How to get from Santiago De Compostela to Porto
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How to get from Santiago De Compostela to Porto
Hi
We are trying to find the best way to get from Santiago De Compostela to Porto to collect a hire car. Can anyone help me with the best way to get there? There is 6 in our party.
Thanks in advance
We are trying to find the best way to get from Santiago De Compostela to Porto to collect a hire car. Can anyone help me with the best way to get there? There is 6 in our party.
Thanks in advance
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Yikes. I tried RENFE and Eurorail and they had no result. I even tried Vigo which is closer to the Portuguese border, nada.
The drop off rate for a car may be high but you should compare to flying. I did see flights for reasonable prices from Santiago to Oporto but none were direct you had go through Madrid or Lisbon.
Maybe someone else will have better suggestions, I always have fights with the RENFE site.
The drop off rate for a car may be high but you should compare to flying. I did see flights for reasonable prices from Santiago to Oporto but none were direct you had go through Madrid or Lisbon.
Maybe someone else will have better suggestions, I always have fights with the RENFE site.
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See https://www.alsa.es/en for direct bus Santiago to Porto.
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We traveled by Alsa bus from Santiago De Compostela to Porto to last Fall (Nov. 2016). We didn't want the hassle of changing trains, whereas the bus was direct, with stops, which also served as quick comfort stops. Bus trip was fine, everything went well. We bought our tickets in SdeC at a travel agency in town that added on a small handling fee, but was easy and convenient.
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in Sept 2016 there was an accident on the train service connecting Galicia and Portugal.
4 dead and quite a number injured.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37315566
Just like in the High Speed train accident the silence from ADIF is defining.
Just after the accident Portugal said that the agreement to run the Tren Celta (as it is named) would be ending. When the final journey is I cannot establish.
http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia...09G25P7991.htm
The Portuguese are planning to modernise to the line from Valença to Porto. This work could make changes/delays to the timetable for this line.
http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia...09G10P6991.htm
The latest news is that the Spanish have just started works on the line.
http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia...01G10P6993.htm and that the passengers affected by the accident are getting a bit frustrated at the lack of any investigation. http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia...01V29C1995.htm
I would take the bus.
4 dead and quite a number injured.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37315566
Just like in the High Speed train accident the silence from ADIF is defining.
Just after the accident Portugal said that the agreement to run the Tren Celta (as it is named) would be ending. When the final journey is I cannot establish.
http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia...09G25P7991.htm
The Portuguese are planning to modernise to the line from Valença to Porto. This work could make changes/delays to the timetable for this line.
http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia...09G10P6991.htm
The latest news is that the Spanish have just started works on the line.
http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia...01G10P6993.htm and that the passengers affected by the accident are getting a bit frustrated at the lack of any investigation. http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia...01V29C1995.htm
I would take the bus.
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For further reference, in case somebody has the same question.
Hope this helps.
- Regarding buses, ALSA, Flixbus and Eurolines cover this route.
- For trains, one would first need to go to Vigo with Renfe (Spanish Railways) and then change to another train with Comboios de Portugal (Portuguese Railways). Loco2.com is very helpful in such cases, since you can book both tickets together with just one payment at an easy-to-use website/app.
- Another option that can be worth mentioning is car-pooling. BlablaCar is the site for that. Note that the drives are usually offered at a short-time on advance.
Hope this helps.
Last edited by montannito; Jul 9th, 2018 at 08:33 AM. Reason: grammar