Getting to Covas

[Fatty Walker]

I've had a look around and found the easiest way to Ferrol from Santiago is by monobus. I can't find any information in getting to Covas from Ferrol, can anyone tell me if there's a local bus that goes there fairly regularly or do you have to get a taxi or failing that walk out to walk back.

 

[dougfitz]

I did this in 2014. There was a local bus, but I caught a taxi from the bus station. I recall it being about 12€.

Edit: There is a bus service coming up on Google Maps. It doesn't appear to run that often.

 

[Pelegrin]

There is a local bus
Look here for Ferrol-Esmelle-Cobas
http://agenda.galiciadigital.com/servizos-por-concello/7708
There isn´t any stop at the bus station. The nearest one from the bus station is located at Avenida de Vigo street.

 

[SYates]

Just in case anybody here want to take a bus here in Galicia one of the next days - remember there is a bus strike going on at the moment! Buen Camino, SY

 

[Fatty Walker]

Thanks for the answers, it seems the local bus is fairly regular as well

 

[dougfitz]

There is a local bus
Look here for Ferrol-Esmelle-Cobas
http://agenda.galiciadigital.com/servizos-por-concello/7708
There isn´t any stop at the bus station. The nearest one from the bus station is located at Avenida de Vigo street.

The service shown here runs more frequently than reported by Google Maps.

 

[Pelegrin]

Covas is included in the municipality of Ferrol, so the bus frequency must be good (I think).
But Cobas or Covas?
The oficial name now is Covas (meaning Caves in Galego).
Before democracy the official name was Cobas (no meaning in Galego).
The pronounciation is the same

 

[JohnnieWalker]

But the Albergue in Covas is closed?

 

[Fatty Walker]

But the Albergue in Covas is closed?

I know but I'm not bothered

 

[Pruden]

I know but I'm not bothered

You also have a train that goes by Viveiro ( 1 kilometers from Covas) few times a day!

 

[dougfitz]

You also have a train that goes by Viveiro ( 1 kilometers from Covas) few times a day!

There are two places with the same name. The place near Viveiro is not where I stayed and started my Camino in 2014.

 

[Pelegrin]

There are two places with the same name. The place near Viveiro is not where I stayed and started my Camino in 2014.

That repetition in names is very common in Galicia.
Fo example, there are 300 villages with name A Igrexa (The Church) in Galicia.
http://www.abc.es/sociedad/20130525/abci-toponimos-repetidos-espana-201305211307.html