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Never mind. I had sent an email to the hotel and they've replied very quickly. There are no buses or shuttles at the time, but a taxi costs 10-12€ apparently. And there are plenty of trains to Santiago in the morning, as early as I like.

This gives me more time in Seville, and I don't have to worry about overnight bus rides, which somehow always give me the willies.

Thanks again, everyone. :)

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You should check out La Coruña, it has the longest seafront promenade in Europe, good restaurants serving delicious Galician seafood around María Pita, the main square, and a great beach. Plenty of hotel options too. After you've paid the airport supplement, the taxi fare will be nearer to 15 euros. I spend every weekend in A Coruña, so I'm talking from personal experience. :-)

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And it has a beautiful lighthouse... (the oldest in use apparently?) Plus, I've never been particularly religious.

You're right, maybe I should just stay here an extra day or two and leave Santiago for another trip. :)

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No. Do Santiago too, it's only half an hour from Coruña and is one of Europe's loveliest cities, and a brilliant gastronomic experience too, aside from the religious stuff. You can't visit Galicia and not do Santiago, it'd be a crime! :-)

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There's the trouble. This is part of a larger trip, and I have only one-and-a-half days in Coruña / Santiago. (Which is why I didn't want to travel in the day and lose even more time.)

Being inherently lazy, I don't want to rush through and do both cities. I wouldn't have much fun. This is the first time I'm planning such a trip and so far the planning has been full of heartbreaks involving places I really want to see, but can't fit into my schedule. So I've promised myself a second trip later. :)

Staying in Coruña makes sense because the flight reaches there at midnight, but if Santiago is so unmissable, I could always take an early-morning train (there are trains starting from 5:30 in the morning) to Santiago and leave Coruña for my second not-very-soon-unfortunately-but-not-that-distant-either trip.

Since it looks like you know both the cities very well, what would you recommend? :)

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Unquestionably, go to Santiago. Next visit go to A Coruna.........and Santiago again!

Dave

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As Wanderinwilco says, concentrate on Santiago, soak up the atmosphere, the food, the wine, the nightlife etc. Coruña can wait till next time if you only have 36 hours to spend in Galicia.