--- title: "Madrid to Santiago De Compostela – 3 ways by plane, car, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Madrid to Santiago De Compostela is 487 km. Fastest: undefined in 0 min. Cheapest: undefined from –. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/madrid-to-santiago-de-compostela" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/madrid-to-santiago-de-compostela.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Madrid to Santiago De Compostela [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Madrid&to=Santiago+De+Compostela) [Santiago De Compostela to Madrid](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/santiago-de-compostela-to-madrid) **Fastest:** –\ \ **Cheapest:** –\ \ **Distance:** 487 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 1\ 3 ways, Wed 28 Oct\ ## 3 ways to travel 487 km apart. Times are the timetables for Wed 28 Oct, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best 2h 55m quicker than driving for €78 more; for most people the time is worth more. - [**Fly** best 4h 7m€120–180 Estimated MAD → SCQ · non-stop · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Madrid&to=Santiago+De+Compostela) - [**Drive** 7h 2m€60–85 Estimated 593 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Madrid&to=Santiago+De+Compostela) - [**Taxi** 7h 2m€710–1,070 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Madrid&to=Santiago+De+Compostela) Data: [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Typical flight routes from OpenFlights (ODbL), a 2014 snapshot](https://openflights.org/data) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Before you go Borders, permits, official travel advice and disaster alerts for the places on this route, as their sources publish them. Entry rules are shown for a passport from Spain; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Exercise increased caution in Spain** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.esp.html) Travel advice: US State Department. ## Departures today 1. [08:02 → 12:09 4h 7m · direct€120–180](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Madrid&to=Santiago+De+Compostela&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=fly) Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Madrid to Santiago De Compostela? The fastest way is by plane: about 4h 7m door to door, including the ride to the airport and check-in. The straight-line distance is 487 km. What is the cheapest way from Madrid to Santiago De Compostela? Fly is the cheapest, from €120. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. How long is the flight from Madrid to Santiago De Compostela? About 1h 18m in the air (MAD → SCQ), about 4h 7m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run €120–180; live prices are on Flights70. How far is Santiago De Compostela from Madrid by road? About 593 km, roughly 7h 2m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around €60–85; tolls and parking are extra. ## In Santiago De Compostela Municipality in Galicia, Spain Santiago de Compostela, alternatively abbreviated to Santiago or Compostela, is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It is located in the province of A Coruña, in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula. The city has its origin in the shrine of Saint James the Great, now the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, as the destination of the Way of St. James, a leading Catholic pilgrimage route since the 9th century. In 1985, the city's Old Town was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [The Santiago De Compostela guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/santiago-de-compostela) Worth your time - Catedral de Santiago de Compostela Massive cathedral built from 1075 but only consecrated in 1211. - Monasterio de San Martiño Pinario Praza da Inmaculada 5 (50 m north of cathedral),. 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