Alsa tickets from A'/La Coruna Bus Station

It seems the ticket office isn't opened so early. You can consult the opening times on this link (click on More information on the line where it says La Coruña):

http://www.alsa.es/en/buy-and-schedules/sales-channels/points-of-sale

I'm not sure whether you could get a ticket from the bus driver but I would suggest to book online in advance because the 6:40 a.m. bus is heading to Madrid and it might be full.

pilgrim b said:

they do open later at 21.45 -22.30 pm

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...but be aware that just on Sundays (and on Fridays from 22:00 to 22:30).

pilgrim b said:

The bus we have in mind only goes as far as Ponferrada according to the Alsa itinary.

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The Alsa itinerary is misleading because it just shows you the itinerary from your starting point to your arrival point (and all the stops in between). In other words, it doesn't show you the full route of the bus from its starting point to its arrival point but just (the part of) the route that you plan to make; i.e.: unless your planned route coincides with the full route of the bus, you'll just see a part of the full bus route. If you make a search on the Alsa web for buses from A Coruña to Madrid, you'll see two departures from A Coruña at 6:40 a.m. and if you click on their itinerary, you'll see they stop in Ponferrada (among other places) and you'll see one of the departures shows two stops in Madrid while the other one shows just one... being the same bus.

Last month we caught the first bus from Coruna bus station to Ferrol on a public holiday. Payment was to the driver as you get on the bus

Andy