There are 11 ways to get from Santiago de Compostela to Léon by train (Renfe, TGV), bus, car, plane, train, or towncar
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Madrid
best- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to Madrid Chamartíntrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Iruntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Hendaye to Daxtrain Ter
13h 36m€168–302Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station to Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stopbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to Daxbus BlaBlaCar Bus
14h 32m€75–134Drive 765.3 km
- Drive from Santiago de Compostela to Léoncar 765.3 km
7h 52m€120–173Fly Santiago De Compostela Airport to San Sebastián Airport, train
- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane SCQ - EAS
- Take the train from Hendaye to Daxtrain
9h 14m€113–386Train
- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to Vitoria/Gasteiztrain Alv
- Take the train from Vitoria/Gasteiz to Iruntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Hendaye to Daxtrain Ter
14h 47m€134–208Bus, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela to Irunbus Alsa
- Take the train from Hendaye to Daxtrain Ter / ...
16h 36m€88–132Fly Santiago De Compostela Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane SCQ - BIO
- Take the bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastiánbus
- Take the train from Hendaye to Daxtrain
8h 55m€85–284Train to A Coruña Airport, fly to San Sebastián Airport, train
- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to La Coruna-San Cristobaltrain
- Fly from A Coruña Airport (LCG) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane LCG - EAS
- Take the train from Hendaye to Daxtrain
10h 5m€136–423Train to Vigo, fly to San Sebastián Airport, train
- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to Vigo Urzaiztrain
- Fly from Vigo (VGO) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane VGO - EAS
- Take the train from Hendaye to Daxtrain
10h 35m€161–442Fly Santiago De Compostela Airport to Pamplona Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Pamplona Airport (PNA)plane SCQ - PNA
- Take the bus from Pamplona to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Take the train from Hendaye to Daxtrain
12h 5m€227–699Towncar to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Take a town car from Santiago de Compostela to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneirotowncar
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane OPO - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Daxtrain
11h 12m€343–520
Santiago de Compostela to Léon by train, taxi, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Léon is to bus which costs €75 - €140 and takes 14h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Léon is to drive which takes 7h 52m and costs €120 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Santiago de Compostela station to Léon. However, there are services departing from Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station and arriving at Leon - Marensin via Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop and Dax - Gare Sncf/ Routiere. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 32m.
No, there is no direct train from Santiago de Compostela to Léon. However, there are services departing from Santiago De Compostela and arriving at Dax via Madrid Chamartín and Hendaye. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 36m.
The distance between Santiago de Compostela and Léon is 1237 km. The road distance is 765.3 km.
The best way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Léon without a car is to train via Madrid which takes 13h 36m and costs €160 - €310.
It takes approximately 13h 36m to get from Santiago de Compostela to Léon, including transfers.
Santiago de Compostela to Léon bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station.
Santiago de Compostela to Léon train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Santiago De Compostela station.
The best way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Léon is to train via Madrid which takes 13h 36m and costs €160 - €310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €75 - €140 and takes 14h 32m.
What companies run services between Santiago de Compostela, Spain and Léon, France?
You can take a train from Santiago De Compostela to Leon - Marensin via Madrid Chamartín, Irun, Hendaye, Dax, and Dax - Gare Sncf/ Routiere in around 13h 36m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station to Leon - Marensin via Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop, Dax, and Dax - Gare Sncf/ Routiere in around 14h 32m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–420
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Bilbao Airport, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from A Coruña Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–430
Flights from A Coruña Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–290
Flights from Vigo to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Pamplona Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Sunday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–600
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Pamplona Airport via Malaga, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Pamplona Airport via Sevilla, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Pamplona Airport via Bilbao Airport, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–240
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–420
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Bilbao Airport, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from A Coruña Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–430
Flights from A Coruña Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–290
Flights from Vigo to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Pamplona Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Sunday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–600
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Pamplona Airport via Malaga, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Pamplona Airport via Sevilla, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Pamplona Airport via Bilbao Airport, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, Tuesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Santiago De Compostela to La Coruna-San Cristobal
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Vigo Urzaiz
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Irun
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Vitoria/Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Vitoria/Gasteiz to Irun
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santiago De Compostela to La Coruna-San Cristobal
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Vigo Urzaiz
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Hendaye to Dax
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Hendaye to Dax
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Hendaye to Dax
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Hendaye to Dax
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Hendaye to Dax
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Hendaye to Dax
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Hendaye to Dax
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Hendaye to Dax
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Dax
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Hendaye to Dax
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Hendaye to Dax
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Hendaye to Dax
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Hendaye to Dax
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Hendaye to Dax
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Hendaye to Dax
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Hendaye to Dax
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Hendaye to Dax
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Dax
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station to Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to Dax
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela to Irun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Pamplona to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +34 900 121 400
- [email protected]
Bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- [email protected]
- Website
- VM Transfers
Towncar from Santiago de Compostela to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €275
- Website
- VM Transfers
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More Questions & Answers
Santiago de Compostela to Léon bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop station.
Santiago de Compostela to Léon train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Madrid Chamartín station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santiago de Compostela to Léon is 765 km. It takes approximately 7h 52m to drive from Santiago de Compostela to Léon.
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