Airport Bus Service Cancelled

[Mark McCarthy]

The Empresa Freire service from the airport to Lugo has been permanently cancelled. It is hoped another bus company may take over the route. https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/notic...dios-despues-75-anos/0003_202012G22P10991.htm

 

[ivar]

This route will continue with Monbus. It might not operate for the next few days since this change seem to have happened very fast and they had no plan b ready... My guess that over the next few days/weeks, we will know the new hours that Monbus will operate the Santiago airport to Lugo route.

The same is true for the airport bus in Santiago by the way... this route is now taken over by the number 6 bus, but will most likely be back as normal (with another company) shortly.

The new buss station in Santiago opens in March.

 

[El Cascayal]

Thanks Ivar. Will Monbus to airport still leave from Praxa de Galicia? Where will the new bus station be located?

 

[ivar]

Thanks Ivar. Will Monbus to airport still leave from Praxa de Galicia? Where will the new bus station be located?

I don't know, but my guess is that the new bus station will be the place where it leaves from. This is next to the train station.

 

[El Cascayal]

Thank you!

 

[rappahannock_rev]

I'll be much more concerned if Empresa Freire cancels its Lugo to SdeC service.

 

[ivar]

I'll be much more concerned if Empresa Freire cancels its Lugo to SdeC service.

They did... but MonBus will take over this route as well. As far as I read Freire will no longer do these routes nd only do bus service for school children. The Santiago to Lugo route was theirs for 75 years until today.

 

[Deleted member 34316]

Look at that! Can you believe it's Santiago de Compostela?
The new bus station will be merged with the train station!
Actually it will be on the other side of the train station.
Quite a walk from the Cathedral... 1700 m (20-25 min)

 

[rappahannock_rev]

They did... but MonBus will take over this route as well. As far as I read Freire will no longer do these routes nd only do bus service for school children. The Santiago to Lugo route was theirs for 75 years until today.

El histórico bus Freire entre Lugo y Santiago dice adiós después de 75 años

Una UTE de Monbús y Alsa se queda la gestión de una línea que da servicio a universitarios y concellos de interior. «La gente dice: 'cojo el Freire', no el bus», recuerdan sus conductores

www.lavozdegalicia.es

 

[lt56ny]

They did... but MonBus will take over this route as well. As far as I read Freire will no longer do these routes nd only do bus service for school children. The Santiago to Lugo route was theirs for 75 years until today.

Once again Ivar you are a wealth of all things Camino, even bus routes that I have never heard of!!! Pretty cool my friend!

 

[ranthr]

This route will continue with Monbus. It might not operate for the next few days since this change seem to have happened very fast and they had no plan b ready... My guess that over the next few days/weeks, we will know the new hours that Monbus will operate the Santiago airport to Lugo route.

The same is true for the airport bus in Santiago by the way... this route is now taken over by the number 6 bus, but will most likely be back as normal (with another company) shortly.

The new buss station in Santiago opens in March.

Where is the new bus station in Santiago when it opens?

 

[ranthr]

Where is the new bus station in Santiago when it opens?

Sorry I did not read the rest before asking!

 

[Isca-camigo]

It might make life easier for me and people in a similar situation who fly into Santiago then travel out to their start point like I do hopefully in June, it gives us the option of going for either bus or train if transfer times are tight..

 

[rappahannock_rev]

If I were to bus into SdeC from Lugo this coming September (a real possibility) would I be deposited at the old bus station of the new bus station?

 

[Texas Walker]

Look at that! Can you believe it's Santiago de Compostela?
The new bus station will be merged with the train station!
Actually it will be on the other side of the train station.
Quite a walk from the Cathedral... 1700 m (20-25 min)

Wow!

 

[Bala]

Look at that! Can you believe it's Santiago de Compostela?
The new bus station will be merged with the train station!
Actually it will be on the other side of the train station.
Quite a walk from the Cathedral... 1700 m (20-25 min)

That is one heck of a station. Where are all those glamorous young women in slinky black dresses going? They look like they're part of the pre-pandemic Manhatten cocktail scene.

 

[John A Richard]

A great addition to the city and to travelers.