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Fly direct into Asturias (Oviedo) airport (OVD). 20 minute bus ride into town.Hi,
I’ve just finished walking the Camino Frances (I’m a female solo walker) and now toying with the idea of doing the Primitivo next year about June time. My first question is what is the quickest travel route to Oviedo? I’ll be travelling in from a UK flight from Gatwick. Is it best to get to Santander and bus it or Madrid by train to Oviedo. My Spanish is not the best (I’m working on it) but I want a simple travel route if possible. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thank you
Hi there! as @Peterexpatkiwi mentioned above OVD is an option. I will be walking the Primitivo in October, flying to Madrid and then train to Oviedo. It was the cheaper option for me (flying from Brasil).Hi,
I’ve just finished walking the Camino Frances (I’m a female solo walker) and now toying with the idea of doing the Primitivo next year about June time. My first question is what is the quickest travel route to Oviedo? I’ll be travelling in from a UK flight from Gatwick. Is it best to get to Santander and bus it or Madrid by train to Oviedo. My Spanish is not the best (I’m working on it) but I want a simple travel route if possible. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thank you
Thank you so much Peter. I appreciate the help.Fly direct into Asturias (Oviedo) airport (OVD). 20 minute bus ride into town.
Edited to add: bus stop is about 50m to your right when you come out of the terminal. You can either book your tickets online (app) or pay on the bus, I think roughly 10 Euros from memory.
Thank you all.Thank you so much Peter. I appreciate the help.
That's a good option, but for those who want a Compostela it doesn't qualify. Just wanted to point that outI cut off at Lugo onto the Verde, and thence the Norte.
In my morning reading I ran across this short article about Oviedo. I the Primativo is certainly on my future Camino list. With the history Oviedo offers and considering it will take me the better part of a day traveling to get there from The States, resting a day and enjoying Oviedo will probably start off this particular Camino for me. Regarding traveling to the start of the Primativo, I see that for me taking one of several airlines out of MAD to Asturias would work quite nicely.Hi,
I’ve just finished walking the Camino Frances (I’m a female solo walker) and now toying with the idea of doing the Primitivo next year about June time. My first question is what is the quickest travel route to Oviedo? I’ll be travelling in from a UK flight from Gatwick. Is it best to get to Santander and bus it or Madrid by train to Oviedo. My Spanish is not the best (I’m working on it) but I want a simple travel route if possible. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thank you
That's a good option, but for those who want a Compostela it doesn't qualify. Just wanted to point that out
Yes indeed it is true.While no doubt true, I've gotten two Compostelas after taking the Verde. No one said a word to me or my wife.
Interesting. Last year I walked the Primitivo with two young women who had started their Camino at the border of the Netherlands and Belgium. A Compostela was very important to them, so I didn't suggest the Ruta Verde, though they probably would have preferred it. I didn't want to suggest something that would keep them from receiving their Compostelas.And while I have not collected a compostela now for several years, I did in 2016 after walking the Primitivo and the Ruta Verde. No problems.
Having walked that far with the number of stamps they would have accumulated I'd be astonished if anyone noticed one stamp that was not on an 'officially recognised' route.(Yes, just one - I got one at the church just over the river leaving Lugo - still on the Primitivo - one in Friol (technically not allowed), one the next day at the first cafe on the Norte, etc) And it would take a pretty miserable excuse for a human being to refuse them after the kms they'd walked.Interesting. Last year I walked the Primitivo with two young women who had started their Camino at the border of the Netherlands and Belgium. A Compostela was very important to them, so I didn't suggest the Ruta Verde, though they probably would have preferred it. I didn't want to suggest something that would keep them from receiving their Compostelas.
now now... that is new info to me @Peterexpatkiwi as I was already excited to avoid the Melide-Santiago crowd coming from the Primitivo, the Verde being a really sound option. its a risk then - although hard to say for sure - to go Verde if youd like to get your compostela...Having walked that far with the number of stamps they would have accumulated I'd be astonished if anyone noticed one stamp that was not on an 'officially recognised' route.(Yes, just one - I got one at the church just over the river leaving Lugo - still on the Primitivo - one in Friol (technically not allowed), one the next day at the first cafe on the Norte, etc) And it would take a pretty miserable excuse for a human being to refuse them after the kms they'd walked.
But you are right - technically the 1 1/2 days on the Verde would not have counted.
Correct, it's a risk.now now... that is new info to me @Peterexpatkiwi as I was already excited to avoid the Melide-Santiago crowd coming from the Primitivo, the Verde being a really sound option. its a risk then - although hard to say for sure - to go Verde if youd like to get your compostela...
Thank you, it will be a consideration for my daughter and her friend for their first camino which we will walk with them this year. My husband and I have 4 other compostellas and were sorely hoping to avoid the Frances section from Melide.Correct, it's a risk.
There are many examples of people who have claimed their Compostela with no issues. To @Telelama & @timr I'll add the two dutch women who walked the Verde at the time that I did, I've seen others here on the forum. In fact, I have yet to see any reports of anyone that was refused their Compostela.
BUT - and it's a big but - technically the Verde is NOT an official route. Which leaves you open to a particularly attentive volunteer at the pilgrim office asking how you got from the Primitivo to the Norte, or noticing that single stamp from Friol.
Like @timr, I do not collect a Compostela.
If the Compostela is important to you, you need to decide if it's a risk you're prepared to take.
the Verde being a really sound option. its a risk then
If you fly to Santander Alsa bus is only 2..5 hours and less than 50 euros and leaves outside the small airport. The coach is an executive coach and the last on of the day is 2005. You can book using Alsa website.Hi,
I’ve just finished walking the Camino Frances (I’m a female solo walker) and now toying with the idea of doing the Primitivo next year about June time. My first question is what is the quickest travel route to Oviedo? I’ll be travelling in from a UK flight from Gatwick. Is it best to get to Santander and bus it or Madrid by train to Oviedo. My Spanish is not the best (I’m working on it) but I want a simple travel route if possible. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thank you
I will do the same. Planing to start in the middle of October the PrimitivoHi there! as @Peterexpatkiwi mentioned above OVD is an option. I will be walking the Primitivo in October, flying to Madrid and then train to Oviedo. It was the cheaper option for me (flying from Brasil).
I start on the 2nd! Maybe will post some pics and updates here in case youd like to follow Will try! I am not very good with forums. If you use Instagram I plan to share some there under my profile @crisrodrigues Buen Camino!I
I will do the same. Planing to start in the middle of October the Primitivo
Perfect. I will follow you at IG. My name is LuisI start on the 2nd! Maybe will post some pics and updates here in case youd like to follow Will try! I am not very good with forums. If you use Instagram I plan to share some there under my profile @crisrodrigues Buen Camino!
My IG is Larv76I start on the 2nd! Maybe will post some pics and updates here in case youd like to follow Will try! I am not very good with forums. If you use Instagram I plan to share some there under my profile @crisrodrigues Buen Camino!
It is not the quickest way to get to Oviedo by a long shot, but if you can squeeze in an extra week (or 6 days), then the walk from Leon is, if not the quickest way to Oviedo, surely the best way to get there and start your Camino Primitivo and an excellent aperitif for the Primitivo, as well as a delightful little Camino in its own right.I loved the Primitivo (July last year). I cut off at Lugo onto the Verde, and thence the Norte.
I posted at the time, as did @David Tallan, who was a week or two ahead of me, and @dbier, who was a week or two behind me!.
David also added the Salvador - I wish I'd had the time to do that too.
Walked the primitivo and Verde in 2017 and had no trouble getting a compostela.That's a good option, but for those who want a Compostela it doesn't qualify. Just wanted to point that out
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