Transportation from Santiago airport to bus station

[Brent6886]

Hello! I’ll be flying into Santiago de Compostela May 13th and need to get to Astorga where I’ll begin my first Camino. Is the bus station located at the airport or close by? Any tips or suggestions will be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

 

[Bradypus]

No. The bus station is in the centre of town. About half an hour from the airport by bus. A frequent service that costs 1 euro.

 

[J Willhaus]

You need to take a bus from the Airport to the bus station. To Astorga several buses per day. Looks like at least one train. The bus and train station are collocated.

 

[Tincatinker]

Sorry, but you’ve bought your flights but haven’t bothered to check the next bit? Santiago airport to the Intermodal station ( bus and train) is easy just use the airport bus. From Santiago to Astorga, that’ll be fun. There are several buses a day, journey time varies between 5 to 6 hours. Much will depend on your timings. There appear to be buses at 8:00 and 10:45am. I’m on my phone in a busy pub. No doubt you can refine those results. ALSA seem to be the most likely provider

 

[Brent6886]

No. The bus station is in the centre of town. About half an hour from the airport by bus. A frequent service that costs 1 euro.

Thank you

 

[Lydia Gillen]

The bus from airport to bus and train station is very regular maybe every 20 0r 30 minutes. You pay on the bus with a 0ne euro coin. Organise yourself to have it ready. The bus stop is just outside the exit from arrivals and is clearly marked' Buen Camino

 

[Paul_Garland]

Hello! I’ll be flying into Santiago de Compostela May 13th and need to get to Astorga where I’ll begin my first Camino. Is the bus station located at the airport or close by? Any tips or suggestions will be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

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From the airport Arrivals level (the airport only has a siñgle terminal), bus 6A to the bus station, journeytime 30 to 40 minutes depending on traffic, or fixed price taxi, €23 last year. Then ALSA bus to Astorga with a rest break and change of bus in Ponferrada. May is busy on this route, advance booking strongly advised, although there is an ALSA bus ticket office at the bus station which is open early enough for you to buy your ticket on the day. Tickets booked on the ALSA (English-language) website allow refundable cancellation or one change of date/time up to 2 hours before scheduled departure time of bus. Note that while there are 2 morning buses, plus one that arrives in Astorga at 0215, there is a 1500 bus to León. If you can't make the morning bus(es), go to León and overnight, next morning an ALSA from León bus station to Astorga, they run hourly starting early especially on weekdays. While the 1500 León bus goes through Astorga and picks up passengers, the website doesn't allow you to book from Santiago to Astorga on that service, but ask in the ALSA office in Santiago if it's possible, they are very helpful and speak reasonable English (I use ALSA up to 10 times a year on all or part of this route). What time do you arrive at Santiago airport? There may well be a workaround using other ALSA routes to get you to Astorga same day if you can't make the morning buses.