bus from Leon to Astorga

[Kiwi-family]

I have had a look at the ALSA site to see when busses go from Leon to Astorga, but it keeps telling me there are none! Which of the Leon options should I be picking?
We'd like to travel either on Saturday 8 September or Sunday 9 September and I want to check that the bus runs during the weekend.

 

[jeff001]

The problem is that they don't post the schedule that far in advance. If you use a closer date here:
https://www.movelia.es/en/buscar_comprar/nacionales/
you will find that there are nearly hourly buses every day: 50 minutes €3.6

 

[Kiwi-family]

Thanks so much - do you know if you need to book in advance or would a day before be OK (bearing in mind we would need 11 seats)?

 

[Carol06]

I wanted to bus from Leon and found it quite difficult because I was not exactly sure of my destination. I had to walk to the bus station and ask the man in the information booth for a timetable. He wanted to know my destination and then gave me a small printout from his computer. That is fine if you know where you wanted to go, but hopeless if you were trying to find a destination that worked for you. I was trying to evaluate distances between towns, etc and found it very difficult.

 

[Deleted member 3000]

If you want to look at forward dates, do a search without a date (Consulta sin Fecha). The result gives you the date range for each run. These go to the end of the year:

(Puede ordenar la tabla presionado sobre la cabecera de la columna que desea ordenar)
Origen Destino Salida Llegada Duración Precio Ida Precio Ida y Vuelta desde hasta Servicio Plazas Itinerario días
León Astorga 06:00 06:50 0h 50min 3.6€ 6.85€ 01/01/2009 31/12/2012 normal no ver LMXJV
León Astorga 07:30 08:20 0h 50min 3.6€ 6.85€ 01/01/2009 31/12/2012 normal no ver LMXJVS
León Astorga 08:30 09:20 0h 50min 3.6€ 6.85€ 01/01/2009 31/12/2012 normal no ver LMXJV
León Astorga 09:00 10:15 1h 15min 3.6€ 6.85€ 01/01/2009 31/12/2012 normal no ver LMXJVS
León Astorga 09:30 10:20 0h 50min 3.6€ 6.85€ 01/01/2009 31/12/2012 normal no ver LMXJVS
León Astorga 10:30 11:20 0h 50min 3.6€ 6.85€ 01/01/2009 31/12/2012 normal no ver D
León Astorga 10:30 11:20 0h 50min 3.6€ 6.85€ 01/01/2009 31/12/2012 normal no ver LMXJVS
León Astorga 12:00 12:50 0h 50min 3.6€ 6.85€ 01/01/2009 31/12/2012 normal no ver S
León Astorga 12:30 13:20 0h 50min 3.6€ 6.85€ 01/01/2009 31/12/2012 normal no ver LMXJV
León Astorga 13:30 14:20 0h 50min 3.6€ 6.85€ 01/01/2009 31/12/2012 normal no ver LMXJVSD
León Astorga 14:30 15:20 0h 50min 3.6€ 6.85€ 01/01/2009 31/12/2012 normal no ver LMXJV
León Astorga 15:00 15:50 0h 50min 3.6€ 6.85€ 01/01/2009 31/12/2012 normal no ver LMXJV
León Astorga 15:30 16:20 0h 50min 3.6€ 6.85€ 01/01/2009 31/12/2012 normal no ver LMXJV
León Astorga 15:30 16:20 0h 50min 3.6€ 6.85€ 01/01/2009 31/12/2012 normal no ver D
León Astorga 16:30 17:20 0h 50min 3.6€ 6.85€ 01/01/2009 31/12/2012 normal no ver LMXJVS
León Astorga 17:00 17:50 0h 50min 3.6€ 6.85€ 01/01/2009 31/12/2012 normal no ver LMXJV
León Astorga 17:30 18:20 0h 50min 3.6€ 6.85€ 01/01/2009 31/12/2012 normal no ver D
León Astorga 17:30 18:20 0h 50min 3.6€ 6.85€ 01/01/2009 31/12/2012 normal no ver LMXJV
León Astorga 18:30 19:20 0h 50min 3.6€ 6.85€ 01/01/2009 31/12/2012 normal no ver LMXJV
León Astorga 18:30 19:20 0h 50min 3.6€ 6.85€ 01/01/2009 31/12/2012 normal no ver D
León Astorga 18:30 19:45 1h 15min 3.6€ 6.85€ 01/01/2009 31/12/2012 normal no ver LMXJV
León Astorga 19:30 20:20 0h 50min 3.6€ 6.85€ 01/01/2009 31/12/2012 normal no ver LMXJV
León Astorga 20:30 21:15 0h 45min 3.6€ 6.85€ 01/01/2009 31/12/2012 normal no ver LMXJV
León Astorga 20:30 21:20 0h 50min 3.6€ 6.85€ 01/01/2009 31/12/2012 normal no ver SD
León Astorga 20:30 21:45 1h 15min 3.6€ 6.85€ 01/01/2009 31/12/2012 normal no ver LMXJV
León Astorga 21:30 22:20 0h 50min 3.6€ 6.85€ 01/01/2009 31/12/2012 normal no ver LMXJV

The day abbreviation for the run is Spanish, of course. S=Sabado, D=Domingo, etc.

 

[Tia Valeria]

Great Falcon, you must have worked hard to get these times
We found that the ALSA website doesn't always work well. Trying to find buses from Lugo to Leon gave 1 per day when in fact there are several, but you have to type in a Coruna to Oviedo. Then you get all the details.
Once you have your bus time you should be able to book, if you want to do so, but not more than about 6 weeks ahead, or sometimes 60 days. If all else fails try the ALSA ticket desk at your point of arrival in Spain. They will be able to advise you. On other threads some folk have said about problems with online tickets/lack of them.

 

[Deleted member 3000]

I get these for Lugo to Leon with a no-date search:

Origen Destino Salida Llegada Duración Precio Ida Precio Ida y Vuelta desde hasta Servicio Plazas Itinerario días
Lugo León 07:10 11:20 4h 10min 20.38€ 38.74€ 01/01/2009 31/12/2012 supra economy normal no ver LMXJV
Lugo León 07:10 12:20 5h 10min 20.38€ 38.74€ 01/01/2009 31/12/2012 supra economy normal no ver LMXJV
Lugo León 09:15 13:35 4h 20min 22.8€ 43.34€ 01/01/2009 31/12/2012 supra+ normal no ver LMXJVS
Lugo León 09:15 14:20 5h 05min 22.8€ 43.34€ 01/01/2009 31/12/2012 supra+ normal no ver LMXJV
Lugo León 10:30 14:00 3h 30min 16.08€ 30.55€ 10/06/2012 31/12/2012 normal no ver LMXJVSD
Lugo León 10:30 14:20 3h 50min 17.19€ 32.68€ 10/06/2012 31/12/2012 normal normal no ver LMXJV
Lugo León 10:30 15:35 5h 05min 17.19€ 32.68€ 10/06/2012 31/12/2012 normal normal no ver LMXJVSD
Lugo León 11:15 15:35 4h 20min 17.19€ 32.68€ 01/01/2009 31/12/2012 normal normal no ver D
Lugo León 12:15 16:20 4h 05min 17.19€ 32.68€ 01/01/2009 31/12/2012 normal normal no ver LMXJV
Lugo León 12:15 17:20 5h 05min 17.19€ 32.68€ 01/01/2009 31/12/2012 normal normal no ver LMXJV
Lugo León 12:15 17:35 5h 20min 17.19€ 32.68€ 01/01/2009 31/12/2012 normal normal no ver D
Lugo León 12:15 18:20 6h 05min 17.19€ 32.68€ 01/01/2009 31/12/2012 normal normal no ver LMXJV
Lugo León 14:00 18:20 4h 20min 22.8€ 43.34€ 29/06/2012 02/09/2012 supra+ normal no ver LMXJV
Lugo León 14:00 19:20 5h 20min 22.8€ 43.34€ 29/06/2012 02/09/2012 supra+ normal no ver LMXJV
Lugo León 14:00 19:20 5h 20min 22.8€ 43.34€ 29/06/2012 02/09/2012 supra+ normal no ver S
Lugo León 15:00 19:20 4h 20min 17.19€ 32.68€ 02/07/2012 02/09/2012 normal normal no ver LMXJV
Lugo León 15:00 19:20 4h 20min 17.19€ 32.68€ 02/07/2012 02/09/2012 normal normal no ver S
Lugo León 15:00 19:20 4h 20min 17.19€ 32.68€ 01/01/2009 31/12/2012 normal normal no ver LMXJV
Lugo León 15:00 19:20 4h 20min 17.19€ 32.68€ 01/01/2009 31/12/2012 normal normal no ver S
Lugo León 15:00 20:00 5h 00min 17.19€ 32.68€ 02/07/2012 02/09/2012 normal normal no ver D
Lugo León 15:00 20:00 5h 00min 17.19€ 32.68€ 01/01/2009 31/12/2012 normal normal no ver D
Lugo León 15:00 20:20 5h 20min 17.19€ 32.68€ 02/07/2012 02/09/2012 normal normal no ver LMXJVD
Lugo León 15:00 20:20 5h 20min 17.19€ 32.68€ 02/07/2012 02/09/2012 normal normal no ver S
Lugo León 15:00 20:20 5h 20min 17.19€ 32.68€ 01/01/2009 31/12/2012 normal normal no ver LMXJVD
Lugo León 15:00 20:20 5h 20min 17.19€ 32.68€ 01/01/2009 31/12/2012 normal normal no ver S
Lugo León 17:30 20:45 3h 15min 16.08€ 30.55€ 15/10/2003 31/12/2012 normal no ver D
Lugo León 17:30 20:45 3h 15min 16.08€ 30.55€ 26/06/2003 31/12/2012 normal no ver LMXJVS
Lugo León 17:30 20:45 3h 15min 17.19€ 32.68€ 01/01/2009 31/12/2012 normal normal no ver LMXJV
Lugo León 17:30 22:20 4h 50min 17.19€ 32.68€ 01/01/2009 31/12/2012 normal normal no ver D
Lugo León 17:30 22:20 4h 50min 17.19€ 32.68€ 01/01/2009 31/12/2012 normal normal no ver LMXJV
Lugo León 18:15 22:20 4h 05min 22.8€ 43.34€ 01/01/2009 31/12/2012 supra+ normal no ver LMXJV
Lugo León 18:15 22:20 4h 05min 22.8€ 43.34€ 01/01/2009 31/12/2012 supra+ normal no ver D
Lugo León 18:15 22:45 4h 30min 22.8€ 43.34€ 01/01/2009 31/12/2012 supra+ normal no ver D
Lugo León 18:15 23:20 5h 05min 22.8€ 43.34€ 01/01/2009 31/12/2012 supra+ normal no ver LMXJV

Perhaps the no-date search yields more results. Some of these runs stop in September, and some start in June.

 

[Tia Valeria]

I think you are right Falcon. That worked for us and we got a list like you have just posted when we were in the UK. Our problem was when we were in Spain, but then again at home we have to actually re-start the ALSA pages, not refresh them or go back. Weird.