Which airport for the last 200km of the camino

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Nicolaesse

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Currently planning to walk the camino this summer.

• Mar 22, 2017

• #1

This summer I'd like to to the final part of the camino frances. As I'll have only 10-11 days to walk I think that I could walk the last 200 km.
Probably I should start from Ponferrada to Santiago, but I can't choose the best airport to land from my town (Venice).
Possibilities with a short fly and an affortable price are:

• Porto
• Santiago DC
• Asturie
• Madrid

Which is the best solutions with the best bus service?

For the return I would take the plane from Santiago to Venice.

 

Saint Mike II

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cycled from Pamplona Sep 2015;Frances, walked from St Jean May/June 2017. Plans to walk Porto 2020

• Mar 23, 2017

• #2

Hole Nicolaesse and welcome to the Forum. Not totally familiar with flights out of Venice - have a look at what Alitalia or Iberia have in their range of flights. Madrid is probably going to offer more flexibility in the number of flights. From Madrid there are buses and trains to Leon or Astroga which should enable you to make Santiago in the 10-11 days you advise. Cheers

 

trecile

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Francés, Norte, Salvador, Primitivo, Portuguese

• Mar 23, 2017

• #3

You can use Rome2Rio to find different options between Venice and Ponferrada.

 

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JRO

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santiago to muxia

• Mar 23, 2017

• #4

Nicolaesse said:

This summer I'd like to to the final part of the camino frances. As I'll have only 10-11 days to walk I think that I could walk the last 200 km.
Probably I should start from Ponferrada to Santiago, but I can't choose the best airport to land from my town (Venice).
Possibilities with a short fly and an affortable price are:

• Porto
• Santiago DC
• Asturie
• Madrid

Which is the best solutions with the best bus service?

For the return I would take the plane from Santiago to Venice.

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If you fly into Madrid, the bus to Ponferrada goes right from the airport in Madrid...so no connections to worry about.

 

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whariwharangi

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• Mar 23, 2017

• #5

Madrid to Ponferrada by ALSA bus or Renfe train. Lots of buses and trains making schedules easy. Buses go from Estacion Sur.

Otherwise its ALSA bus or Renfe train from Santiago. You'd have to check but, at a guess, travel time from Santiago is longer (but not by much).

Asturias works with ALSA bus or Renfe train via Oviedo, Leon, and then to Ponferrada ... but the airline schedules to Asturias are limited. It might even work going from Asturias Airport to Lugo and then Lugo to Ponferrada.

Porto would only be viable if the cost of the ticket was significantly lower than the other options.

 

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Duncan Idaho

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Camino Frances 2014, Portuguese 2015, Finisterre 2015, Norte 2017, Aragones 2018, V d Plata 2019

• Mar 23, 2017

• #6

I did this leg a couple of years ago. Evening flight to Madrid then night train with a bed to Ponferrada leaving around 10.30pm getting me in at about 6.00am. Started walking straight from the station. You can book the train online, from memory is wasn't excessive.
Duncan

 

Patch

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St Jean to Santiago and Porto to Santiago

• Mar 23, 2017

• #7

Madrid has best flights and buses, in my humble opinion.

 

Oravasaari

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Via de la Plata March 2023

• Mar 23, 2017

• #8

A Coruna airport on north coast has regular buses to Madrid that go via Ponferrada.