Getting to Ferrol

[Sisyphus]

I'd be very grateful for any suggestions on the best way to travel to Ferrol from Liverpool/Manchester or Plymouth. Some people seem to fly into Santiago then get the bus to Ferrol. Is this the optimal route? Or are there better alternatives?

I'm hoping to go early next year but want to get my planning done as early as I can.

Thanks

 

[JohnnieWalker]

Hello - I think the two best ways are either to fly to Santiago with Ryanair from Stansted then get the bus to Ferrol or to fly with Iberia into A Coruna and similarly get the bus over to Ferrol.

Have a look at this Guide: http://www.csj.org.uk/guides-online.htm

Best wishes

John

 

[crackmrmac]

If you fly to Coruna:
There aren’t any buses from Coruña airport to Ferrol, you must take a bus
from the airport to Coruña city http://www.autoscalpita.es/HorariosASC.htm#
A Coruña - Airport line Service run by ASICASA which joins A Coruña
(Puerta Real) with the airport, with stops at Casino, Plaza de Orense,
Avenida A. Molina, Alcampo, Portazgo, Corveira and Vilaboa. Journey
duration: 25 minutes.

Timetable: On working days, both from A Coruña and from the airport,
buses run from 7.15 am to 9.45 pm every half hour. On Saturdays they
leave from A Coruña every hour from 7.30 am to 10.30 pm, and from the
airport from 8.00 am to 10.00 pm also every hour. On Sundays and
bank-holidays they leave every hour, from A Coruña from 8.30 am to 10.30
pm, and from the airport from 9.00 am to 10.00 pm.

Price: €1.25. Information telephone: 981 231 234

Then you must take a bus from Coruña to Ferrol. (http://www.arriva.es)

If you fly to Santiago check http://www.monbus.es/index2.htm
Click on "Horarios" to find timetable.

 

[daesdaemar]

Fly into Santiago and there is a bus at the airport that will take you to the bus station for 3 euros. The bus from Santiago to Ferrol is 9 euros and will take you right to the center of town. Very convenient.

 

[travelingbones]

Looks like renfre has a train from A Coruna to Ferrol, running 4 times daily for 6 euro (even Sundays) as of 1/18/2013

 

[tyrrek]

Thanks for the info!

For pilgrims getting the Vueling flight from Heathrow the last train will already have left, but there seems to be one at 6.45am, that gets you into Ferrol at 8.01am, so you could just stay near the station in A Coruna and get the train in the morning before starting to walk.

Check the buses too, though.

Buen Camino!

 

[Stedds]

I did this last year! Flew into Santiago and then got the bus into town, walked upstairs in the bus station and got a ticket to Ferrol. It is worth hanging around Ferrol for the day to rest up before the hike to Pontedueme, a lovely little fishing town. There is an awesome beach to check out before you cross the bridge into Pontedueme as well

Buen camino!

 

[tyrrek]

I did this last year! Flew into Santiago and then got the bus into town, walked upstairs in the bus station and got a ticket to Ferrol. It is worth hanging around Ferrol for the day to rest up before the hike to Pontedueme, a lovely little fishing town. There is an awesome beach to check out before you cross the bridge into Pontedueme as well

Buen camino!

Gosh! Don't mention that bridge into Pontedeume. I have a bridge phobia and that one was awful with the low barriers either side. When I got there there was a fiesta of some sort going on and accommodation was full, so I had to cross back across the bridge to the hotel and then cross it yet again the next morning. I was a nervous wreck and had to go for a beer. The barman explained that they'd raised the pavements on the bridge when they put streetlights in, but hadn't raised the retaining walls. But it was OK because 'Nobody falls'. Hmm. There's always a first, but it wasn't me! Buen Camino!

 

[JohnnieWalker]

[ I was a nervous wreck and had to go for a beer.

Well imagine that

 

[tyrrek]

[ I was a nervous wreck and had to go for a beer.

Well imagine that

Ha ha! Yes, even if there had been a good sized wall either side I would have had to go for a beer because there were all manner of bizarre things going on in that town during the fiesta. They also have very badly designed benches outside one of the bars there. I was sitting on one end when the guy sitting on the other end stood up and the whole bench tipped over from my weight almost hitting him on the head and leaving me on my backside on the ground. At least everyone else got a good laugh from it. Pontedeume is a strange town. They laugh at danger there. :lol: Buen Camino!

 

[Stephen Nicholls]

Can anyone help me with transport details?
The die is cast - my flights are booked for May 14th to SdC.
Is the bus station in SdC close to the centre? I can google a map if you can tell me which road it's in!
My brother is coming with me to see me off, and so I have a second question ... what times do buses go from SdC to - and come back from - La Caruna?
Buen camino from cold, grey and wet Suffolk: please order for me the sunshine in May in Galicia

 

[lynnejohn]

Hi Stephen - Laurie provides the information here:
http://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/alsa-bus-station-santiago.9566/

Monbus is the line that goes from Santiago to Ferrol. You can go to this site and enter your dates to view the times
http://horarios.monbus.es/

Here, falcon provides the actual timetable (2011)
http://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/buses-from-santiago-to-ferrol.10944/

Buen camino!

 

[Camembert]

Hi Stephen - Laurie provides the information here:
http://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/alsa-bus-station-santiago.9566/

Monbus is the line that goes from Santiago to Ferrol. You can go to this site and enter your dates to view the times
http://horarios.monbus.es/

Here, falcon provides the actual timetable (2011)
http://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/buses-from-santiago-to-ferrol.10944/

Buen camino!

Thanks @lynnejohn for the useful information

Bom caminho

 

[SabsP]

No direct flights from Brussel to SdC for me till may 2014 so will take flight to Santander in april and then hop on a ten hours slow train drive from Santander to Ferrol. It's a FEVE train and I'm very much looking forward to this...

 

[Camembert]

The Cicerone guide of the caminos del Norte , bought online at Amazon.com, landed here earlier this week and a minute ago John Walkers guide arrived here in my postbox ,sent by CSJ in the UK.
Now with all your great information the fun of research ,reading in and living towards the " departing home " day can begin .
Thanks to all forum members who contributed to this forum .
Hope to meet you along the camino Inglès somewhere from the mid of May 2014.
Buen camino

 

[Stephen Nicholls]

Hi Stephen - Laurie provides the information here:
http://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/alsa-bus-station-santiago.9566/
Buen camino!

PERFECT! Thanks for all that information.
The planning continues .......

 

[hampshire!tim]

Just out of a spirit of sharing another approach ...
I am considering taking :
- eurostar from London to Paris
- TGV from Paris to Barcelona
- overnight train from Barcelona to A Coruna
- train/bus/taxi from A Coruna to Ferrol
- start camino following morning

The eurostar bit is expensive, and I may not be able to get to Barcelona in time for overnight train that evening.
But looking to make it possible.

I have an aversion to flying - not phobia - just the unpleasantness of the process, and the nice ease-in and 'romance' of a long train journey.

 

[Camembert]

Just out of a spirit of sharing another approach ...
I am considering taking :
- eurostar from London to Paris
- TGV from Paris to Barcelona
- overnight train from Barcelona to A Coruna
- train/bus/taxi from A Coruna to Ferrol
- start camino following morning

The eurostar bit is expensive, and I may not be able to get to Barcelona in time for overnight train that evening.
But looking to make it possible.

I have an aversion to flying - not phobia - just the unpleasantness of the process, and the nice ease-in and 'romance' of a long train journey.

Nice plan ! A long way !

I did it by car from Rotterdam the Netherlands to Ferrol , then walked to Santiago and back by bus to Ferrol.
From there to the south of Portugal and to Sevilla in Spain and back home.
7500 kms. More than 2 months on our way.

I know people who walked from Berlin and Amsterdam to Santiago, four and a half months .

So and that is what the story tells us that everybody experiences his or her own WAY to reach their goal .
And the way to it makes the fun; not the arrival.
I like your "way" by train . Should try to do it myself too.
Buen camino

 

[miguel_gp]

Hi, does anyone know whether you can just pay on the bus between Coruna and Ferrol or do you need to purchase a ticket in advance and, if so, is it only valid for a specific time? I have a late flight on Wednesday so not sure which bus I will be able to make.

Thanks in advance.
Mig

 

[Camembert]

Hi, does anyone know whether you can just pay on the bus between Coruna and Ferrol or do you need to purchase a ticket in advance and, if so, is it only valid for a specific time? I have a late flight on Wednesday so not sure which bus I will be able to make.

Thanks in advance.
Mig

Mig. You have to pay at the busstation. there MONBUS has a casher window .
What I bought was a dayticket single fare.
I do not know what your age is but if... Over 65. Ask for un ticket "ida " and add to it "tercera edad ". Pensionados ( tercera edad means the "third age - pensionado) get a reduction on all kind of fares.

Buen camino

 

[miguel_gp]

Mig. You have to pay at the busstation. there MONBUS has a casher window .
What I bought was a dayticket single fare.
I do not know what your age is but if... Over 65. Ask for un ticket "ida " and add to it "tercera edad ". Pensionados ( tercera edad means the "third age - pensionado) get a reduction on all kind of fares.

Buen camino

Thanks for the info.

Do you know if there are ticket machines as well?. I arrive sometime after 9pm and concerned that the ticket window will be closed. Of course, if you don't need to specify a bus I could buy on line beforehand.

 

[Deleted member 3000]

The last Arriva bus from A Coruna to Ferrol is at 2130, 2030 on Saturdays.
http://arriva.es/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=167&Itemid=55

 

[Camembert]

Thanks for the info.

Do you know if there are ticket machines as well?. I arrive sometime after 9pm and concerned that the ticket window will be closed. Of course, if you don't need to specify a bus I could buy on line beforehand.

I can't tell you but probably the driver supplies the tickets

 

[miguel_gp]

Thanks Albertinho and Falcon.

There is a last bus at 22:00 but it stops at several more places on the route (non-Autopista).

Regards
Mig

 

[Deleted member 3000]

There is a last bus at 22:00 but it stops at several more places on the route (non-Autopista).

Yes. Here it is:

 

[Camembert]

Thanks Albertinho and Falcon.

There is a last bus at 22:00 but it stops at several more places on the route (non-Autopista).

Regards
Mig

If there are several more stops, you should think you can pay at the bus.

 

[dougfitz]

The couple of times I have travelled by bus in Spain, the driver was able to issue tickets to passengers that boarded away from the large central bus stations.

 

[Camembert]

@miguel_gp

On the bus from Coruña to Ferrol you get your bus ticket from the bus driver.

Ondo Ibili !

My doubt was that when last year we travelled from Santiago to Porto with ALSA bus and we only could buy our ticket at the Santiago busstation .the bus stopped in Vigo at the busstation where people boarded with an allready bought ticket and a stop at Porto airport to let people out aswell in Porto itself.

This year we took the bus from Santiago busstation to Ferrol by Monbus and here we bought the tickets at the bus station and the only stop before Ferrol was in Pontedeume where people got out and in but cannot remember the driver sold any tickets. I cannot remember Pontedeume had a kind of busstation. I thought it was more a busstop. So what you all say. The driver must have sold tickets.

 

[whariwharangi]

Thanks for the info.

Do you know if there are ticket machines as well?. I arrive sometime after 9pm and concerned that the ticket window will be closed. Of course, if you don't need to specify a bus I could buy on line beforehand.

You could contact the bus company to find out where you can get a ticket after 9 PM.

 

[miguel_gp]

You could contact the bus company to find out where you can get a ticket after 9 PM.

I have emailed already and awaiting a response.

Thanks everyone for your replies .

 

[Camembert]

I have emailed already and awaiting a response.

Thanks everyone for your replies .

In Castillano ? (Spanish ?)

 

[miguel_gp]

In Castellano (or at least Google's version of it, Googleno )

 

[Camembert]

In Castellano (or at least Google's version of it, Googleno )

Hope they will answer !

 

[hampshire!tim]

I like your "way" by train . Should try to do it myself too.
Buen camino

Thank you - I'll post some feedback on my experience of the trip

Tim

 

[miguel_gp]

Hope they will answer !

Official response from Arriva below. As it turns out, the flight was on time so I also had the option to get the last train, which I did.

Thanks for contacting us. Yes, you can buy your ticket directly at the bus if you arrive just on time to get into, though if you have enough time, it would be better if you went to our ticket office at the bus station. We do not have problems with available seats, so it is no necessary to go really early.

 

[Camembert]

Good news Mig

Enjoy your walk ! It is a great camino !

Have a nice time !

Buen camino

 

[hampshire!tim]

All booked now from London to Paris on Eurostar 5th Dec
O/night in Paris
Early TGV to Barcelona
TRENHOTEL from Barcelona to A Coruna
Sunday lunch in A Coruna, afternoon bus to Ferrol, dinner in Ferrol
Start the walking on Monday 8th

Question to decide now is return route from SdC to Barcelona
Already booked from there to Paris on Tue 16th
Am thinking of train from SdC to Madrid, and then Madrid sleeper to Barcelona to arrive in time for Paris train.
It seems a long way round, but avoids plane from SdC to Barcelona, and leaves more connection then SdC sleeper to Barcelona.
Anyone tried it ?

Yes, I am a little bit mad, but it's far more adventure than being a sheep on a plane !

 

[Al the optimist]

That's an awful long time travelling. Of course if you are one of those unfortunates that have a problem with flying I sympathise. I usually fall asleep before take-off. Personally I would rather be an airborne sheep for a couple of hours flying Heathrow to A Coruna and then have the extra time for walking but each to their own. Enjoy the travelling. I hope the weather is good and you can enjoy the scenery (not in the tunnel obviously).

 

[hampshire!tim]

Thanks Al
I don't have phobia issues, I just hate planes !
It is indeed a substantial amount of travel time, but I use it as adventure and mental prep for the trip.
My day job seldom permits any time to stop mentally, so this is special time

 

[whariwharangi]

I note that it is significantly faster in terms of travel time to go from Santiago to Madrid and Madrid to Barcelona than it is to travel from Santiago to Barcelona.

I note too that there is very frequent service from Madrid to Barcelona with trains taking only 3 hours ... so I would question why you would want to take a sleeper train rather than get a room in Barcelona.

At this point in my life I've had enough adventures to prefer a good night of sleep if I can get it.

 

[nigel hoare]

Gosh! Don't mention that bridge into Pontedeume. I have a bridge phobia and that one was awful with the low barriers either side. When I got there there was a fiesta of some sort going on and accommodation was full, so I had to cross back across the bridge to the hotel and then cross it yet again the next morning. I was a nervous wreck and had to go for a beer. The barman explained that they'd raised the pavements on the bridge when they put streetlights in, but hadn't raised the retaining walls. But it was OK because 'Nobody falls'. Hmm. There's always a first, but it wasn't me! Buen Camino!

Hi - we are planning on walking the Ingles in May this year. The trek from Ferrol to Pontedeume looks a bit daunting! Can you give us any comfort?!

 

[Al the optimist]

Book accommodation on the way out of Ferrol. Then walk from the harbour to the hotel. Then start from the hotel in the morning. Saves a bit - maybe 3K?

 

[tyrrek]

Hi - we are planning on walking the Ingles in May this year. The trek from Ferrol to Pontedeume looks a bit daunting! Can you give us any comfort?!

Yes and no. I'd caught a bug on the way over so I felt like death, and it seemed like a lot more than 25kms or whatever it is. On the positive side, that's probably because I was ill, and I managed it even in my compromised state. The mist on the sea in the morning was beautiful.

 

[Camembert]

Hi - we are planning on walking the Ingles in May this year. The trek from Ferrol to Pontedeume looks a bit daunting! Can you give us any comfort?!

Walk shorter stages !
Ferrol to Neda
Neda to Pontedeume
Pontedeume to Minho
Minho to Betanzos
Betanzos to Bruma (or o Meson de Vento)
Bruma to Ordes
Ordes to Siguëro
Sigueiro to Santagio
All distances about 15 to 20 kms

 

[Tia Valeria]

Hi - we are planning on walking the Ingles in May this year. The trek from Ferrol to Pontedeume looks a bit daunting! Can you give us any comfort?!

Hola and welcome. Are you on a tight time schedule? If you can take an extra day then you can do what Al suggests and/or stop at the albergue in Neda or at one of the hostals/hotels in Narón just before reaching Neda (See Johnnie W's guide in the Resources section) That gives you 2 shorter days to get into the swing of walking and then you can take the longer stages, or the options to take more stops as time etc allows.
Buen Camino

 

[nigel hoare]

Walk shorter stages !
Ferrol to Neda
Neda to Pontedeume
Pontedeume to Minho
Minho to Betanzos
Betanzos to Bruma (or o Meson de Vento)
Bruma to Ordes
Ordes to Siguëro
Sigueiro to Santagio
All distances about 15 to 20 kms

Thanks but only have the 5 days to spare!

 

[Camembert]

Thanks but only have the 5 days to spare!

So you do not have any alternatives others as walking long distances.
Sorry for you ! My proposition was very comfortable as you asked initialy.
Hope you will enjoy it on these long days !

Buen camino

 

[nigel hoare]

Hola and welcome. Are you on a tight time schedule? If you can take an extra day then you can do what Al suggests and/or stop at the albergue in Neda or at one of the hostals/hotels in Narón just before reaching Neda (See Johnnie W's guide in the Resources section) That gives you 2 shorter days to get into the swing of walking and then you can take the longer stages, or the options to take more stops as time etc allows.
Buen Camino

Thanks for all the advice. We are used to walking up to 15 kms regularly so I guess we can handle the 2 long stages on the 5 day recommended programme. Can't wait!
Nigel

 

[dougfitz]

Thanks for all the advice. We are used to walking up to 15 kms regularly so I guess we can handle the 2 long stages on the 5 day recommended programme. Can't wait!
Nigel

I'm not sure what comfort you were expecting here if you only have five days and you plan to walk from Ferrol. A couple of long days are essential to make the distances you need to walk. If you want to spread the distances more evenly, you will need to look at accommodation options other than the Xunta albergues.

I presume you have discounted the option mentioned already of starting in Neda. That would be just over 100km to Santiago, and give you about 20km to Pontedueme on the first day.

If it is any comfort, you should have time to get your walking distances up to around 30km if that is what you do decide to do on the first day. I would recommend getting some longer distances under your belt gradually rather than trying to double up on the first day!

 

[Tia Valeria]

Thanks for all the advice. We are used to walking up to 15 kms regularly so I guess we can handle the 2 long stages on the 5 day recommended programme. Can't wait!
Nigel

You do not say what time you arrive in Ferrol. If it is in the morning then you could walk to Neda/Narón on that day and then you will have 16kms done out of the total to Pontedeume. The stages are not written in stone, only according to available accomodation and the distance you want to walk daily. Pilgrims do walk to Narón in the afternoon of the day that they arrive. There are several places to stay there, or walk the extra 2kms to the albergue at Neda. Some comfort??

 

[Camembert]

Thanks for all the advice. We are used to walking up to 15 kms regularly so I guess we can handle the 2 long stages on the 5 day recommended programme. Can't wait!
Nigel

Did you calculate in that you encounter some pretty tirering inclined hills ?

 

[nigel hoare]

Did you calculate in that you encounter some pretty tirering inclined hills ?

Thanks to all replies. I was not looking for actual "comfort" but rather confirmation this is "doable" in the day at a 3,5 to 4km hourly average pace. Will leave Ferrol early morning.
Nigel

 

[Camembert]

Thanks to all replies. I was not looking for actual "comfort" but rather confirmation this is "doable" in the day at a 3,5 to 4km hourly average pace. Will leave Ferrol early morning.
Nigel

Initially you asked " can you give us any comfort?" So some of experienced walkers and forummembers of the camino Inglès did !
I would not think of "rushing " this camino but I can only speak for myself, I am retired and if I like to walk this trail during a month or so I could do but I also can understand that not everybody has the time or money for that.
It is your choice and I wish you buen camino.
Maybe afterwards you will let us know how you coped.

Best regards
Albertinho

 

[dougfitz]

Thanks to all replies. I was not looking for actual "comfort" but rather confirmation this is "doable" in the day at a 3,5 to 4km hourly average pace. Will leave Ferrol early morning.
Nigel

You need help with arithmetic? At 3.5 km/hr the 30 km from Ferrol to Pontedueme will take 8.6 hrs. You need to arrive before 1900 if you want to use the Xunta albergue. Add about two hours for the climbs, breaks and meals and you will need to be leaving Ferrol by 0800.

30 km in a day is doable, and people do it regularly. But at the pace you are suggesting it will be a long day.

 

[nigel hoare]

You need help with arithmetic? At 3.5 km/hr the 30 km from Ferrol to Pontedueme will take 8.6 hrs. You need to arrive before 1900 if you want to use the Xunta albergue. Add about two hours for the climbs, breaks and meals and you will need to be leaving Ferrol by 0800.

30 km in a day is doable, and people do it regularly. But at the pace you are suggesting it will be a long day.

Thanks for that. Arithmetic is ok but have no practical experience of the terrain. Obrigado meu amigo!
Nigel

 

[Camembert]

You can expect some serious hills to climb

 

[nigel hoare]

Initially you asked " can you give us any comfort?" So some of experienced walkers and forummembers of the camino Inglès did !
I would not think of "rushing " this camino but I can only speak for myself, I am retired and if I like to walk this trail during a month or so I could do but I also can understand that not everybody has the time or money for that.
It is your choice and I wish you buen camino.
Maybe afterwards you will let us know how you coped.

Best regards
Albertinho

I will sure give an update! Many thanks Albertinho.
Nigel

 

[Camembert]

I will sure give an update! Many thanks Albertinho.
Nigel

Looking forward. See it as a challenge !

 

[dougfitz]

Thanks for that. Arithmetic is ok but have no practical experience of the terrain. Obrigado meu amigo!
Nigel

I like Naismith's rule as an approach to adjusting walking distances. Brierley offers a substantially altered variation in his Camino de Santiago (St. Jean - Roncesvalles-Santiago) guide (at p. 40 in the 2009 edition).

My track of the leg from Ferrol (starting at the Parador) to the Xunta alberge in Pontedueme gives a distance of 30.3 km, 512 m of climb and 534 m of descent. As a rough calculation the adjusted walking distance is 34 km (using only the climb in the calculation).

Overall it took me 11 hours, but I took a couple of longer breaks along the way. My walking time was a bit under 7.5 hours, or about 4.7 km/hr on the adjusted distance (4.2 km/hr on the actual distance).

While this leg is long, and the leg from Bentanzos to Bruma had the most ascent, I found the hardest leg to be Pontedueme to Bentanzos. It has a series of fairly tough climbs, and my average walking speed dropped to 3.7 km/hr that day - the only time it fell below 4 km/hr for the whole time I was in Spain in Apr 14. Fortunately, the other legs are all somewhat shorter than Ferrol to Pontedueme.

 

[hampshire!tim]

Thanks to all replies. I was not looking for actual "comfort" but rather confirmation this is "doable" in the day at a 3,5 to 4km hourly average pace. Will leave Ferrol early morning.
Nigel

Hi Nigel

Yes, it is do-able. I missed how much experience you have or not, but it is do-able. My companion had effectively no experience of walking and managed this.

It does involve 2-3 hills which in themselves aren't terrible, but on a long day with mostly flat walking, they stand out as tiring

It will mean you will arrive later than normal, e.g. early evening. So start as early possible to avoid this become really late, and to reduce walking in dark (I did this in December and the last hour or so was in the dark).

I would recommend that you book for Pontedeume. Then at least you know you have a place. I did not, and then had the "stress" of finding somewhere. (managed fine but would be nice to be uncertain)

 

[SabsP]

From my limited experience of three Caminos ,the Ingles was the hardest and most tough. It might be a short walk but it has all the challenges of a long Camino.
Walking out of Ferrol is easy but I was glad to spent the first night in one of the hotels in Naron , just before the bridge of Neda.
To me the etapa to Hospital de Bruma was not the hardest, yes it was seriously uphill but most of the day on unpaved roads. It was the etapa to Siguiero that got me into serious trouble. Lots of paved parts and I particularly remember those long wide stretches through a kind of forest...or was I already feeling the heatstroke ? ( yup people also in spring cover your head and drink enough fluids...say no more ).

 

[Al the optimist]

That forest exhausted me too. Walking in 36 degrees without shade. Me a Rastafarian without water, shared mine and we ran out. So, so grateful when we reached the park with the stream. The plastic bag from the previous nights bedding made a welcome gourd!

 

[nigel hoare]

Hi Nigel

Yes, it is do-able. I missed how much experience you have or not, but it is do-able. My companion had effectively no experience of walking and managed this.

It does involve 2-3 hills which in themselves aren't terrible, but on a long day with mostly flat walking, they stand out as tiring

It will mean you will arrive later than normal, e.g. early evening. So start as early possible to avoid this become really late, and to reduce walking in dark (I did this in December and the last hour or so was in the dark).

I would recommend that you book for Pontedeume. Then at least you know you have a place. I did not, and then had the "stress" of finding somewhere. (managed fine but would be nice to be uncertain)

Thanks Hampshire! I am also a Hampshire Hog originally - born in Southampton:
Nigel

 

[hampshire!tim]

Thanks Hampshire! I am also a Hampshire Hog originally - born in Southampton

I'm "adopted" but happily so !

 

[Cory Taliaferro]

Greetings, fellow pilgrims!
I’m flying into A Coruña (via Madrid) at 11:45 AM after an overnight flight from JFK and wish to wait no time. I’m wondering if there’s a bus station within reasonable walking distance to the airport that’s on the intercity bus line to Ferrol. This will save me from having to transit downtown only to double-back. I’m going to be walking a bit in the following few days anyhow.
Thanks!

 

[miguel_gp]

Greetings, fellow pilgrims!
I’m flying into A Coruña (via Madrid) at 11:45 AM after an overnight flight from JFK and wish to wait no time. I’m wondering if there’s a bus station within reasonable walking distance to the airport that’s on the intercity bus line to Ferrol. This will save me from having to transit downtown only to double-back. I’m going to be walking a bit in the following few days anyhow.
Thanks!

Hi Cory, it is difficult to find info on where the Coruna - Ferrol stops en route but as it is intercity I suspect that it is major towns rather than smaller stops in urban Coruna. I would suggest that the easiest option would be the Airport bus into the city (every 30 mibs and about €1.50 last time I caught it) but then get off at stop Alfonso Molina, E.A which is approx 50m from the main city bus station. Buses are then approx every 30 mins during the day to Ferrol.