Traveling end of Nov. beginning of Dec 2014

[ILEANA]

Hello,

I am traveling to Madrid Nov 25. I would like to do El Camino... either hike or bike... I know weather could be bad.. what you recommend?
I am thinking Sambria if hiking or Leon if biking?
Will I have difficulty finding albergues or hostelerias during that time period..?
Any recommendation on what is best.. what to look for... or even.... where to stay and what bike rental company to use?
What is the best way to get to those places from Madrid and back? train? bus?

 

[whariwharangi]

Leon is well connected to Madrid by Renfe train and ALSA bus.

Best way from Madrid to Sarria is take the Renfe train. There is more frequent service from Madrid to Ourense and Monforte de Lemos so it might be worth taking the train there and then bus from either Ourense or Monforte de Lemos to Sarria.

1800 Leon

1801 This section describes transportation services in Leon.

Index 1800
1802 Leon Airport
1803 Leon Trains
1804 Leon Bus Services
1805 Leon Urban Bus Services

1802 Leon Airport

Leon Airport (LEN)
http://www.aena-aeropuertos.es/csee/Satellite/Aeropuerto-Leon/en/

1803 Leon Trains

Leon Renfe Station
http://www.adif.es/en_US/infraestructuras/estaciones/15100/informacion_000037.shtml

Renfe
http://www.renfe.com/EN/viajeros/index.html

Renfe FEVE from Leon to Bilbao
http://www.renfe.com/EN/viajeros/feve/index.html

1804 Leon Bus Services

Leon Bus Station
http://www.leon-virtual.es/autobuses/2-7-4-7.htm

Leon bus schedules
http://aautobuses.com/index.php/ciudad/leon.html

1805 Leon Urban Bus Services

Alesa
http://www.alesa-alsa.com/


1905 Sarria

Empresa Freire connects Santiago to Lugo. Most but not all buses stop enroute at the Santiago Airport. Monbus connects Lugo to Sarria. The transfer point is the Lugo bus station.

Sometimes it is more time efficient to take Empresa Freire bus from Santiago Labcolla airport to Santiago bus station (every half hour) and catch another bus to Lugo.

Monbus has buses from Santiago bus station to Monforte de Lemos and buses from Monforte de Lemos to Sarria.

Renfe provides service to Sarria on trains running between Monforte de Lemos and Betanzos-Infesta. These trains originate in Madrid, Barcelona, etc and terminate in A Coruña or Ferrol. Trains from Santiago usually require a transfer at A Coruña, Ourense, or Monforte de Lemos. If you plan to get from Santiago to Sarria ... use the bus.

Sarria Consello Transportation Page
http://www.sarria.es/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=109&itemid=132&lang=gl

Monbus
http://www.monbus.es/index2.htm

Empresa Freire
http://www.empresafreire.com/html/castelan/seccion0.php

Renfe
http://www.renfe.com/index.html

 

[ILEANA]

Leon is well connected to Madrid by Renfe train and ALSA bus.

Best way from Madrid to Sarria is take the Renfe train. There is more frequent service from Madrid to Ourense and Monforte de Lemos so it might be worth taking the train there and then bus from either Ourense or Monforte de Lemos to Sarria.

1800 Leon

1801 This section describes transportation services in Leon.

Index 1800
1802 Leon Airport
1803 Leon Trains
1804 Leon Bus Services
1805 Leon Urban Bus Services

1802 Leon Airport

Leon Airport (LEN)
http://www.aena-aeropuertos.es/csee/Satellite/Aeropuerto-Leon/en/

1803 Leon Trains

Leon Renfe Station
http://www.adif.es/en_US/infraestructuras/estaciones/15100/informacion_000037.shtml

Renfe
http://www.renfe.com/EN/viajeros/index.html

Renfe FEVE from Leon to Bilbao
http://www.renfe.com/EN/viajeros/feve/index.html

1804 Leon Bus Services

Leon Bus Station
http://www.leon-virtual.es/autobuses/2-7-4-7.htm

Leon bus schedules
http://aautobuses.com/index.php/ciudad/leon.html

1805 Leon Urban Bus Services

Alesa
http://www.alesa-alsa.com/


1905 Sarria

Empresa Freire connects Santiago to Lugo. Most but not all buses stop enroute at the Santiago Airport. Monbus connects Lugo to Sarria. The transfer point is the Lugo bus station.

Sometimes it is more time efficient to take Empresa Freire bus from Santiago Labcolla airport to Santiago bus station (every half hour) and catch another bus to Lugo.

Monbus has buses from Santiago bus station to Monforte de Lemos and buses from Monforte de Lemos to Sarria.

Renfe provides service to Sarria on trains running between Monforte de Lemos and Betanzos-Infesta. These trains originate in Madrid, Barcelona, etc and terminate in A Coruña or Ferrol. Trains from Santiago usually require a transfer at A Coruña, Ourense, or Monforte de Lemos. If you plan to get from Santiago to Sarria ... use the bus.

Sarria Consello Transportation Page
http://www.sarria.es/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=109&itemid=132&lang=gl

Monbus
http://www.monbus.es/index2.htm

Empresa Freire
http://www.empresafreire.com/html/castelan/seccion0.php

Renfe
http://www.renfe.com/index.html

Thank you so much for the detailed information, I greatly appreciate it.

Will I have difficulty finding albergues or hostelerias during that time period..? Nov 26- Dec 2?

 

[whariwharangi]

I walked late October to Early December 2012. A lot of albergues were closed. Most of the Xunta operated albergues were open. I usually had to stay in the larger centers even if that meant stopping early. I never had to walk further as planned.

 

[ILEANA]

I walked late October to Early December 2012. A lot of albergues were closed. Most of the Xunta operated albergues were open. I usually had to stay in the larger centers even if that meant stopping early. I never had to walk further as planned.

Okay.. thanks for your reply...
How was the weather from Nov to Dec?

 

[whariwharangi]

Okay.. thanks for your reply...
How was the weather from Nov to Dec?

From mid November there was frost in the morning, particularly on days with clear weather. Thin ice covered puddles near Cruz de Ferro. I encountered snow at O Cebreiro and had a day of walking in it. There were violent rain squalls that would fill the streets with a river in 5 minutes. I was lucky to get to Fisterra just as the squalling started happening frequently ... the rains apparently started late that year.