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Vitoria-Gasteiz to Alcalá de Henares

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Alcalá de Henares. From €17.23, fastest 2h 54m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Vitoria-Gasteiz to Alcalá de Henares runs about 5 times a day, with the first departure around 06:45 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €17.23 and €37.74, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 2h 54m over 310 km, on services run by 2 operators across 2 modes.

Checked September 20, 2026Priced for October 5, 2026One passenger, all fees included

What one seat costs

The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 2 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.

Typical fares · Priced for October 5, 2026

€17.23 to €37.74

  • 125%Moves across the booking window

When it runs, leaving Vitoria-Gasteiz

Typical first and last departure on this corridor.

  • 06:45First departure
  • 07:30Last departure
  • 5Services per day
  • 20%Run direct

Departure times on this route

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Buying this trip

Bookaway lists departures for Vitoria-Gasteiz to Alcalá de Henares on your date, and you pay on their side.

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Buying this trip

Bookaway lists departures for Vitoria-Gasteiz to Alcalá de Henares on your date, and you pay on their side.

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Fares by date

What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.

Typical fares

  1. about €32.63Mon21
  2. about €37.03Tue22
  3. about €27.68Wed23
  4. about €39.78Thu24
  5. about €32.08Fri25
  6. about €35.93Sat26
  7. about €30.98Sun27
  8. about €21.63Mon28
  9. about €19.43Tue29
  10. about €23.83Wed30
  11. about €23.83Thu1
  12. about €19.98Fri2
  13. about €25.48Sat3
  14. about €26.03Sun4
  15. about €17.23Mon5
  16. about €19.98Tue6
  17. about €19.98Wed7
  18. about €22.18Thu8
  19. about €22.73Fri9
  20. about €24.93Sat10
  21. about €17.78Sun11

Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.

The bus gets you into Alcalá de Henares. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

A hotel room

A room in Alcalá de Henares for the night the bus gets in

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Booking window

When to book Vitoria-Gasteiz to Alcalá de Henares

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €23.8390 days
  2. €21.6360 days
  3. €14.4845 days
  4. €15.5830 days
  5. €17.7821 days
  6. €26.0314 days
  7. €30.987 days
  8. €27.683 days
  9. €32.631 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €14.48.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 125 percent. The most expensive point is €32.63, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€32.63€14.48137142130456090

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.

This corridor, specifically

Facts that apply to Vitoria-Gasteiz to Alcalá de Henares and to no other route on the site.

Clocks

Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.

The shape of it

310 km

269 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south.

Who lives at each end

257,407193,751

Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.

The route

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The journey

What the journey looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 310 km against 269 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Burgos, Alcorcón, Logroño, Fuenlabrada. The gap between arriving and leaving is 51 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 18 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.

Who runs this route

The bus gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Alcalá de Henares

Most of the points near Alcalá de Henares open before the first train and close after the last one.

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Questions about Vitoria-Gasteiz to Alcalá de Henares

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 it take to get from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Alcalá de Henares?

The fastest journey from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Alcalá de Henares takes 2h 54m door to door, of which 2h 11m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 4h 4m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Alcalá de Henares?

The cheapest fare from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Alcalá de Henares is €17.23, as of September 20, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €37.39. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Alcalá de Henares?

The cheapest way from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Alcalá de Henares is by coach, at €17.23 for one passenger on October 5, 2026. That journey takes 5h 22m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

What is the fastest way to get from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Alcalá de Henares?

The fastest way from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Alcalá de Henares is by train, at 2h 55m door to door. Only 2h 11m of that is spent moving; the remaining 44m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €37.74.

When should I book Vitoria-Gasteiz to Alcalá de Henares?

Fares from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Alcalá de Henares bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €14.48. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 125 percent, measured on September 20, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Vitoria-Gasteiz to Alcalá de Henares?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Alcalá de Henares, at €19.98. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 20, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Vitoria-Gasteiz to Alcalá de Henares?

February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Alcalá de Henares, at €14.48 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs service from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Alcalá de Henares?

Buses in Cantabria, Renfe publish service areas covering both Vitoria-Gasteiz and Alcalá de Henares, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.

Is there a direct service from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Alcalá de Henares?

33 percent of the services we sell from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Alcalá de Henares are direct. The rest connect at Burgos, Alcorcón, Logroño, Fuenlabrada, with about 51 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

How much CO2 does the journey from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Alcalá de Henares produce?

Traveling from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Alcalá de Henares by train produces about 10.2 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Coach produces about 10.5 kg, roughly 1 times as much for one passenger.

Which station or terminal do services from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Alcalá de Henares use?

Services from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Alcalá de Henares by train leave from Jundiz and arrive at Alcalá de Henares. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Alcalá de Henares?

2 of the 2 operators we sell from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Alcalá de Henares allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.

Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.

Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Vitoria-Gasteiz to Alcalá de Henares on September 20, 2026: 310 km of route against 269 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €17.23, and 2h 54m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The bus is the simple part. What you do once you are in Alcalá de Henares is somebody else's catalog.

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Day trips that leave Alcalá de Henares in the morning and cover a good part of Spain by evening.

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The two ends, compared

Vitoria-Gasteiz reaches 82 places in 7 countries on services we hold, over distances from 46 to 2,010 km. Alcalá de Henares reaches 35 places in 1 countries, from 42 to 483 km.

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Leaving Vitoria-Gasteiz

  • 82Places you can leave for
  • 7Countries
  • 12Operators

Arriving in Alcalá de Henares

Leaving Alcalá de Henares

  • 35Places you can leave for
  • 1Countries
  • 8Operators

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