From Madrid by Train
Advantages: nice view (including city walls of Avila), no traffic jams.
Disadvantage: Not very frequent.
Take a taxi from the airport in Madrid to the train station in Madrid (Chamartín). The price for the taxi should be around 25-35 Euros and it takes about half an hour. Tell the driver that you need an official receipt ("necesito un recibo oficial perforado") so he is not tempted to be cheaty.Alternatively take the metro from the airport to metro stop Chamartín. A metro ticket from the airport to Chamartín costs 2 Euros and takes about 30 minutes. You have to change line only once at Nuevos Ministerios.
Train Departure Times
Madrid - Salamanca: Daily: 08.45, 11.05, 13.40, 15.45, 17.07, 18.43, 20.00, 21.13
Salamanca-Madrid: Daily: 05.45, 07.47, 9.58, 12.25, 14.55, 15.42, 18.00, 20.02.
Price: One way: 17.30 Euros. Return: 31.20 Euros. 2,5 hours.
Avanza Bus Service, Madrid Airport – Salamanca
Advantage: you don’t have to take the Metro or a taxi to the Estación Sur
Disadvantage: a rather long journey of three and a half hours and no opportunity to buy tickets directly from the bus on the day
Avanza offers three services every day from Madrid Airport (Terminal 1 parking) to Salamanca. The service does not go directly to Salamanca, it stops in the Estación Sur, but you do not have to change buses. The tickets have to be reserved online and if your flight arrives late you cannot change your ticket or get a refund. But there is one direct bus from the Airport to Salamanca (17.00) and one from Salamanca to Madrid Airport at 07.00.
The journey lasts three and a half hours (the direct ones 2.40 hours). It costs €16,60 (one way).
Timetable:
Madrid Airport (Terminal 1) – Salamanca: 13:00; 17:00; 21:00;
Salamanca Bus Station – Madrid Airport (Terminal 1): 7:00; 11:00; 17:00; only weekdays.
From Madrid by Bus
Advantages: Very frequent, on-board movies, newspapers, personal stereo.
Disadvantages: no WC, possible traffic jams.
Take a taxi from the airport to the coach station in "Estación del Sur". The price for the taxi should be around 25 to 35 Euros and it takes about half an hour. Tell the driver that you need an official receipt ("necesito un recibo oficial perforado") so he is not tempted to be cheaty.
Alternatively, take the metro from the airport to metro stop Méndez Alvaro. The price for the metro is 2 Euros and takes about 45 minutes. You have to change line at "Nuevos Ministerios".
Nearly every hour on the hour from 07.00 (08.00 Sundays) to 22.00 (Sundays at 23.00) there is an Express coach service to Salamanca. This quick and classy service costs (18.65 Euros one way and 30.70 return). You can leave the return open. Click here for the timetable fo the Express buses!Six times per day there is a regular bus-service, which is slower and less classy, but is much cheaper. One way is 12.21 Euros, return is 22.35 Euros. While the last Express Bus is at 22.00 you can still take the regular bus at 22.30. Length of the journey: 2,5 hours (express), 3 hours (regular). Click here to go to the bus company’s website for prices, timetables and ticket purchase.
Click here to download the metroplan for Madrid.
From Vallodolid by bus
Valladolid Airport - Salamanca Coach Station
Timetable: From Monday - Saturday: 11.30 and 17.30; Sundays: 15.00 and 17.30.
Salamanca Coach Station - Valladolid Airport
Timetable: From Monday - Saturday: 09.00 and 15.30. Sundays: 11.00 and 15.30.
Price: One way: 09.95 Euros
Return: 17,95 Euros
Linecar bus company runs a shuttle between Valladolid Airport (Villanubla) and the coach station in the centre of town (around 15 kms away). From there you can take a coach to Salamanca (about 100 kms away). Ask our office for more information.
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