesjaen.com
Bus from Andújar to Jaén
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5
- Schedules at
- autobusesjaen.com
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