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Madrid to Santiago de Compostela by train or flight
About 600 km. The train is fastest at 3.8 h; the train is cheapest, from ₹2,660 per person.
Santiago de Compostela to MadridFastest
Train
Alvia / Avril high-speed train from Madrid Chamartín
3.8 h door to door
Cheapest
Train
Alvia / Avril high-speed train from Madrid Chamartín
from ₹2,660 per person
Best value
Train
Alvia / Avril high-speed train from Madrid Chamartín
cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)
Every option, compared
Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.
| Mode | Service | Time | Fare | Runs | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | Alvia / Avril high-speed train from Madrid Chamartín | 3.8 h | ₹2,660–₹9,590per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Flight | Iberia / Vueling / Air Europa, MAD–SCQ (non-stop) | 4.3 h | ₹4,070–₹16,280per person | Daily | flight search ↗ |
- Train, Alvia / Avril high-speed train from Madrid Chamartín: About 3 h 20 since the high-speed line through Galicia opened.
Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.
What it costs your group, one way
Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.
| Option | 2 people | 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Train · Alvia / Avril high-speed train from Madrid Chamartín | ₹5,320–₹19,180 | ₹10,640–₹38,360 |
| Flight · Iberia / Vueling / Air Europa, MAD–SCQ (non-stop) | ₹8,140–₹32,560 | ₹16,280–₹65,120 |
Once you’re in Santiago de Compostela
- Best time: May – September
- Typical stay: 2 days
- November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (May – September). Nothing in our data flags November as a problem, but it isn't the season the place is best in.
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Plan Madrid and Santiago de Compostela
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.