Bus from Santiago to Madrid w/ busbud.com

[Curtis]

Hello everyone,

Reporting live from Trabadelo along the camino Frances. As the days are coming to a near end I have booked my flight out of Madrid and am now looking into how to get from Santiago to Madrid.

All the trains are fully booked (from my research), I rather not fly therefore bus sounds like my ideal option.

Has anyone ever booked with busbud?

Is there somewhere in Santiago I could print an E-ticket from?

Thanks as always family!

 

[mspath]

Curtis,

You can print your e-ticket in Santiago at the Pilgrim House.
See more re their helpful options in this web.

http://pilgrimhousesantiago.com/our-services/

Have a happy arrival!

 

[Tulle]

You can also buy tickets from Alsa in a Correos office beside the Pilgrims office in Santiago. We did this a couple of days beforehand.

 

[Curtis]

You can also buy tickets from Alsa in a Correos office beside the Pilgrims office in Santiago. We did this a couple of days beforehand.

Great idea! I'll buy it once I get to Santiago and since I'm going to finisterre that will be a couple days prior. No way every bus to madrid will sell out on a Monday

 

[Tulle]

No, I wouldn' t think so. There are several buses a day. We left Monday night at 9.30 pm. The ride took nine hours, I slept most of the time I think we bought the tickets on Saturday.

 

[whariwharangi]

Great idea! I'll buy it once I get to Santiago and since I'm going to finisterre that will be a couple days prior. No way every bus to madrid will sell out on a Monday

I checked 10 17 and 24 October 2016 for trains. There are none indicated to be 'completo' or full; there is lots of availability.

Use Santiago for departure and Madrid (Todas) for destination.

 

[DanielH]

I too would advise checking again. I just took the train from Santiago to Madrid on Monday of this week and there were empty seats. It's a beautiful train ride to Madrid Charmatin

 

[OzAnnie]

I too would advise checking again. I just took the train from Santiago to Madrid on Monday of this week and there were empty seats. It's a beautiful train ride to Madrid Charmatin

Hi DanielH
Can you tell us what time the train left Santiago, the ticket price and how long the journey was timewise please?
Annie

 

[DanielH]

Hi DanielH
Can you tell us what time the train left Santiago, the ticket price and how long the journey was timewise please?
Annie

The train left Santiago at 3:15p and cost was around $67 dollars if I remember correctly. The train arrived in Madrid around 7:45p. Hope that helps

 

[OzAnnie]

The train left Santiago at 3:15p and cost was around $67 dollars if I remember correctly. The train arrived in Madrid around 7:45p. Hope that helps

Thanks DanielH
Covers it well. Train station at Santiago is a lot closer too than the airport is; also won't be necessary to be there so early to check in for the train which brings the time travelling down a little.
Thank you for info
Annie