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  1. november_moon

    Getting from Madrid airport to rail station

    I've used taxis from Madrid airport many times. They are really convenient, and yes, sometimes convenience is rules the day :) I've also taken Metro and Cercanias to and from the airport and around Madrid quite a bit. They are easy and cheap to use.
  2. november_moon

    Getting from Madrid airport to rail station

    If you haven't bought your tickets yet, you can probably save some money buy buying tickets through the Spanish rail company (www.renfe.com) as opposed to Rail Europe, which has limited departures available and marks up ticket prices.
  3. november_moon

    Alsa ticket online or wait & buy at Madrid Airport ?

    I'd just buy the bus ticket at the airport. Getting through immigration and customs should take no more than an hour, then you'll take the airport shuttle over to Terminal 4. Terminal 4 is a bit removed from the other terminals, but the shuttle buses run often. I would anticipate that from...
  4. november_moon

    Booking train tickets - is 'Trainline' ok to use?

    Rail Europe is a rip off. They always mark up their tickets. I've never heard of Trainline, but you can always buy tickets directly from the French train operator: http://www.sncf.com/en/passengers Www.rome2rio.com is a good place to look up connections.
  5. november_moon

    ALSA Bus

    I took the bus from there to Burgos. It couldn't have been easier. Bought tickets when we arrived at the airport.
  6. november_moon

    Americans Needing a Visa? Updates or How-To's Please

    The visa requirements haven't gone into effect yet, so no one knows what they will look like. IF (big IF) they go into effect in 2 months, the Schengen counties will have to agree upon and develop some rules between now and then. In the mean time, I wouldn't worry about it - just keep your...
  7. november_moon

    Backpack on Trains

    We went through security a couple times at Madrid Atocha station with knives in our packs and no one said anything about them. Security definitely isn't as tight as at airports.
  8. november_moon

    Backpack on Trains

    Yes, lots and lots of people travel with luggage on Spanish trains, so no problem with a pack. Essentially, if you can get it onto the train yourself, you can take it.
  9. november_moon

    Madrid to Burgos by bus or by train?

    Also, because the bus leaves right from the airport, it eliminates the time required to get from the airport to one of the train stations.
  10. november_moon

    Madrid to Burgos by bus or by train?

    With an almost 4PM arrival in Madrid, it will be evening by the time you get to Burgos. I'd book a hotel room ahead rather than trying to find an alberque with space that late in the day - especially if you have to wait until 6:45 for your bus. If you are getting into Burgos around 9:30, the...
  11. november_moon

    Best and reliable way to get to Santiago airport for early morning flight

    Definitely taxi. Its pricier than public transport, but that early in the morning, it is probably your only real choice. Taxi drivers in Santiago are good - they spend a lot of time ferrying people to and from the airport and so on. They know the drill.
  12. november_moon

    Warning! Don't go to Atocha station in Madrid without coins in your pocket if you have to pee!

    "Other" moral? That's the only moral that I got out of the story ;) But yes, carrying change for the bathroom is important. My husband loves to pay for things in exact change, so he'll use up all the spare change - I have to keep my own stash specifically for bathrooms or I will find myself...
  13. november_moon

    Flight keeps getting delayed.

    I have flights that routinely get changed - the airlines are just trying to maximize their capacity, so stuff gets shuffled around sometimes. I think that the better the computer algorithms become for optimizing flights, the more common this shuffling will be. As for online check in, who...
  14. november_moon

    Suggestions for best way to return to US from Santiago?

    Thanks for the tip - I'll check that out :)
  15. november_moon

    Suggestions for best way to return to US from Santiago?

    We are looking at flights for our Camino in June - I fly United, in and out of San Francisco and am looking at returning via A Coruna. This involves 2 stops - usually A Coruna to Lisbon, then Lisbon to somewhere on the east coast of the US (Washington-Dulles or Newark) and a flight from there...
  16. november_moon

    Transport Option from Madrid Airport to City Centre

    Good job on the limo service - arrive in style :cool:
  17. november_moon

    Transport Option from Madrid Airport to City Centre

    I would take the Cercanias train - this is a city/suburban rail line run by Renfe, the same company that runs the long distance rail in Spain. You'll see the signs in the airport - its a red circle with a backwards white "C" in the middle. There is a Cercanias station at the airport - T4. You...
  18. november_moon

    Avoiding hassles at the airport

    I'd bring the knife. Just pack it and your poles in a shipping tube and check the tube. Our knife came in very handy one day when we had to repair one of our packs. We had these rather stiff cables with hooks on the end (maybe 8-12 inches long, which we had used previously to hang small...
  19. november_moon

    Accomodation in central Madrid

    I have stayed at the Hotel Vinci Soho a couple times, including my last trip to Madrid - the location is great, a couple blocks from Plaza Santa Ana, which has a nice selection of restaurants and bars. The streets all around are great too - plenty of choices for food and drink. You can easily...
  20. november_moon

    21 days on the Camino: Need wisdom!

    If you do start in Leon, it would be very easy to fly into Madrid and take the train to Leon - this is what we are doing. This trip we arrive in Madrid about 7pm, so we are staying the night and continuing to Leon the next day, but on my last trip to Madrid, my flight arrived mid-morning, in...

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