There are 9 ways to get from Tarifa to Santiago de Compostela by bus, plane, train, car, car ferry, or train (Renfe)
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Bus, bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Santiago De Compostela Airport
best- Take the bus from Tarifa to Marbellabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Malaga Airportbus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ)plane AGP - SCQ
5h 46m€75–265Bus, train
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Terminal Fuengirolabus
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santiago De Compostelatrain Ave
10h 7m€135–330Bus
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostelabus Alsa
17h 50m€100–150Drive 983.2 km
- Drive from Tarifa to Santiago de Compostelacar 983.2 km
11h 9m€156–225Bus, train to Jerez Airport, fly to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádizbus
- Take the train from Cadiz to La Parratrain
- Fly from Jerez Airport (XRY) to Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ)plane XRY - SCQ
5h 56m€102–324Car ferry to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport, fly to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Take the car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Villecarferry
- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ)plane TNG - SCQ
7h 22m€155–594Bus, train to Seville Airport, fly to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádizbus
- Take the train from Cadiz to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain
- Fly from Seville Airport (SVQ) to Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ)plane SVQ - SCQ
7h 20m€80–268Car ferry to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport, fly to A Coruña Airport, train
- Take the car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Villecarferry
- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to A Coruña Airport (LCG)plane TNG - LCG
- Take the train from La Coruna-San Cristobal to Santiago De Compostelatrain
8h 41m€87–601Train (Renfe)
- Take the train from Algeciras to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Alv
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santiago De Compostelatrain Ave
11h 46m€154–289
Tarifa to Santiago de Compostela by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tarifa to Santiago de Compostela is to bus which costs €100 - €150 and takes 17h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Tarifa to Santiago de Compostela is to bus and fly which takes 5h 46m and costs €70 - €270.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Tarifa and arriving at Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 17h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Tarifa to Santiago de Compostela. However, there are services departing from Algeciras and arriving at Santiago De Compostela via Madrid-Atocha Cercanías and Madrid Chamartín. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 46m.
The distance between Tarifa and Santiago de Compostela is 932 km. The road distance is 983.2 km.
The best way to get from Tarifa to Santiago de Compostela without a car is to bus and train which takes 10h 7m and costs €130 - €330.
It takes approximately 5h 46m to get from Tarifa to Santiago de Compostela, including transfers.
Tarifa to Santiago de Compostela bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Tarifa station.
Tarifa to Santiago de Compostela train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Algeciras station.
The best way to get from Tarifa to Santiago de Compostela is to bus which takes 17h 50m and costs €100 - €150. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €150 - €290 and takes 11h 46m.
What companies run services between Tarifa, Andalusia, Spain and Santiago de Compostela, Spain?
ALSA operates a bus from Tarifa to Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela once daily. Tickets cost €100–150 and the journey takes 17h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tarifa to Santiago De Compostela via Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo, Algeciras, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, and Madrid Chamartín in around 11h 46m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Málaga Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–650
Flights from Málaga Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Jerez Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Jerez Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–170
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–290
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Tuesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–460
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–700
Flights from Seville Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Seville Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to A Coruña Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–700
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to A Coruña Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–500
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to A Coruña Airport via Málaga Airport, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–700
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Málaga Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–650
Flights from Málaga Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Jerez Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–170
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–290
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Tuesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–460
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–700
Flights from Seville Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Seville Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to A Coruña Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–700
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to A Coruña Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–500
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to A Coruña Airport via Málaga Airport, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–700
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to A Coruña Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–650
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from La Coruna-San Cristobal to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cadiz to La Parra
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cadiz to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from La Coruna-San Cristobal to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Algeciras to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 956 807 059
- [email protected]
- Website
- tgcomes.es
Bus from Tarifa to Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Schedules at
- tgcomes.es
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- [email protected]
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Tarifa to Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Malaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Tarifa to Terminal Fuengirola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Tarifa to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádiz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Tarifa to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádiz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Tarifa to Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Tarifa to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádiz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Tarifa to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádiz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 912 66 02 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–221
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Sirena Seat No Car
- €40
- Neptuno Seat No Car
- €50
- Sirena Seat Car
- €211
- Neptuno Seat Car
- €221
Car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–221
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Sirena Seat No Car
- €40
- Neptuno Seat No Car
- €50
- Sirena Seat Car
- €211
- Neptuno Seat Car
- €221
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More Questions & Answers
Tarifa to Santiago de Compostela bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela station.
Tarifa to Santiago de Compostela train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tarifa to Santiago de Compostela is 983 km. It takes approximately 11h 9m to drive from Tarifa to Santiago de Compostela.
There are 981+ hotels available in Santiago de Compostela.






























