Cheapest€16.13
- Buses in Cantabria BC123211:274h 34m16:01Madrid Estacion SurEstación de autobuses de Pamplona / Iruña
Door to door 5h 18mCO2 8.6 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Madrid to Pamplona bus
Buses from Madrid to Pamplona start at €18.88 and take 5h 2m at their fastest.
The Buses from Madrid to Pamplona starts at €18.88 and takes 5h 2m door to door, run by 1 operator over 317 km, with around 6 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 5h 2mDoor to door
- 4h 18mMoving
- €18.88From
- 8.6 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Bus operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buses in Cantabria | €16.13 | 4h 55m | 72 km/h | Changeable | Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi |
The bus gets you into Pamplona. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
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When to book Madrid to Pamplona
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €20.5390 days
- €13.9360 days
- €16.1345 days
- €15.5830 days
- €18.3321 days
- €18.8814 days
- €22.187 days
- €23.283 days
- €33.181 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €13.93.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 138 percent. The most expensive point is €33.18, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €22.18Sun
- €20.53Mon
- €18.88Tue
- €19.43Wed
- €24.93Thu
- €18.88Fri
- €22.18Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Madrid
Bus
- Madrid Estacion Sur
- Madrid South
Pamplona
Bus
- Estación de autobuses de Pamplona / Iruña
- Iruñeko bus geltokia
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 317 km against 317 km in a straight line, a detour of 1 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Madrid at 06:34 and the last at 19:38, across 6 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Buses against the other ways to make this journey
The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 2h 57m | 2h 13m | 44m | €41.59 | 10.5 kg | 12 |
| Flight | 4h | 50m | 3h 10m | €38.49 | 80.4 kg | 8 |
| Coach | 5h 2m | 4h 18m | 44m | €18.88 | 8.6 kg | 6 |
Questions about Madrid to Pamplona
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does the Coach from Madrid to Pamplona take?
The Coach from Madrid to Pamplona takes 5h 2m door to door, of which 4h 18m is spent moving. The route runs 317 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Coach from Madrid to Pamplona cost?
The Coach from Madrid to Pamplona starts at €18.88 for one passenger, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare is €17.23. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Coach from Madrid to Pamplona?
1 operators run the Coach from Madrid to Pamplona: Buses in Cantabria. Between them they file around 6 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Coach from Madrid to Pamplona use?
The Coach from Madrid to Pamplona leaves from Madrid Estacion Sur and arrives at Estación de autobuses de Pamplona / Iruña. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Coach the best way from Madrid to Pamplona?
Traveling from Madrid to Pamplona by Train costs €41.59 and takes 2h 57m door to door, against 5h 2m by Coach. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Coach from Madrid to Pamplona?
Fares for the Coach from Madrid to Pamplona bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €13.93. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 138 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Coach from Madrid to Pamplona produce?
The Coach from Madrid to Pamplona produces about 8.6 kg of CO2 per passenger over 317 km, which works out at roughly 27 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Coach from Madrid to Pamplona?
Operators on the Coach from Madrid to Pamplona publish Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 5h 2m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Madrid to Pamplona on September 11, 2026: 317 km of route against 317 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €18.88, and 5h 2m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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