• For 2024 Pilgrims: €50,- donation = 1 year with no ads on the forum + 90% off any 2024 Guide. More here.
    (Discount code sent to you by Private Message after your donation)

Search 69,459 Camino Questions

High Speed Train

SparkyW

New Member
Time of past OR future Camino
May 2022
I would like to take the high speed train from Santiago de Compostela to Madrid on June 9th. I think I found the website for the high speed train (Renfe), but I am not sure where to end up in in Madrid. I will be flying back to the US the next day so will stay somewhere near the airport that night. The page can be translated to English, but there are still a lot of Spanish terms that even when I translate them, I am not sure what they mean. Thank you.
 
New Original Camino Gear Designed Especially with The Modern Peregrino In Mind!
Join our full-service guided tour and let us convert you into a Pampered Pilgrim!
I found the website for the high speed train (Renfe), but I am not sure where to end up in in Madrid.
@SparkyW, I did this: I set the language of the Renfe website to English, as @trecile describes it. I searched for trains from Santiago de Compostela to Madrid (Todas) on June 9. In the list of search results, I picked a ticket and clicked on Next. I noticed that the text under "Outward Journey" changed from Madrid (Todas) to Madrid-Chamartín-Clara Ca. "Todas" means all Madrid train stations and Madrid-Chamartín is the arrival station for the chosen train.

I think that all trains from Santiago arrive at the Madrid-Chamartín station.

Buen Camino!
 
Chamartin Station is about a 20 min cab ride from the Barajas neighborhood near the airport. I have stayed at Hostel Viky in that neighborhood, and they provided free transport to and from the airport.

Instead of a taxi you could also take the train from Chamartin to the airport and then have a hotel (like Hostal Viky) pick you up.
 
All trains from Santiago go to Chamartin. There is a Cercanis train directly to the airport. We usually stay out by the airport at one of the Marriott properties with a shuttle. There are other brands with a shuttle as well. Take the Cercanis train to the airport and catch the hotel shuttle to your hotel and back again in the morning.
 
Ideal sleeping bag liner whether we want to add a thermal plus to our bag, or if we want to use it alone to sleep in shelters or hostels. Thanks to its mummy shape, it adapts perfectly to our body.

€46,-
All trains from Santiago go to Chamartin. There is a Cercanis train directly to the airport. We usually stay out by the airport at one of the Marriott properties with a shuttle. There are other brands with a shuttle as well. Take the Cercanis train to the airport and catch the hotel shuttle to your hotel and back again in the morning.
Or take the metro
 
As others have said the train from SdC gets into Madrid Chamartin. If you’ve got an early flight next day, or have another reason to spend your last night in Spain in a soulless chain hotel, then there are direct train and metro options from Chamartin to Barajas airport. Taxis also.

if you’re not pressed for time, central Madrid’s a short tube ride away and the yellow aerobús from Atocha is a swift and reliable option to get to the airport. Taxis also.
 
Last edited:
I would like to take the high speed train from Santiago de Compostela to Madrid on June 9th. I think I found the website for the high speed train (Renfe), but I am not sure where to end up in in Madrid. I will be flying back to the US the next day so will stay somewhere near the airport that night. The page can be translated to English, but there are still a lot of Spanish terms that even when I translate them, I am not sure what they mean. Thank you.
I used the RailEurope.com site, and found it much easier to navigate than the Renfe site.
 
The 2024 Camino guides will be coming out little by little. Here is a collection of the ones that are out so far.
I would like to take the high speed train from Santiago de Compostela to Madrid on June 9th. I think I found the website for the high speed train (Renfe), but I am not sure where to end up in in Madrid. I will be flying back to the US the next day so will stay somewhere near the airport that night. The page can be translated to English, but there are still a lot of Spanish terms that even when I translate them, I am not sure what they mean. Thank you.
Hi Sparky
I am booked for myself, my son-in-law and two granddaughters from Santiago de Compostella to Madrid 9th June. 10.20 from Santiago arriving in Madrid Charmartin 13.42. I booked through Rail Europe but the tickets I printed out are by Renfe. We will be flying back to the UK 10th June and like you will be staying overnight near the airport.
Hope this helps.
Buen Camino
Vince
 
Thank you all. I just booked my ticket on the Omio app. Sounds like I am on the same train as you, Vince.
 

Most read last week in this forum

hola, I have been trying to book a train from Madrid to Sarria to meet with friends on the Camino. The process works until the payment page. It asks for an email address and a phone number...
Last year made the mistake of travelling after the 500k walk to Porto and Barcelona and Cadaqués then the UK.(All amazing) but I was too tired to make the most of it. So this year I’m lucky...
I trying to purchase my one way ticket from Santiago de Compostela to Porto.I cannot find any info on bringing my luggage with me( a small carry on and a knapsack) anyone taken this bus? Can I...
Beginning March 1, my husband and I walked from Santo Domingo de la Calzada to Astorga on the CF. Prior to our trip, I had contracted with Jacotrans to move our bags for 21 straight days...
Trying to determine best way from Madrid airport to Leon? Thank you
Just saw a press release from Correos announcing that they will be offering a left luggage service at all of their 2,000+ offices throughout Spain. For up to 15 days at a time...

❓How to ask a question

How to post a new question on the Camino Forum.

Forum Rules

Forum Rules

Camino Updates on YouTube

Camino Conversations

Most downloaded Resources

This site is run by Ivar at

in Santiago de Compostela.
This site participates in the Amazon Affiliate program, designed to provide a means for Ivar to earn fees by linking to Amazon
Official Camino Passport (Credential) | 2024 Camino Guides
Back
Top