Bus from Santiago airport to Sarria schedule

donnatello said:

Hey! I am arriving to Santiago airport on the night of July 10th at around midnight. Was wondering if anyone knows if it’s possible to get a bus at this hour to Sarria? Would love to arrive there that night and start the walk the next morning.

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donnatello,
Unfortunately there is no bus at that hour from the airport. Check www.Rome2Rio.com for bus and/or train connections from downtown Santiago during working hours.

donnatello said:

Hey! I am arriving to Santiago airport on the night of July 10th at around midnight. Was wondering if anyone knows if it’s possible to get a bus at this hour to Sarria? Would love to arrive there that night and start the walk the next morning.

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I also arrived close to midnight on a flight from Dublin and had to stay over in Santiago.Took the 11am direct bus the next morning from the main bus station, adjoining the train station, to Sarria. Easiest way to do it. Us was about 10 Euros.

I would suggest looking at the Monbus schedule rather than Rome2Rio because R2R doesn’t have a comprehensive schedule. Www.Monbus.es. They have an 11 am daily bus to O Cebreiro (M-F) from the Santiago bus station that stops in multiple towns along the Camino, including Sarria.

I was in a similar situation to yourself in early June with an expected arrival time at the airport of 2300 but due to delay departing the UK, ended up exiting the airport about 1am. As far as I know, the airport closes overnight so no chance of crashing out in the lounges there.

I had previously booked a place in Lavacolla which is 4km from the airport and arranged for our late check-in. I ruled out the albergue there due to the lateness. From the airport there seems to be a flat fare of 21 euros to go to SDC or anywhere in between. It seemed a bit costly for such a short journey. The bus to Sarria passes through Lavacolla so it was just a short walk to the bus stop in the morning.

As regards booking, I used the monbus.es website as others have recommended. I did have to try a couple of different browsers to be able to enter the date correctly. The rome2rio website would list the buses but not allow any further interaction to book etc.

The first direct bus to Sarria leaves SDC at 1100 and the airport at 1115. So it is a long wait if you do stay at the airport. You can set off earlier, 0700 or 0900, if you go to Lugo first and change there. For me, staying at Lavacolla worked well though it did mean a late start to walking on the Camino the next day.