Two pilgrimages in Sept 2022: 1/cycling Camino del Norte from Gijon to Santiago, then on to Finisterre and Muxia 2/ walking Camino Portuguese from Tui

[Jochaplin]

Hi All, I'm flying into Madrid Int, will then have about 5 hours before my Domestic flight to Oviedo.
Is there a Post Office in or near the airport (Int or Domestic) as I would like to post my hiking backpack with hiking clothes to Santiago.

 

[Skinnybiker]

Suggest asking at the airport information desk, they'll know for sure. You may have to take a cab out of the airport, have the kit boxed & labels ready, remember the Correos will normally close 14:00 or 14:30. The Del Norte is a great ride, plenty of hills to keep it interesting, enjoy

 

[Jochaplin]

Suggest asking at the airport information desk, they'll know for sure. You may have to take a cab out of the airport, have the kit boxed & labels ready, remember the Correos will normally close 14:00 or 14:30. The Del Norte is a great ride, plenty of hills to keep it interesting, enjoy

Thank you for the info especially re closing time of the Correos. My flight arrives in Madrid at 14.30 and then I depart for Oviedo at 19.50. Does the Correos open again later i the afternoon?

 

[Skinnybiker]

Thank you for the info especially re closing time of the Correos. My flight arrives in Madrid at 14.30 and then I depart for Oviedo at 19.50. Does the Correos open again later i the afternoon?

Most offices will close for a couple of hours over lunch, maybe if there is one at the airport it will stay open, couldn't find one on Google Maps though. Found one south of the airport in Barajas that reopens at 16:30, should be doable for your flight to Oviedo. PS the airport is near Aviles - I rode from their to Oviedo a couple of years ago for the Cia Plata going south.

 

[Jochaplin]

Most offices will close for a couple of hours over lunch, maybe if there is one at the airport it will stay open, couldn't find one on Google Maps though. Found one south of the airport in Barajas that reopens at 16:30, should be doable for your flight to Oviedo. PS the airport is near Aviles - I rode from their to Oviedo a couple of years ago for the Cia Plata going south.

Thank you Skinnybiker , for looking into this for me. It’s re-assuring to have a plan. If there is no Correos at the airport, I’ll go to Barajas and should have time to get back for my flight. Is Donestic check in usually 1 hour before the flight?

 

[Skinnybiker]

If you're flying into Madrid, connecting on to Oviedo with Iberia then your baggage should be checked through (if you have to collect & recheck your baggage that's another story) and you should already have a boarding pass. However if you exit the airport then you will have to return through security etc so allow more than an hour, it just depends how busy they are at the airport. It always takes longer at major airports than provincial airports.