Traveling & general advice from South Africa to Madrid

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...

I leave today! Flying into Barcelona and will then spend the entire next day training to SJPDP through Narbonne, Toulouse, and Bayonne. Got a couple points of concern I'd love to get input on: 1) I have 2 train transfers that are only 15 mins- one in Toulouse Matabiau, one in Bayonne - and I am worried about making it. Are these huge stations? Do the numbers on my train ticket correlate to the train I am looking for? Will there be signs with the destinations I can look for? I tried to look...

Since this question comes up quite often I thought that I'd compile a list of companies providing bag transport on the Camino. Some only cover Spain, while others operate in Portugal. Check the company's website to find out if they service the route that you want to walk. Correos https://www.elcaminoconcorreos.com/en/rucksack-transfer Jacotrans https://www.jacotrans.es/tag/backpack-transport-in-the-camino-de-santiago/ Caminofacíl https://caminofacil.net/en/ Pilbeo...

We will be doing the Camino (French way) in June 2025. ○ when is the best time to buy airline tickets? ○ which airline will you recommend? ○ will it be better to buy direct or via agency? □ How long before our departure date must we apply for our Visums? □ Any advise will be appreciated!