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What is the best way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Madrid?

The question was: How difficult is it to get back to Madrid from Santiago de Compostela? I was thinking bus, but not too sure about a 7-hour bus ride. Looks like plane tickets are really cheap, but I don’t want

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How to get to Saint Jean Pied de Port from Madrid, Paris or Barcelona?

The question was: How will I get to Saint jean Pied de port to start the trip? We have a lot of conversations on this topic in the forum. Have a look at some ideas of itineraries between Saint Jean Pied

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How do I travel from Madrid airport to St. Jean Pied de Port?

The question was: I’m flying into Madrid [...] what is the best way to get o St. Jean Pied de Port? Read all the good travel advice in our Camino de Santiago forum.

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Delays on Iberia flights in Madrid

If you are flying into or out of Terminal 4 in Madrid these days, you are in for delays. Ever since Christmas Iberia pilots have had a “hidden” strike/slow-down. ElPais has the last of many articles on this today since

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It just got easier to travel to Madrid

El Correo Gallego reports today that between 140 and 160 seats were sold of the 189 available seats on the first Ryanair flights between Santiago de Compostela and Madrid. This means that about 80% of the seats were sold, a

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Ryanair with Santiago – Madrid route from Nov 18th

Ryanair has announced several new routes in Spain today, one of them a new route between Santiago de Compostela and Madrid. This is fantastic news, since Iberia will again get some competition on travelers between Santiago and the capital. About

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New AVE (high speed train) Madrid – Barcelona

A few days ago the new high speed train service (AVE) between Madrid and Barcelona was introduced. Could be useful for someone trying to get to/get home from the camino. Some more information: – 17 departures daily Madrid to Barcelona

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