There are 8 ways to get from Tarragona to Santiago de Compostela by train (Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, train, plane, or train (Renfe)
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Train via Madrid
best- Take the train from Camp De Tarragona to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santiago De Compostelatrain Ave
7h 45m€118–294Train, fly to Santiago De Compostela Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Tarragona to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ)plane BCN - SCQ
5h 16m€53–243Bus via Zaragoza
- Take the bus from Tarragona to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragozabus ALSA - Sczm / ...
- Take the bus from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza to Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostelabus Alsa
14h 40m€91–139Drive 993.5 km
- Drive from Tarragona to Santiago de Compostelacar 993.5 km
10h 2m€157–227Train (Renfe)
- Take the train from Camp De Tarragona to Santiago De Compostelatrain Alv
13h 25m€152–233Bus
- Take the bus from Tarragona to Lleidabus
- Take the bus from Lleida to Pontevedrabus
- Take the bus from Pontevedra Estación de Autobuses to Santiago de Compostela Estación de Autobusesbus
18h 10m€88–145Train, fly to A Coruña Airport
- Take the train from Tarragona to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to A Coruña Airport (LCG)plane BCN - LCG
- Take the train from La Coruna-San Cristobal to Santiago De Compostelatrain
6h 11m€55–240Train, fly to Vigo
- Take the train from Tarragona to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Vigo (VGO)plane BCN - VGO
- Take the train from Vigo Urzaiz to Santiago De Compostelatrain
6h 51m€86–238
Tarragona to Santiago de Compostela by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tarragona to Santiago de Compostela is to bus which costs €85 - €150 and takes 18h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Tarragona to Santiago de Compostela is to train and fly which takes 5h 16m and costs €50 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Tarragona to Santiago de Compostela. However, there are services departing from Tarragona and arriving at Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela via Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Tarragona to Santiago de Compostela. However, there are services departing from Camp De Tarragona and arriving at Santiago De Compostela via Madrid-Atocha Cercanías and Madrid Chamartín. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 45m.
The distance between Tarragona and Santiago de Compostela is 1094 km. The road distance is 993.5 km.
The best way to get from Tarragona to Santiago de Compostela without a car is to train via Madrid which takes 7h 45m and costs €110 - €300.
It takes approximately 7h 45m to get from Tarragona to Santiago de Compostela, including transfers.
Tarragona to Santiago de Compostela bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Tarragona station.
Tarragona to Santiago de Compostela train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Camp De Tarragona station.
The best way to get from Tarragona to Santiago de Compostela is to train via Madrid which takes 7h 45m and costs €110 - €300. Alternatively, you can bus via Zaragoza, which costs €90 - €140 and takes 14h 40m.
What companies run services between Tarragona, Spain and Santiago de Compostela, Spain?
You can take a bus from Tarragona - Zona Educacional to Santiago De Compostela via Estació del Camp de Tarragona, Camp De Tarragona, Madrid-Puerta De Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, and Madrid Chamartín in around 7h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tarragona to Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela via Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza in around 14h 40m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–210
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–440
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–210
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–210
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to A Coruña Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–190
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to A Coruña Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–110
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Vigo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Vigo via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–210
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–440
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–210
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–210
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to A Coruña Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–190
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to A Coruña Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–110
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Vigo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Vigo via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to A Coruña Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–230
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Vigo via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Camp De Tarragona to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- 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 Vigo Urzaiz to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Camp De Tarragona to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Camp De Tarragona to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- 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 Tarragona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Camp De Tarragona to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Tarragona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- 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 Tarragona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Vigo Urzaiz to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Camp De Tarragona to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Tarragona to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza to Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 977 44 03 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- hife.es
Bus from Tarragona to Lleida
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- https://www.hife.es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 92 91 92
- [email protected]
- Website
- monbus.es
Bus from Lleida to Pontevedra
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.monbus.es/en
Bus from Pontevedra Estación de Autobuses to Santiago de Compostela Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.monbus.es/en
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More Questions & Answers
Tarragona to Santiago de Compostela bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza station.
Tarragona to Santiago de Compostela train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tarragona to Santiago de Compostela is 994 km. It takes approximately 10h 2m to drive from Tarragona to Santiago de Compostela.
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