- Must visit
Museo Salzillo
Museum dedicated to Francisco Salzillo’s celebrated Baroque sculptures and Murcia’s Holy Week heritage. One of the city’s most important cultural visits.
Cheapest price
$46
Average price
$61
Fastest journey
5 h 20 m
Average duration
5 h 24 m
Buses per day
25
Distance
347 km
The best way to find a cheap bus ticket from Madrid Barajas Airport to Murcia is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
The average ticket from Madrid Barajas Airport to Murcia will cost around $61 if you buy it on the day, but the cheapest tickets can be found for only $46.
Of the 25 buses that leave Madrid Barajas Airport for Murcia on Mon, Jun 01, 9 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
On Mon, Jun 01 the direct buses cover the 347 km distance in an average of 5 h 24 m but if you time it right, some buses will get you there in just 5 h 20 m .
On Mon, Jun 01 the slowest buses will take 5 h 30 m and usually involve a change or two along the way, but you might be able to save a few pennies if you’re on a budget.
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NormalOmio recommends booking the bus as it is the most popular option from Madrid Barajas Airport to Murcia among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the train with prices starting from $9. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 1h 11m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a train costs an average of $9, and a flight costs an average of $36.
Distance: 215 miles (347 km)
Most popular Bus | Train | Flight | Driving |
|---|---|---|---|
$47 Average price | $30 Average price Cheapest | $145 Average price | $87 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
5h 26m Average total duration 4h 56m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 10m Average total duration 3h 40m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 11m Average total duration Fastest 1h 11m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 3h 53m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
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This is compared to other travel options from Madrid Barajas Airport to Murcia:
A train is $18 (€14) less than a bus for this route with tickets for a bus from Madrid Barajas Airport to Murcia costing on average $47 (€38).
A train is $116 (€93) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Madrid Barajas Airport to Murcia costing on average $145 (€117).
Other travel options to Murcia take longer:
Train takes on average 3h 40m.
Bus takes on average 4h 56m.
Tickets start at around $47 (€38) compared to roughly $87 (€70) in fuel and tolls — a saving of about $40 (€32). The journey takes 4h 56m versus 3h 53m by car, so you'll arrive a bit later, but you can use the time productively rather than spending it behind the wheel. No parking to sort, no fuel stops, and most coaches have Wi-Fi and power outlets.
Direct services are operated by Alsa, BlaBlaCar, Alsa Supra.
Driving is worth considering if you're on a tight schedule, travelling as a group (where fuel costs split several ways), or want the flexibility to stop along the way.
| Operator | Departure Time | Arrival Time | Duration | Departure days | Cheapest price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 04:20AM | Arrival Time 08:10AM | Duration 3h50 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $25 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 05:00AM | Arrival Time 08:50AM | Duration 3h50 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $25 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 05:45AM | Arrival Time 11:05AM | Duration 5h20 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $45 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 06:00AM | Arrival Time 09:50AM | Duration 3h50 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $35 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 06:45AM | Arrival Time 12:05PM | Duration 5h20 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $45 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:00AM | Arrival Time 11:30AM | Duration 4h30 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $34 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:40AM | Arrival Time 11:20AM | Duration 3h40 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $32 |
Operator iryo | Departure Time 07:45AM | Arrival Time 03:10PM | Duration 7h25 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri | Cheapest price $47 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 07:45AM | Arrival Time 01:05PM | Duration 5h20 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $46 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 08:45AM | Arrival Time 03:15PM | Duration 6h30 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $46 |
Operator iryo | Departure Time 09:30AM | Arrival Time 06:35PM | Duration 9h05 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $52 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 09:45AM | Arrival Time 03:15PM | Duration 5h30 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $46 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 09:50AM | Arrival Time 02:00PM | Duration 4h10 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $32 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 10:00AM | Arrival Time 02:50PM | Duration 4h50 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $41 |
Operator iryo | Departure Time 10:45AM | Arrival Time 06:35PM | Duration 7h50 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $54 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 11:45AM | Arrival Time 06:20PM | Duration 6h35 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $46 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 12:00PM | Arrival Time 03:40PM | Duration 3h40 | Departure days Mon, Thu | Cheapest price $27 |
Operator iryo | Departure Time 01:30PM | Arrival Time 10:45PM | Duration 9h15 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $44 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 01:45PM | Arrival Time 07:15PM | Duration 5h30 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri | Cheapest price $46 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 02:00PM | Arrival Time 06:20PM | Duration 4h20 | Departure days Thu, Fri | Cheapest price $32 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 03:00PM | Arrival Time 07:20PM | Duration 4h20 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $37 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 03:10PM | Arrival Time 07:00PM | Duration 3h50 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $33 |
Operator iryo | Departure Time 03:15PM | Arrival Time 10:45PM | Duration 7h30 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $48 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 03:30PM | Arrival Time 07:10PM | Duration 3h40 | Departure days Wed, Fri | Cheapest price $27 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 03:45PM | Arrival Time 09:05PM | Duration 5h20 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $65 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 04:00PM | Arrival Time 08:10PM | Duration 4h10 | Departure days Tue, Thu | Cheapest price $32 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 04:30PM | Arrival Time 10:30PM | Duration 6h00 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri | Cheapest price $46 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 04:45PM | Arrival Time 10:30PM | Duration 5h45 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $46 |
Operator iryo | Departure Time 04:45PM | Arrival Time 02:15AM | Duration 9h30 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Thu | Cheapest price $64 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 05:20PM | Arrival Time 09:40PM | Duration 4h20 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $25 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 06:00PM | Arrival Time 10:20PM | Duration 4h20 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $43 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:00PM | Arrival Time 10:40PM | Duration 3h40 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $29 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 09:30PM | Arrival Time 01:20AM | Duration 3h50 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $30 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 09:45PM | Arrival Time 03:05AM | Duration 5h20 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $52 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 10:45PM | Arrival Time 04:05AM | Duration 5h20 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $45 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 11:45PM | Arrival Time 05:05AM | Duration 5h20 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $46 |
The table below shows live departures for Madrid Barajas Airport to Murcia buses for today, Sunday, May 31. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated bus journeys.
| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Transfers | Tickets |
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Normal | 7:45 AM Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid) | 5h20 | 1:05 PM Murcia, Estacion de Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
Normal | 8:45 AM Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid) | 6h30 | 3:15 PM Murcia, Estacion de Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
06092+ Normal | 9:30 AM Madrid Chamartín | 10h30 | 8:00 PM Murcia, Estacion de Autobuses | 1 transfer | |
06092+ Normal | 9:30 AM Madrid Chamartín | 6h45 | 4:15 PM Murcia, Estacion de Autobuses | 1 transfer | |
06092+ Normal | 9:30 AM Madrid Chamartín | 9h05 | 6:35 PM Murcia, Estacion de Autobuses | 1 transfer | |
Normal | 9:45 AM Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid) | 5h30 | 3:15 PM Murcia, Estacion de Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
06102+ Normal | 10:45 AM Madrid Chamartín | 9h15 | 8:00 PM Murcia, Estacion de Autobuses | 1 transfer | |
06102+ Normal | 10:45 AM Madrid Chamartín | 7h50 | 6:35 PM Murcia, Estacion de Autobuses | 1 transfer | |
06102+ Normal | 10:45 AM Madrid Chamartín | 9h45 | 8:30 PM Murcia, Estacion de Autobuses | 1 transfer | |
Normal | 11:45 AM Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid) | 6h35 | 6:20 PM Murcia, Estacion de Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
06132+ Normal | 1:30 PM Madrid Chamartín | 9h15 | 10:45 PM Murcia, Estacion de Autobuses | 1 transfer | |
06132+ Normal | 1:30 PM Madrid Chamartín | 7h00 | 8:30 PM Murcia, Estacion de Autobuses | 1 transfer | |
06132+ Normal | 1:30 PM Madrid Chamartín | 9h15 | 10:45 PM Murcia, Estacion de Autobuses | 1 transfer | |
06142+ Normal | 3:15 PM Madrid Chamartín | 7h30 | 10:45 PM Murcia, Estacion de Autobuses | 1 transfer | |
06142+ Normal | 3:15 PM Madrid Chamartín | 7h30 | 10:45 PM Murcia, Estacion de Autobuses | 1 transfer | |
06142+ Normal | 3:15 PM Madrid Chamartín | 11h00 | 2:15 AM Murcia, Estacion de Autobuses | 1 transfer | |
Supra Economy | 3:45 PM Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid) | 5h20 | 9:05 PM Murcia, Estacion de Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
Normal | 4:45 PM Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid) | 5h45 | 10:30 PM Murcia, Estacion de Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
Normal | 10:45 PM Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid) | 5h50 | 4:35 AM Murcia, Estacion de Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
Normal | 11:45 PM Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid) | 5h20 | 5:05 AM Murcia, Estacion de Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
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Buses from Madrid Barajas Airport to Murcia run on average 12 times per day, taking around 4h 56m. Cheap bus tickets for this journey start at $45 (€36) but you can travel from only $9 (€7) by train.
There are 12 buses per day. The earliest bus runs at 05:45, the last at 22:45. The fastest bus covers the 215 miles (347 km) distance in 4h 20m.
Distance 215 miles (347 km) |
Average bus duration 4h 56m |
Cheapest ticket price $45 (€36) |
Buses per day 12 |
Direct buses 12 |
Fastest bus 4h 20m |
First bus 5:45 AM |
Last bus 10:45 PM |
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Discover the best of Murcia — top attractions, local food, transport tips, budget advice, and currency essentials. Plan your perfect Murcia trip today.
Museum dedicated to Francisco Salzillo’s celebrated Baroque sculptures and Murcia’s Holy Week heritage. One of the city’s most important cultural visits.
Fine arts museum with paintings, sculptures, and decorative arts spanning several centuries, housed in a historic city building.
Regional archaeology museum presenting Iberian, Roman, and medieval finds that help explain Murcia’s long urban history.
Murcia’s most famous square, framed by the cathedral and episcopal palace. A key gathering point and classic place to appreciate the cityscape.
Historic pedestrian street linking major central sights, lined with elegant buildings, shops, and constant local activity.
Traditional old-town street known for its urban character, architecture, and lively atmosphere close to Murcia’s commercial heart.
A classic Murcian scramble of courgette, onion and egg, sometimes with potato. It is one of the city’s best-known tapas and a staple of the local huerta cuisine.
A signature Murcia tapa: a Russian salad on a breadstick ring, topped with an anchovy. It is especially associated with bar culture in Murcia.
Murcia’s iconic meat pie made with flaky puff pastry and a savoury filling of veal, chorizo and egg. It is one of the city’s most traditional snacks.
Popular traditional restaurant with a strong local reputation for Murcian specialties, tapas and seasonal produce in a warm, busy dining room.
Established Murcian restaurant known for traditional regional cooking, rice dishes and refined service in a classic setting.
Long-running central Murcia dining room known for seafood, rice dishes and classic regional cuisine with a polished, old-school atmosphere.
Generally affordable by Spanish city standards. Meals and coffee are reasonable, while central hotels cost more in peak periods.
Tipping is modest. Round up or leave 5-10% in restaurants for good service. Small change for cafés is enough. Taxis are usually rounded up; hotel tips are optional.
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Find answers to the most common questions about traveling from Madrid Barajas Airport to Murcia by bus. From journey times and ticket prices to direct connections, first and last departures, and even whether the route is scenic, our FAQs cover everything you need to plan your trip. Whether you’re looking for the fastest bus, the cheapest option, or tips for making the most of your visit at Murcia, this guide helps you travel smarter and with confidence.

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