Madrid to Oviedo

[dave welsh rambler]

So the camino bit me. Did the portugese central this year and now looking to do the primitivo next year. Easiest route from UK (Bristol) appears to be fly to Madrid and then train or coach to Oviedo. Train appears to be quicker and with a morning flight should be able to get to Oviedo by late afternoon. I have never been to Madrid so unsure how easy it will be to navigate this idea from terminal 1 to Chamartin train station were the trains appear to go from. Any help or other suggestions gratefully recieved

 

[dbier]

First, Chamartin is under construction. There was a time earlier this year when the Cercanis light rail that runs from T4 in MAD wasn't running there. You'll have to check on current status. C1 or C10 Cercanis lines went to Chamartin...only a few minutes transit.

There's a mildly confusing inter-terminal bus shuttle at MAD that stops at all the terminals. Ask the driver...if a different shuttle bus gets to T4 first, he'll tell you. Took me about 20 min once I got to the bus stop (Sep 23).

As you've seen, there are at least 3 fast trains (Ave?) and a few slower ones to Oviedo per day. I would suggest using TrainLine to book when that booking window opens.

I personally overnighted in Madrid right by Chamartin and took the next day's first fast train.

Buen Camino