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Hi. Leon is a tiny airport, so depending on your plans around staying in London I suspect you might end up flying to Madrid and getting the bus/train. You won't be able to fly to Leon direct from outside Spain. Biarritz is definitely not a good idea.
Hi Tyrrek. Just curious as to why Biarritz is not a good idea. First time camino and still in the planning stage so all info is helpful.
Thanks
Hello karen,
Biarritz is not a good idea because there are no good transportation links to go to leon from biarritz. It is good for going to saint jean pied de port or pamplona.
Madrid has both good train and bus connections to leon.
Buen camino.
Hi Karen.Hi Tyrrek. Just curious as to why Biarritz is not a good idea. First time camino and still in the planning stage so all info is helpful.
Thanks
Not to confuse you... But you can also fly to Asturias from London Stansted, and get the bus to Ovido bus station, and bus or train to Leon from Oviedo. John did this in September, and it was the quickest, cheapest option at the time.
Buen camino, Helen
Hi Karen.
Yes I should have been more specific, and the main reasons have been made very clear by others. The other reasons are that flights to Biarritz leave from Stansted airport while most inter-continental flights arrive at Heathrow, so if Jo isn't planning to stay in London at all she would still have to transfer airports to get to Biarritz, which would take several hours. Many of the flights into Heathrow from Australia, the States and South Africa arrive early morning (around 6am), so by hopping on a plane to Madrid at, say, 9am you can be in Madrid by lunchtime and train to Leon for dinner (I'm thinking with my stomach!). If the additional flight to Madrid could be added to the original booking it may be cheaper than booking separately, and provide more protection if there were delays and she missed it.
Buen Camino!
Jo:
While all the options mentioned above can get you there, I believe your choice to fly from London to Madrid offers the most/best options.
If you check Kayak you will see several London airports offer flights to Madrid. That said, you will probably have to transfer to either Luton, Gatwick or Stansted. You can fly from LHR but that would be the most costly and not a non-stop flight.
Upon arrival in Madrid, you can take a cab to Chamartin station. There are several trains to Leon from Chamartin station (3 hrs.) You can also take a bus, if you prefer, from T4 at the airport. (5 hrs.) I believe the train and bus station are right next to each other in Leon. I have only taken the train. The Albergue is a short walk from the train station (under 10 minutes).
Ultreya,
Joe
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