Madrid to Córdoba runs about 12 times a day, with the first departure around 06:20 and the last around 17:31. One passenger pays between €16.13 and €39.39, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 3h 5m over 340 km, on services run by 8 operators across 2 modes.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 8 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares
€16.13 to €39.39
- 102%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Madrid
No operator has filed a timetable for this direction yet, so the first and last departure below follow the pattern of the corridor. Read them as the shape of the service day rather than as times to turn up for.
- 06:20First departure
- 17:31Last departure
- 12Services per day
- 100%Run direct
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Buying this trip
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Buying this trip
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €28.23Tue15
- about €30.43Wed16
- about €31.53Thu17
- about €29.33Fri18
- about €28.78Sat19
- about €27.13Sun20
- about €19.98Mon21
- about €19.98Tue22
- about €20.53Wed23
- about €27.13Thu24
- about €23.28Fri25
- about €25.48Sat26
- about €23.28Sun27
- about €17.78Mon28
- about €16.68Tue29
- about €17.78Wed30
- about €21.63Thu1
- about €19.43Fri2
- about €19.43Sat3
- about €20.53Sun4
- about €16.13Mon5
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The bus gets you into Córdoba. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Córdoba for the night the bus gets in
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When to book Madrid to Córdoba
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €18.8890 days
- €16.1360 days
- €17.7845 days
- €15.5830 days
- €16.1321 days
- €17.7814 days
- €19.987 days
- €31.533 days
- €28.231 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €15.58.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 102 percent. The most expensive point is €31.53, 3 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Madrid to Córdoba 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
340 km
296 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services actually take. The bearing runs south.
Who lives at each end
3,255,944 → 325,708
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
How we know
0/4
4 of these connections were inferred from service-area overlap rather than observed in a timetable. We would rather say so.
The route
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 340 km against 296 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
The fare from ODB into Córdoba is the one price on this trip we cannot show you, because it is not ours.
A car waiting when you land in Córdoba
Settled in advance, so the ride into Córdoba costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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Who runs this route
The bus gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Baggage storage near Old train station of Córdoba
Most of the points near Old train station of Córdoba open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Madrid to Córdoba
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 Madrid to Córdoba?
The fastest journey from Madrid to Córdoba takes 3h 5m door to door, of which 2h 25m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 4h 25m, 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 Madrid to Córdoba?
The cheapest fare from Madrid to Córdoba is €16.13, as of September 14, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €39.78. 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 Madrid to Córdoba?
The cheapest way from Madrid to Córdoba is by coach, at €17.78 for one passenger on October 5, 2026. That journey takes 5h 14m 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 Madrid to Córdoba?
The fastest way from Madrid to Córdoba is by train, at 3h 9m door to door. Only 2h 25m 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 Madrid to Córdoba?
Fares from Madrid to Córdoba bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €15.58. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 102 percent, measured on September 14, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Madrid to Córdoba?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Madrid to Córdoba, at €17.78. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 14, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Madrid to Córdoba?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Madrid to Córdoba, at €13.93 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 Madrid to Córdoba?
8 operators sell services from Madrid to Córdoba across 2 modes: Alsa, BlaBlaCar, Buses in Cantabria, Intermodalidad de Levante, Ouigo, Renfe. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Madrid to Córdoba?
Every service we sell from Madrid to Córdoba is direct, with around 24 departures a day and a fastest journey of 3h 5m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
How much CO2 does the journey from Madrid to Córdoba produce?
Traveling from Madrid to Córdoba by coach produces about 9.2 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Train produces about 11.2 kg, roughly 1 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Madrid to Córdoba use?
Services from Madrid to Córdoba by train leave from Madrid Puerta de Atocha and arrive at Old train station of Córdoba. 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 Madrid to Córdoba?
8 of the 8 operators we sell from Madrid to Córdoba 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 No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Madrid to Córdoba on September 14, 2026: 340 km of route against 296 km in a straight line, 24 services a day, 8 operators a cheapest fare of €16.13, and 3h 5m 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 Córdoba is somebody else's catalog.
Day trips out of Córdoba and across Spain
Day trips that leave Córdoba in the morning and cover a good part of Spain by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Madrid reaches 252 places in 81 countries on services we hold, over distances from 162 to 10,762 km. Córdoba reaches 56 places in 1 countries, from 120 to 1,471 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Madrid
- 252Places you can leave for
- 81Countries
- 106Operators
Arriving in Córdoba
Leaving Córdoba
- 56Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 11Operators