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GAAAAHHH!! Okay, now I need to figure out alternative transport to porto on Thursday. Just posted a thread on this. Anyone ever use blah blah car?Hi everyone,
Please be aware there's a bus strike planned in Galicia for this Thursday and Friday, April 27 and 28.
https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/notic...-28-abril-galicia/00031681557511136513405.htm (Can use Google Translate to translate the article into English)
I've heard from a pilgrim that Alsa is not selling tickets for those days (she was going to go from Santiago to Muxia), and I believe other companies are following suit.
I'm not sure what the strike means for inter-Europe travel by bus (or if it's contained only to travel within Galicia), but if you were hoping to get a bus this Friday and Saturday, you may want to look into other options for traveling.
At this time I don't *think* this strike comprises taxis at all. But taxis will be busy trying to bring people to and fro.
If anyone hears more thorough information please feel free to drop it in this thread.
Buen Camino!
Looks like there is still an 18:00 bus to the Porto airport from Santiago? The other buses are full. Since this is international, you may not be impacted?GAAAAHHH!! Okay, now I need to figure out alternative transport to porto on Thursday. Just posted a thread on this. Anyone ever use blah blah car?
GAAAAHHH!! Okay, now I need to figure out alternative transport to porto on Thursday. Just posted a thread on this. Anyone ever use blah blah car?
I’m booked to travel on Friday, I’ve checked the Alsa website and can find nothing about strikes.
I can’t access the newspaper story without a subscription?
I can’t miss my flight from porto that leaves just 7 hours after that bus arrives in Porto, so I’m going to try BlaBlaCar.Looks like there is still an 18:00 bus to the Porto airport from Santiago? The other buses are full. Since this is international, you may not be impacted?
On Connecto a taxi to Porto airport from SdC is avaialble for just 255 Euros. A van with 8 seats is just 290.I can’t miss my flight from porto that leaves just 7 hours after that bus arrives in Porto, so I’m going to try BlaBlaCar.
Does Alsa even sell tickets for Santiago to Muxia? I can’t find it on their website … not for any date (Monbus appears to have the contract for this line).I've heard from a pilgrim who went to the Santiago bus station that Alsa would not sell her a ticket for Santiago - Muxia for those days
I got a seat on the 11:30 ALSA bus to Porto today, to be safe. Blabla car has trips popping up for today and tomorrow, probably in anticipation of a scramble for seats tomorrow. The hospedaro at San Martín Pinario this morning was cautioning pilgrims about the bus strike and let me cancel my second night to leave for porto one day early.Does Alsa even sell tickets for Santiago to Muxia? I can’t find it on their website … not for any date (Monbus appears to have the contract for this line).
Also in the Alsa website: Minimum services during strike action - Cancellations and schedule changes due to bad weather or strike action are announced on the www.alsa.com home pages.
Fwiw, with the recent train strikes in France and the reduced schedule, seats often became available on recently fully booked trains due to last minute cancellations and pilgrims could get a place and reached their destination without delay or any other issue.
Wait till it finishes. Or hitch.So what do you do during a bus strike? How do you travel when train isn’t an option?
I get at least 10 emails from ALSA daily & did not get a notification about the strike. Thanks to Betterisgood aka Mary Ellen who texted me early this morning, we were able to take the bus today. Camino saver = Betterisgood.If you have a booking, I'm sure they will email you if your bus is cancelled
The 11:30 departure from Santiago was full, too. Folks needing to travel should look at blabla car.com as well as trains (there were no seats on trains from Santiago to porto when I looked early today- could have changed ).I get at least 10 emails from ALSA daily & did not get a notification about the strike. Thanks to Betterisgood aka Mary Ellen who texted me early this morning, we were able to take the bus today. Camino saver = Betterisgood.
The bus to Porto was nearly empty this morning when I made reservations and now, on the bus, is completely full. ALSA representative confirmed the strike for tomorrow & Friday.
Good to know. It would be helpful to summarize for non-Spanish readers, if you could, though.Desconvocada 'in extremis' la huelga del transporte de pasajeros este jueves y viernes
Los conductores de autobuses han llegado a un acuerdo este miércoles para suspender los paros previstos mañana y el viernes - Mantienen la huelga indefinida a partir del 8 de mayowww.laopinioncoruna.es
Google translated:Good to know. It would be helpful to summarize for non-Spanish readers, if you could, though.
Yes. Transportation strike for 2 days.
The strike has been called off.Hi everyone,
Please be aware there's a bus strike planned in Galicia for this Thursday and Friday, April 27 and 28.
https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/notic...-28-abril-galicia/00031681557511136513405.htm (Can use Google Translate to translate the article into English)
I've heard from a pilgrim who went to the Santiago bus station that Alsa would not sell her a ticket for Santiago - Muxia for those days, and I believe other companies are following suit for towns within Galicia.
I'm not sure what the strike means for inter-Spain or inter-Europe travel by bus (or if it's contained only to travel within Galicia), but if you were hoping to get a bus this Friday and Saturday, especially in between cities in Galicia, you may want to look into other options for traveling.
At this time I don't *think* this strike comprises taxis at all. But taxis will be busy trying to bring people to and fro.
If anyone hears more thorough information please feel free to drop it in this thread.
Buen Camino!
EDIT: I've added in some clarifying details above.
Do you mean March or April?Hi everyone,
Please be aware there's a bus strike planned in Galicia for this Thursday and Friday, April 27 and 28.
https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/notic...-28-abril-galicia/00031681557511136513405.htm (Can use Google Translate to translate the article into English)
I've heard from a pilgrim who went to the Santiago bus station that Alsa would not sell her a ticket for Santiago - Muxia for those days, and I believe other companies are following suit for towns within Galicia.
I'm not sure what the strike means for inter-Spain or inter-Europe travel by bus (or if it's contained only to travel within Galicia), but if you were hoping to get a bus this Friday and Saturday, especially in between cities in Galicia, you may want to look into other options for traveling.
At this time I don't *think* this strike comprises taxis at all. But taxis will be busy trying to bring people to and fro.
If anyone hears more thorough information please feel free to drop it in this thread.
Buen Camino!
EDIT: I've added in some clarifying details above.
Do you know that you are replying to a post from last year? For a proposed strike which was eventually called off.Do you mean March or April?
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