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I had the same long connection time in Madrid and decided to stay there as, all in all, the bus time from Madrid was similar to the wait-in-Madrid + bus time-from-Asturias, plus, as Laurie said, you could have your outbound ticket canceled for not showing up.
If you resolve to fly to Asturias...
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