To airport transport?

[KarlAndrew]

Hi Im going to be walking the camino next week and I will be meeting my friend in Santiago at the beginning of may. Does anyone know if its possible to catch a bus from santiago to the airport so I can go pick her up?

thanks ,
Karl

 

[miguel_gp]

Hi Karl, yep it certainly is.

Try this link for details

Regards
Mig

 

[fraluchi]

Does anyone know if its possible to catch a bus from santiago to the airport

From the Estación de Autobuses, which is about 15 to 20 minutes walk North from the center of Santiago, airport buses are leaving about every 1/2 hour.

 

[Lydia Gillen]

Depending where you are staying in Santiago it might be handier and closer to pick up the bus in" Calle Xeneral." Go down Rua Franco or Rua Vilar and continue through the square and veer left.
It is marked in John Brierly's guide.

The map that the tourist office gives names this street Rúa do Doutor Teixeir and the bus stop is marked 156 and with a little picture of an airplane. It is easier to follow than John Brierly's guide.

I have caught the bus here on a couple of occasions.

Buen Camino,

Lydia

 

[jemitch65]

Hello Fraluchi: I will be walking the camino in May and June. My flight leaves from Vigo airport. Will I be able to catch a bus from the station you mentioned? Can I also catch a train to Vigo? Thanks.

 

[miguel_gp]

Hi,

I'm not sure if there is a direct bus to Vigo Airport from Santiago. I suspect that you would have to travel to Vigo then change for the airport bus.

There are 15 or so trains a day to Vigo from Santiago. You would then need to get a taxi or bus out to the airport but I'm not sure of the proximity of the rail station to either the bus station or the airport bus route.

An alternative by train is to get off at Redondela (7 trains a day from Santiago) and then jump in a taxi for the airport. I did this in October last year and I think the taxi was about 15 Euros. Schedules and prices for trains for both destinations can be found on Renfe web site. Use "find all stations" option to search for Redondela.

Feel free to PM me if you want more info. on trains.

Regards
Mig

 

[jemitch65]

Hello Miguel: Thank you for the post and information. Please forgive my ignorance here. This is my "first" trip to Europe and I am not well travelled. The website you provided illustrated a destingation of Vigo Guixar from Santiago. Is there a difference between Vigo and Vigo Guixar? Is it the same city? I think I would rather take your advice and take a train to Vigo and catch a taxi to the airport. Thank you.

 

[miguel_gp]

No problem. Vigo Guixar is the one you want. It replaced the previous rail station in Vigo in the summer of 2011 and is a temporary terminus until Vigo's new station is completed. As I said you can either travel all the way to Vigo and taxi from there, which gives you more choice of trains, or jump off at Redondela (a stop or two before Vigo and listed as REDONDELA DE GALICIA in RENFE website) and taxi to the airport from there.

If you take a look at the this map http://g.co/maps/z4kww, green arrow marks location of Vigo rail station, Redondela is top right and Vigo Airport is bottom centre. not much in it in terms of distance from the look of it.

Happy to help if you need it.

Regards
Mig

 

[jemitch65]

Hello Mig: Thank you very much again for all your help. Yes, it does make sense to get off the line earlier at Redondela as it would most likely be a cheaper train ticket and from the map you attached is the "same" distance to the Vigo airport as the Vigo train station. This website has saved me hours of research thanks to wonderful people like you who share your experience and encouragement to us that are still in the planning phase.

 

[Kieran Kenneally]

Hi just wondering does the Vigo airport bus going to the center of Vigo pass the bus station at Av Madrid?