How to best get from Sarria to Ponferreda

[Jjbrigham]

Hola! I missed a section from ponferreda to Villafranca because I was sick with food poisoning unfortunately I had pre booked rooms to stay in so took a bus and stayed the night Now I need to get back and make up that section I am not finding any practical ways (the bus is taking 3-5 hours and this doesn’t seem right Any pilgrim transports or shuttles going back and forth along the Camino or May other suggestions? Thank you so much!

 

[SabsP]

Hola! I missed a section from ponferreda to Villafranca because I was sick with food poisoning unfortunately I had pre booked rooms to stay in so took a bus and stayed the night Now I need to get back and make up that section I am not finding any practical ways (the bus is taking 3-5 hours and this doesn’t seem right Any pilgrim transports or shuttles going back and forth along the Camino or May other suggestions? Thank you so much!

Three hours on a bus is not quite so bad? Sarria via Lugo to Ponferrada.
Or the train via Monforte de Lemos.
You can always take a taxi for more or less 150 €.

Enjoy the scenery!

 

[MickMac]

Train Sarria to Ourense, then train to Ponferrada.

 

[Jjbrigham]

Train Sarria to Ourense, then train to Ponferrada.

I’ll look into this thank you!!

 

[Jjbrigham]

Three hours on a bus is not quite so bad? Sarria via Lugo to Ponferrada.
Or the train via Monforte de Lemos.
You can always take a taxi for more or less 150 €.

Enjoy the scenery!

After a long day of walking 3.5+ hrs on a train with multiple connections is not ideal but thanks

 

[Jjbrigham]

I’ll look into this thank you!!

Ourense is almost 100km south of Sarria and then back up to ponferreda? I think the 3-6hr train ride beats this thanks tho

I’ll look into this thank you!!

I’ll look into this thank you!!

 

[VNwalking]

Any pilgrim transports or shuttles going back and forth

This is not an airport outside a big city.

But you do have options.

If you can't stand a few hours on the train after a morning's walk, you'll have to spring for a taxi. There is always Blablacar.

 

[MickMac]

Ourense is almost 100km south of Sarria and then back up to ponferreda? I think the 3-6hr train ride beats this thanks tho

It's an easy run I went via Ourense not bad journey.

 

[Jjbrigham]

This is not an airport outside a big city.

But you do have options.
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If you can't stand a few hours on the train after a morning's walk, you'll have to spring for a taxi. There is always Blablacar.

Have you used blah blah car before? I’m walking 45km a day so sitting for hours can increase soreness but ya I hear ya thanks

 

[VNwalking]

Yeah, I can imagine.
No not personally, but others here have, and maybe they can chime in. It seems quite reliable. Do you speak Spanish?

 

[Jjbrigham]

Yeah, I can imagine.
No not personally, but others here have, and maybe they can chime in. It seems quite reliable. Do you speak Spanish?

Si hablo espanol. Ya no worries I can absolutely figure out the buses and trains just figured there must be a slightly easier set up but if not it’s fine thanks

 

[VNwalking]

Yeah. BBC might be the best option.
Anything else is gorgeous but circuitious. (From Ourense to Monforte to Ponferrada is really beautiful, up the Miño and Sil River valleys.)