taxi from Santiago to Ponferrada

[Rita56]

HELP!!!! Starting our Camino on Tuesday. Was going to get a train from SAntiago to Ponfederra at 18.35. Just discovered its full. Panicing as we have accommodation booked in Ponfederra and are starting to walk the next morning.
dOes anyone know how much a taxi would be? THere are 5 of us. Our flight gets in at 15.30 on Tuesday. Please help!!

 

[peregrina2000]

HELP!!!! Starting our Camino on Tuesday. Was going to get a train from SAntiago to Ponfederra at 18.35. Just discovered its full. Panicing as we have accommodation booked in Ponfederra and are starting to walk the next morning.
dOes anyone know how much a taxi would be? THere are 5 of us. Our flight gets in at 15.30 on Tuesday. Please help!!

As a general guide, plan on about 1 euro a km. Ponferrada is about 200 km from Santiago. You might be able to bargain down a bit because it's a good fare. But you're going to have to find a cab that will take five, which may be hard. Good luck with this, Rita. Let us know how it works out. Buen camino, Laurie

p.s. Have you checked buses?

EDIT -- I checked the buses (bus co. is ALSA and it has a website). On Tuesday your option would be a bus that leaves Santiago at 9:30 pm and arrives at 1:15 am. There are several morning buses, but after the 3 pm bus there seems to be nothing till 9:30.

 

[mspath]

Try this company which has an English web and offers vans for 6. They can meet you at the airport.

Good luck and Buen camino!

 

[Rita56]

As a general guide, plan on about 1 euro a km. Ponferrada is about 200 km from Santiago. You might be able to bargain down a bit because it's a good fare. But you're going to have to find a cab that will take five, which may be hard. Good luck with this, Rita. Let us know how it works out. Buen camino, Laurie

p.s. Have you checked buses?

EDIT -- I checked the buses (bus co. is ALSA and it has a website). On Tuesday your option would be a bus that leaves Santiago at 9:30 pm and arrives at 1:15 am. There are several morning buses, but after the 3 pm bus there seems to be nothing till 9:30.

Thank you so much for all your help. Will let you know the outcome.

 

[whariwharangi]

Empresa Freire operates buses from Santiago Airport to Lugo.
http://www.empresafreire.com/html/castelan/seccion3a.php

Gonzalez de la Riva provides bus service from Lugo to Ponferrada. Unfortunately they do not publish their schedule so you would have to contact them to determine if there is a bus after Empresa Freire gets you there.
http://gonzalezdelariva.es/Index.html#

edit - just found this schedule under Concello de Becerrea. Unfortunately the only bus that will work only goes as far as Piedrafita do Cebreiro. Perhaps a taxi would work from here ...
http://www.concellodebecerrea.com/m...IVA_HORARIO_LUGO-NAVIA_DE_SUARNA_E_ANEXOS.pdf

Renfe has a trenhotel from Lugo to Ponferrada. The 1924 is full but there is another at 2252.
http://www.renfe.com/

If all else fails the ALSA bus from Santiago arrives at Lugo at 0010.

 

[Rita56]

Thank you all so much for your help. I have booked ar taxi with sun transfers.com for 263€ which the 5 of us are happy to pay.
Thanks again for taking the time to help someone I need.

 

[Rita56]

Just back from our Camino. (Ponfederra - Santiago). We had a fantastic time despite the blisters, the sore knees, the prickly heat rash and the cold sores. A time for reflection, peace, petition and freedom. So fortunate to be in a position to walk part of the Camino. I salute those to do the complete Camino in one go. I have nothing but admiration for you. Thanks to all the people who made our Camino special; all the lovely pilgrims we had the privilege of meeting on route, the people who worked in the Albergues, the waiters/waitresses in the eating establishments and also the lovely girl who booked our bags on with Aer Lingus. A massive thank you. Lastely but not least of all thank you to all the lovely people on this forum who came to my help with all your advise and guidance. It was invaluable.

 

[Sarah Jane]

Just back from our Camino. (Ponfederra - Santiago). We had a fantastic time despite the blisters, the sore knees, the prickly heat rash and the cold sores. A time for reflection, peace, petition and freedom. So fortunate to be in a position to walk part of the Camino. I salute those to do the complete Camino in one go. I have nothing but admiration for you. Thanks to all the people who made our Camino special; all the lovely pilgrims we had the privilege of meeting on route, the people who worked in the Albergues, the waiters/waitresses in the eating establishments and also the lovely girl who booked our bags on with Aer Lingus. A massive thank you. Lastely but not least of all thank you to all the lovely people on this forum who came to my help with all your advise and guidance. It was invaluable.

Did the Sun Transfers taxi turn up? Am thinking of booking with them for a few weeks from now to do this same journey to Ponferrada.

 

[mspath]

Did the Sun Transfers taxi turn up? Am thinking of booking with them for a few weeks from now to do this same journey to Ponferrada.

Sarah Jane,
This thread is 6 years old and probabley will not be answered by the OP or anyone who may have taken that taxi.
However the link still works. You might use it to determine a current price.

Happy planning and Buen camino.