Several companies offer bus routes between most parts of Spain. Between main cities you will find services several times a day. Bus services are usually efficient. Buses are well equiped and security policies are in place and are followed. It is possibly the cheapest way of covering long distances in Spain (6-9 EUR per 100 Km. in long distances) and is sometimes faster than railway —depending on the route— but it is not inmune to traffic jams.
In big cities like Madrid or Barcelona, you will find several bus stations, but the norm is that you only will find one in every town. Most bus routes in Madrid depart and arrive to the 'Estación Sur de Autobuses' or at the 'Intercambiador de Avenida de América'. In Barcelona you will have to use either the 'Estación Nord' or the buses that leave from the 'Estació de Sants' (which is also a train station).
We will point out a few companies (see right side of this page) that go from Madrid to different destinations. You can possibly find timetables and price information on their websites. If not, try finding a telephone numbers to contat their call-centers. Please note that there are more companies available than the ones we mention here. 'Alsa' has become one of the biggest bus operators in Spain after they absorbed a big stake in the state-run Enatcar. They have many national and international bus routes.
Bus destinations to/from Madrid |
|
Destination
|
Company
|
Destination
|
Company
|
| Alicante / Albacete |
Enatcar |
León / Palencia / Valladolid |
Fernández-Res |
| Almería |
Almeraya |
Málaga |
Daibus |
| Avila |
Larrea |
Orense / Pontevedra |
Auto-Res |
| Badajoz / CáceresRes |
Auto Res |
Oviedo |
Alsa |
| Barcelona |
Enatcar |
Pamplona |
Continental Auto |
| Bilbao |
Continental Auto |
Salamanca / Zamora |
Auto-Res |
| Burgos |
Continental Auto |
San Sebastián / Vitoria |
Continental Auto |
| Cádiz / Córdoba / Huelva / Sevilla |
Secorbus |
Santander |
Continental Auto |
| Cuenca / Castellón |
Auto res |
Segovia |
La Sepulvedana |
| Ciudad Real |
Autommnibus ... |
Soria |
Continental Auto |
| Guadalajara |
Continental Auto |
Tarragona / Zaragoza |
Tte. Viajeros Aragón |
| Granada |
Autobuses Mad-Gra. |
Teruel |
Autocares Samar |
| Jaén |
La Sepulvedana |
Toledo |
Galiano-Enatcar |
| La Coruña / Lugo |
Intercar |
Valencia |
Autocares Samar |
