Out of the Texas Heat to the Camino Frances in September

[dustylee]

Hi. I am from Austin, Texas & am planning on walking a portion of the camino frances (beginning in O Cebreiro to Finisterre) in September. Dates are not finalized, but I have already started packing (at least in my mind). I am reading everything I can locate & am a bit obsessed at this time. Right now my biggest concern is how to get to O Cebreiro from Madrid & am thinking that I don't want to go into Santiago until the end, but that may be the most practical way to get to my starting point. I always prefer traveling alone with my camera & my mind free, but this will be much more intense that my previous travels so I am anxious to experience it. Any recommendations are welcome!
Dusty

 

[JasonR]

Hi Dusty,
Good luck with your plans! I am hoping to be on the road in September, I knwo you like to travel alone but do give me a wave!
Jason UK

 

[dustylee]

I am looking forward to having the chance to meet & walk with different people--even tho I like to travel alone, I definitely love the encounters that happen along the road. So I hope we run into each other (I will be the one walking at a snail's pace, but enjoying all the scenery).

 

[WolverineDG]

Howdy neighbor! I'm from Texas too! Buen Camino & good luck planning your trip! If you want, check out my blog for info from Sarria-Santiago.

Not sure about this, but you may be able to take a train or bus from Leon & make a connection to O'C. When I took the train from Leon to Sarria, it went through many of the same towns before it went through the mountains.

Kelly

 

[JasonR]

Hey Dusty,
Maybe this is the reason we may be on the road at the same time, a snails pace? maybe I have been put on the road to prove thta even a snail gets to win the race some days
Boy am I slow
Its a rare beaytiful sunny morning here in Staffordshire so I am off dfor a training walk :shock:
All the best
J

 

[sillydoll]

The most direct way is the Alsa Bus which goes from Madrid to Piedrafita O'Cebreiro (about 5km from O’Cebreiro).
From MADRID EST.SUR to PIEDRAFITA O CEBREIRO there are 3 buses a day that leave from the city and the airport. 00h30 09h15 10h30 They take about 5.5 hours and cost ± 30 euro

http://www.alsa.es/