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Museo de la Alhambra
Museum inside the Alhambra presenting Nasrid, Islamic and later historical pieces. Ideal for context before or after touring the palaces.
The best way to find a cheap bus ticket from Madrid to Granada Sound is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
The average ticket from Madrid to Granada Sound will cost around $37 if you buy it on the day, but the cheapest tickets can be found for only $28.
On Sun, Nov 01, we found 18 buses from Madrid to Granada Sound, including 18 direct services.
On Sun, Nov 01 the direct buses cover the 357 km distance in an average of 4 h 36 m but if you time it right, some buses will get you there in just 4 h 30 m .
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Buses from Madrid to Granada Sound run on average 16 times per day, taking around 5h 2m. Cheap bus tickets for this journey start at $23 (€19) if you book in advance.
There are 16 buses per day. The earliest bus runs at 00:30, the last at 23:30. The fastest bus covers the 221 miles (357 km) distance in 4h 30m.
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| Operator | Departure Time | Arrival Time | Duration | Departure days | Cheapest price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 01:30AM | Arrival Time 06:30AM | Duration 5h00 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri | Cheapest price $28 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 06:15AM | Arrival Time 12:00PM | Duration 5h45 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $28 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 06:45AM | Arrival Time 01:00PM | Duration 6h15 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri | Cheapest price $28 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 07:00AM | Arrival Time 12:00PM | Duration 5h00 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $28 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 07:15AM | Arrival Time 01:00PM | Duration 5h45 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri | Cheapest price $28 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 08:00AM | Arrival Time 01:00PM | Duration 5h00 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $28 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 08:00AM | Arrival Time 12:10PM | Duration 4h10 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $34 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 08:15AM | Arrival Time 01:30PM | Duration 5h15 | Departure days Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $52 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 08:30AM | Arrival Time 12:40PM | Duration 4h10 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $28 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 09:00AM | Arrival Time 01:30PM | Duration 4h30 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $31 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 09:00AM | Arrival Time 01:30PM | Duration 4h30 | Departure days Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $50 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 09:10AM | Arrival Time 01:50PM | Duration 4h40 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $34 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 09:30AM | Arrival Time 02:30PM | Duration 5h00 | Departure days Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $28 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 09:30AM | Arrival Time 02:20PM | Duration 4h50 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $31 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 09:40AM | Arrival Time 02:00PM | Duration 4h20 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $31 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 09:45AM | Arrival Time 03:00PM | Duration 5h15 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri | Cheapest price $28 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 10:00AM | Arrival Time 02:40PM | Duration 4h40 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $28 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 10:30AM | Arrival Time 03:00PM | Duration 4h30 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $28 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 10:30AM | Arrival Time 03:20PM | Duration 4h50 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $26 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 11:00AM | Arrival Time 03:30PM | Duration 4h30 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $33 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 11:10AM | Arrival Time 04:00PM | Duration 4h50 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $34 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 11:20AM | Arrival Time 04:00PM | Duration 4h40 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $25 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 11:30AM | Arrival Time 04:30PM | Duration 5h00 | Departure days Mon, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $28 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 11:30AM | Arrival Time 03:40PM | Duration 4h10 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $25 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 12:30PM | Arrival Time 04:30PM | Duration 4h00 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $33 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 12:30PM | Arrival Time 05:30PM | Duration 5h00 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $28 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 02:00PM | Arrival Time 05:50PM | Duration 3h50 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $29 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 02:00PM | Arrival Time 07:15PM | Duration 5h15 | Departure days Wed, Thu | Cheapest price $28 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 02:15PM | Arrival Time 07:30PM | Duration 5h15 | Departure days Wed, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $55 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 02:30PM | Arrival Time 07:45PM | Duration 5h15 | Departure days Mon, Fri | Cheapest price $28 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 03:00PM | Arrival Time 08:00PM | Duration 5h00 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $28 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 03:10PM | Arrival Time 06:55PM | Duration 3h45 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $31 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 03:30PM | Arrival Time 08:30PM | Duration 5h00 | Departure days Mon, Tue | Cheapest price $28 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 04:00PM | Arrival Time 08:00PM | Duration 4h00 | Departure days Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $33 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 04:00PM | Arrival Time 09:00PM | Duration 5h00 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $28 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 04:30PM | Arrival Time 09:30PM | Duration 5h00 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $25 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 05:00PM | Arrival Time 09:10PM | Duration 4h10 | Departure days Thu, Fri | Cheapest price $23 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 05:30PM | Arrival Time 10:30PM | Duration 5h00 | Departure days Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $28 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 06:00PM | Arrival Time 10:50PM | Duration 4h50 | Departure days Wed, Fri | Cheapest price $26 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 06:30PM | Arrival Time 11:30PM | Duration 5h00 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $28 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 07:30PM | Arrival Time 12:30AM | Duration 5h00 | Departure days Mon, Sun | Cheapest price $28 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 07:45PM | Arrival Time 01:00AM | Duration 5h15 | Departure days Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $45 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 08:00PM | Arrival Time 01:00AM | Duration 5h00 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $33 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 08:20PM | Arrival Time 01:10AM | Duration 4h50 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $36 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 08:30PM | Arrival Time 01:00AM | Duration 4h30 | Departure days Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $44 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 09:00PM | Arrival Time 01:10AM | Duration 4h10 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $26 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 09:30PM | Arrival Time 02:10AM | Duration 4h40 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $34 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 11:00PM | Arrival Time 04:00AM | Duration 5h00 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $49 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 11:40PM | Arrival Time 04:20AM | Duration 4h40 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $37 |
The table below shows live departures for Madrid to Granada Sound buses for today, Saturday, October 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 | 4:30 PM Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses | 4h30 | 9:00 PM Granada, Estación De Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
Normal | 4:30 PM Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses | 5h15 | 9:45 PM Granada, Estación De Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
Normal | 5:30 PM Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses | 5h00 | 10:30 PM Granada, Estación De Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
Normal | 6:30 PM Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses | 5h00 | 11:30 PM Granada, Estación De Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
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Normal | 7:00 AM Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses | 5h00 | 12:00 PM Granada, Estación De Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
Normal | 8:00 AM Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses | 5h00 | 1:00 PM Granada, Estación De Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
Supra Economy | 8:15 AM Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid) | 5h15 | 1:30 PM Granada, Estación De Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
Supra Economy | 9:00 AM Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses | 4h30 | 1:30 PM Granada, Estación De Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
Normal | 9:30 AM Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses | 5h00 | 2:30 PM Granada, Estación De Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
Normal | 10:30 AM Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses | 5h00 | 3:30 PM Granada, Estación De Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
Normal | 11:30 AM Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses | 5h00 | 4:30 PM Granada, Estación De Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
Supra Economy | 2:15 PM Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid) | 5h15 | 7:30 PM Granada, Estación De Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
Normal | 3:00 PM Madrid, Intercambiador de Avenida de América | 5h30 | 8:30 PM Granada, Estación De Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
Supra Economy | 3:00 PM Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses | 4h30 | 7:30 PM Granada, Estación De Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
Normal | 3:00 PM Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses | 5h00 | 8:00 PM Granada, Estación De Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
Normal | 4:00 PM Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses | 5h00 | 9:00 PM Granada, Estación De Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
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Museum inside the Alhambra presenting Nasrid, Islamic and later historical pieces. Ideal for context before or after touring the palaces.
Interactive science museum with hands-on exhibits, a biodome, observation tower and family-friendly displays. A modern contrast to Granada’s monuments.
Fine arts museum in the Palace of Charles V, with paintings and sculpture from Granada and Andalusia. Strong choice for classical art fans.
Mirador with a sweeping frontal view of the Alhambra and Sierra Nevada. Best visited around sunset for Granada’s most iconic panorama.
Historic hillside quarter of narrow lanes, white houses and cármenes. Essential for wandering and absorbing Granada’s layered urban history.
Valley walk below the Alhambra following the Darro River past bridges and old buildings. One of Granada’s most atmospheric strolling routes.
Classic Granada tapa of broad beans sautéed with cured ham. A simple local favorite that reflects Andalusian produce and the city’s strong tapas culture.
Traditional Sacromonte omelette made with eggs and offal, linked to Granada’s historic Sacromonte quarter and old cave-house cooking traditions.
Cured ham from the nearby Alpujarra mountains, prized in Granada for its altitude-aged flavor and often served as a tapa or starter.
Established hillside restaurant in Sacromonte, known for traditional Granadan cooking and views in a cave-inspired setting.
Traditional restaurant near the Cathedral known for classic Granadan dishes, tapas, and regional specialties in an old-style setting.
Historic tapas bar in central Granada, popular for generous tapas, local wines, and a lively traditional atmosphere.
Moderate for Spain: dining and drinks are reasonable, but festival dates can raise hotel rates. Local buses are cheap and many bars include low-cost tapas.
Tipping is optional. Round up or leave 5-10% in restaurants for good service; small change for cafes; taxi fares are usually rounded up.
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Find answers to the most common questions about traveling from Madrid to Granada Sound 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 Granada Sound, this guide helps you travel smarter and with confidence.

Most Madrid to Granada Sound buses use the Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses to station pair. Use this guide to compare Madrid and Granada Sound bus stations on this route, check city-centre transport, alongside checking practicalities like bus station facilities and services.
Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses is 3 km from Madrid city centre. Public transport options include:
Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses has practical services for this route, including Wifi, Parking, Dining, ATM, Taxis, Accessibility, WC, and Ticket Office.
Food options include: Cafetería de la estación (in the station), Restaurante El Brillante (0.5 km), La Taberna de Domínguez (0.7 km).
Free Wi-Fi. ATMs are located near the main entrance and in the waiting area.
Ticket office support is available at Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses.
Available at Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses: Parking, Taxis, WC.
Accessibility facilities are available at Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses: Elevators, ramps.
Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid) is 12 km from Madrid city centre. Public transport options include:
Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid) has practical services for this route, including Dining, ATM, Accessibility, WC, Shower, and Ticket Office.
Food options include: Rodilla, Mahoudrid
ATMs are aTMs located throughout T4, major cards accepted .
Ticket office support is available at Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid).
Available at Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid): WC.
Accessibility facilities are available at Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid): Step-free access, elevators, accessible toilets.
Madrid, Avenida de América is 3 km from Madrid city centre. Public transport options include:
Madrid, Avenida de América has practical services for this route, including Wifi, Parking, Dining, ATM, Taxis, Accessibility, WC, and Ticket Office.
Food options include: Cafetería de la estación (in the station), Restaurante El Rincón (0.5 km), La Vaca Argentina (0.7 km).
Free Wi-Fi. ATMs are located near the main entrance and on the second floor.
Ticket office support is available at Madrid, Avenida de América.
Available at Madrid, Avenida de América: Parking, Taxis, WC.
Accessibility facilities are available at Madrid, Avenida de América: Elevators, ramps.