There are 7 ways to get from Santiago de Compostela to Alicante by train (Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, plane, train (Renfe), or train
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Train via Madrid
best- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to Madrid Chamartíntrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Ave
5h 57m€115–286Train to A Coruña Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to La Coruna-San Cristobaltrain
- Fly from A Coruña Airport (LCG) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane LCG - ALC
6h 38m€80–273Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus ALSA - Stgo-Md / ...
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacantbus ALSA - S-Mad-Bnd / ...
13h 40m€91–129Drive 1,007.4 km
- Drive from Santiago de Compostela to Alicantecar 1,007.4 km
9h 59m€159–230Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane SCQ - ALC
3h 37m€82–266Train (Renfe)
- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to Ourensetrain Avn / ...
- Take the train from Ourense to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Ave
6h 43m€151–283Train to Vigo, fly
- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to Vigo Urzaiztrain
- Fly from Vigo (VGO) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane VGO - ALC
6h 42m€85–262
Santiago de Compostela to Alicante by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Alicante is to bus which costs €90 - €130 and takes 13h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Alicante is to fly which takes 3h 37m and costs €80 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Santiago de Compostela to Alicante. However, there are services departing from Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela and arriving at Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant via Estación Sur de Autobuses. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Santiago de Compostela to Alicante. However, there are services departing from Santiago De Compostela and arriving at Alacant/Alicante Terminal via Madrid Chamartín. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 57m.
The distance between Santiago de Compostela and Alicante is 1047 km. The road distance is 1007.4 km.
The best way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Alicante without a car is to train via Madrid which takes 5h 57m and costs €110 - €290.
It takes approximately 5h 57m to get from Santiago de Compostela to Alicante, including transfers.
Santiago de Compostela to Alicante bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela station.
Santiago de Compostela to Alicante train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Santiago De Compostela station.
The best way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Alicante is to train via Madrid which takes 5h 57m and costs €110 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €90 - €130 and takes 13h 40m, you could also fly, which costs €80 - €270 and takes 3h 37m.
What companies run services between Santiago de Compostela, Spain and Alicante, Spain?
You can take a train from Santiago De Compostela to Alacant/Alicante Terminal via Madrid Chamartín in around 5h 57m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela to Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant via Estación Sur de Autobuses in around 13h 40m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Vigo to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Vigo to Alicante-Elche Airport via Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Vigo to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Vigo to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Vigo to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Vigo to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Ourense
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Ourense to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–260
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santiago De Compostela to La Coruna-San Cristobal
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Vigo Urzaiz
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Ourense
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santiago De Compostela to La Coruna-San Cristobal
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Vigo Urzaiz
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Santiago de Compostela to Alicante bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
Santiago de Compostela to Alicante train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Madrid Chamartín station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santiago de Compostela to Alicante is 1007 km. It takes approximately 9h 59m to drive from Santiago de Compostela to Alicante.
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