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The CO2 for the return flight from South Africa to London equates to some 10 times the CO2 for the return flight from London to Spain - I'd be flying to Spain too (and it will be cheaper and much quicker as well)
As well as the bus that goes direct from Santiago to Lugo there is also a bus that goes via the airport - you will be able to check the schedule on the link already given by changing the start point
Once you've landed you should buy your ticket from the machine at the airport outside the...
There are some local works at Ourense station ending today - don't think you'll go the whole way to Madrid on the bus
One affected train is
Alvia train leaving Santiago de Compostela at 5.48 hours and arriving in Madrid-Chamartín at 11.06 hours: transfer by road between Santiago de Compostela...
I was presuming that they were going to be in Barcelona for 5 days and, on one of those, wanted to spend in Santiago de Compostella
And, just as importantly for them, flying is likely to be both the quickest and cheapest way to travel between the two cities
There's a frequent bus from the airport to Santander train/bus station and then plenty of buses to Oviedo - typically, apart from the high-speed trains, buses are the best way to travel accross large parts of Spain
Pretty much impossible unless you take a taxi from Santiago Airport to Sarria
From SCG would need to take bus via Lugo or train via Ourense and at least 3 hours (and last bus to Lugo leaves at 8pm)
From MAD bus via Lugo would be at least 8 hours
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