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I cannot comment on Ryanair's reliability and on time rate. The only issue and it is a big one is if for some reason the flight is cancelled or delayed and you are on a separate ticket and you miss your flight back to the States the airline will not honor your ticket because you were late. I would think you would lose either a substantial amount of money or all of it if you miss your flight. I have no idea if travel insurance covers this type of loss. It may be more money but you could fly the day before and stay in a hotel with free airport pickup. More money but far less stress. It is what I would do but we all have our own parameters.I have an 11:05 flight from Madrid to the US and am wondering about the wisdom of flying Ryanair from Santiago de Compostela to Madrid that same day. There's a flight that leaves SCQ at 6:45 AM and arrives in Madrid at 8:00 giving me plenty of time to catch the 11:05 flight.
Is Ryanair a good option? Otherwise I'm looking at traveling to Madrid by train or bus the day before my flight back to the US.
Disagree. Ryanair's punctuality is often better than many. Issue s happen later in the day so usually first flights are never a problem because the aircraft is at the airort (unless awaiting an inbound) so, if very concerned go the night before to madrid so you've plenty of time.Train, Ryanair is a pain to anywhere!
Thank you for the reply. You make a good point I hadn't considered.I cannot comment on Ryanair's reliability and on time rate. The only issue and it is a big one is if for some reason the flight is cancelled or delayed and you are on a separate ticket and you miss your flight back to the States the airline will not honor your ticket because you were late. I would think you would lose either a substantial amount of money or all of it if you miss your flight. I have no idea if travel insurance covers this type of loss. It may be more money but you could fly the day before and stay in a hotel with free airport pickup. More money but far less stress. It is what I would do but we all have our own parameters.
Thanks for the reply. What's the name of the hotel?I have taken the train from Santiago to Madrid, then stayed is a small hotel 2 metro stops from the airport. I didn't have to rush or worry about getting to the airport on time the next morning.
If you check on booking.com there are lots of hotels with free shuttle service to and from the airport. THere are many hotels within 5 kilometers of the airport. I do not know what your budget is and do not know your dates but I just plugged in a date in August and they start at about $65US a night.Thanks for the reply. What's the name of the hotel?
We just flew Ryan Air to Madrid from there and it was fine. We went to the Hotel Senator Barajas near the Madrid airport the day before and walked to dinner in the cute neighborhood nearby where there are a lot of good options for dinner. The hotel has a free shuttle to the airport the next morning for the flight from Madrid. We have done this twice and highly recommend it. No stressI have an 11:05 flight from Madrid to the US and am wondering about the wisdom of flying Ryanair from Santiago de Compostela to Madrid that same day. There's a flight that leaves SCQ at 6:45 AM and arrives in Madrid at 8:00 giving me plenty of time to catch the 11:05 flight.
Is Ryanair a good option? Otherwise I'm looking at traveling to Madrid by train or bus the day before my flight back to the US.
Thank you for your reply and suggestions.We just flew Ryan Air to Madrid from there and it was fine. We went to the Hotel Senator Barajas near the Madrid airport the day before and walked to dinner in the cute neighborhood nearby where there are a lot of good options for dinner. The hotel has a free shuttle to the airport the next morning for the flight from Madrid. We have done this twice and highly recommend it. No stress
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