There are 10 ways to get from Madrid to Oban by plane, bus, car, car ferry, train, car train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Glasgow Airport, bus
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane MAD - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Corran Hallsbus
10h 12m£61–178Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Madrid to Santandercar
- Take the carferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Drive from Plymouth to Obancar
34h 50m£284–887Train, bus
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Leontrain Alv / ...
- Take the bus from Leon to Lillebus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Obantrain
35h 43m£347–659Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Madrid to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Obancar
25h 13m£450–610Fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MAD - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Corran Hallsbus
9h 25m£64–171Fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane MAD - INV
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Oban Bus Stationbus
12h 58m£117–228Fly to Glasgow/Prestwick, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Glasgow/Prestwick (PIK)plane MAD - PIK
- Take the train from Prestwick Intl Airport to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Obantrain
12h 48m£101–306Bus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris, Quai de Bercybus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 976
39h 1m£121–415Bus, train
- Take the bus from Madrid-Moncloa to Salamanca, Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 976
39h 41m£271–489Train, ferry
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain Alv / ...
- Take the ferry from Santander to Portsmouthferry
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Obantrain
2d 4h£536–880
Madrid to Oban by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Oban is to fly and bus which costs £60 - £180 and takes 9h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Oban is to fly and bus which takes 9h 25m and costs £60 - £180.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Oban station. However, there are services departing from Estación Sur de Autobuses and arriving at Bus Station via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, London Victoria and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 1m.
The distance between Madrid and Oban is 1165 miles.
The best way to get from Madrid to Oban without a car is to train and bus which takes 35h 43m and costs £340 - £700.
It takes approximately 10h 12m to get from Madrid to Oban, including transfers.
Madrid to Oban bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
Madrid to Oban bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy station.
Oban is 1h behind Madrid. It is currently 11:33 PM in Madrid and 10:33 PM in Oban.
Book your Madrid to Oban bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Bus Station via Paris, Quai de Bercy, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, London Victoria, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 39h 1m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–150
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Glasgow/Prestwick via Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Glasgow/Prestwick via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Glasgow/Prestwick via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Glasgow/Prestwick via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Glasgow/Prestwick via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Corran Halls
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–16
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Corran Halls
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £90–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- £240–600
Ferry from Santander to Portsmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £170–330
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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