La Coruña Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

From the bus station (981 18 43 35; Calle Caballeros 21), Castromil (902 29 29 00) operates services to Santiago de Compostela (€6.15, one hour) at least 16 times daily, and to Pontevedra (€11, two hours) and Vigo (€12.85, 2½ hours) six or more times daily. Arriva (902 27 74 82) heads several times daily to Betanzos (€2, 45 minutes, 22 or more daily), Ferrol (€5.95, one hour), Viveiro (€12.30, three hours), Lugo (€7.65 to €8.40, 1¼ hours) and Ourense (€13.45, 2¼ hours), and also serves the Costa da Morte.

ALSA (902 42 22 42) runs east to Asturias, Cantabria, the Basque Country and Barcelona, south to Portugal, Extremadura and Andalucía, and to Madrid (€36 to €51, 6½ to 8½ hours, three or more daily).

Car & motorcycle

The AP9 tollway heading for Santiago de Compostela is the quickest way out of town to the south. Before Betanzos another tollway heads north to Ferrol. The N550 to Santiago is prettier and there’s no charge.

Train

Trains head south about hourly to Santiago de Compostela (from €3.60, one hour), Ponte‑vedra (€7.90 to €10.70, two to 2½ hours) and Vigo (€8.90 to €12.05, 2½ to three hours). There are three or more daily trains to Lugo (from €6.05, two hours), Ourense (€17.70 to €20.80, 1¾ to 2¾ hours) and Betanzos (€2.40 to €3, 40 minutes), two to Madrid (Chamartín station; €45, nine or 10 hours), and one or two to Barcelona via Zaragoza.

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Air

From La Coruña’s Alvedro airport (981 18 72 00), Iberia has at least three flights daily to/from Madrid and Barcelona, plus daily direct services to/from London. There are further Madrid and Barcelona flights on Spanair, and daily flights to Lisbon by Portugália.

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