Air Road Rail Sea On Foot - Travel Options
Guests have many travel options. Choose to travel by air, road, rail or on foot if following the pilgrim's route of St James (El Camino de Santiago)
The quickest, most popular travel options are air and road. Fly into Santiago de Compostela - 40kms from Puerto de Compostela and use the driving directions below by toll free motorway/main roads
Air Travel
Galicia is served by 3 Airports:
Santiago de Compostela - center, A Coruna - north and Vigo - south
Ryanair Spanair Aireuropa Vueling & Iberia fly regularly from major European cities to Galicia
The closest airport is Santiago de Compostela (SCQ)- a 40 minute drive. Ryanair and Vueling offer flights from the UK, Germany, Italy and Spanish cities.
A Coruna (LCG) airport - 1hr 15 minute drive. Vueling offer flights from Spanish cities, Uk and Russia.
Vigo (VGO) airport - 1hr 30 minute drive. Vueling offer flights from France, Italy, Uk, Belguim and Spanish cities.
Airline operators offering European/international services from Galician airports are Vueling, Iberia, Ba and AirEuropa. Aerlingus for flights from Ireland, Delta or Continental for flights from the United States and Aircanada for flights from Canada.
Official airport information and services at all Galician airports.
Airport transfers are available
Car Hire
The major car hire companies Avis or Europcar are to be found in the airport arrival lounges or make your reservation on-line to avoid the queues
Driving Directions from Santiago airport/city
From the airport follow signs for Santiago, join the Ap 9 - direction Pontevedra. At junction 75 take the Noia Ag 56 turnoff, this new road combines with the CG1.5, continue on this road, turn right at the roundabout to join Ac550, cross bridge, follow signs for Muros on the Ac554 across second bridge, at the roundabout (4.5kms distance) take the 3rd exit to La Brona (an orange beach sign), 3rd right turn, 2nd right turn at Xerson sign and right turn at the bright yellow house. A small country lane leads you to a paved entrance to the parking area. Via Michelin provides detailed information/map
Train Travel
Train Services are available from Madrid, A Coruna, Vigo and Pontevedra.
Santiago de Compostela train station is situated in the centre of the city for services/timetables visit Renfe. Book 'sleepertrains' early if travelling in summer or on public Spanish holidays and weekends
Luxury Coach Travel
Coach Sevices throughout Galicia are offered by Monbus. They run a frequent, luxury service from Santiago de Compostela city bus terminal to 0.2kms from the rental. A shuttle service operates from the airport to the city bus terminal. Use Monbus to get around and see all the attractions in A Coruna
Sea Port Travel
From the Uk
Brittany Ferries offer regular sailings from Plymouth and Portsmouth to Santander in Cantabria (Bay of Biscay)and regular sailings from Portsmouth to Bilbao in the Basque Country (bordering France) on the northern coast of Spain.
A car journey will take approximately 5 to 7 hours depending on the route and type of roads taken. For a road map of Spain use Aseta to plan your route.
El Camino De Santiago - The Walk of St James
Walking Directions
The world famous El Camino de Santiago - The Way of St James follows a route to/from Finisterre - World's End! For pilgrim's looking for a diversion from the original inland route to the coastline of the Ria Muros y Noia head south from Olveiroa, Mazaricos or Pino do Val, Negreira and head for the Ria, follow the AC550 coastal road until you come to Catasueiro.
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