From Madrid by Bus
Advantages: Very frequent, on-board movies, newspapers, personal stereo.
Disadvantages: no WC
Take a taxi from the airport to the coach station "Auto-Res" in "Estación del Sur". The price for the taxi should be around 25 to 30 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 1 Euro and takes about 40 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 (one-way - 17 Euros/return - 27,50 Euros). Additionally there is a regular service (one-way - 11.25 Euros - return - 20.25 Euros) which is slightly slower and less frequent (about 6 a day), but its last bus at 22.30 gives you a later chance to come to Salamanca.
Length of the journey: 2,5 hours (express), 3 hours (regular).
From Vallodolid by bus
There is a direct bus from Valladolid Airport to Salamanca.
Valladolid Airport (Villanubla) - Salamanca Coach Station:
Timetable:
Daily: 15.00, 17:30
Salamanca Coach Station - Valladolid Airport (Villanubla):
Timetable: Daily: 15:30 and from Monday - Saturday at 13.00 and Sundays at 11.00.
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).
Airport - Valladolid Coach Station:
Timetable:
Mondays: 10.30, 11.20, 15.15, 15.45, 19.15;
Tuesdays: 11.20, 15.15, 16.30, 19.15;
Wednesdays: 11.20, 15.15, 15.30, 16.00, 19.15;
Thursdays: 11.20, 15.15, 16.30, 19.15;
Fridays: 10.30, 11.20, 15.15, 15.50, 19.15;
Saturdays: 11.20, 15.15, 17.45;
Sundays and holidays: 15.45, 19.50, 21.15.
Valladolid Coach Sation - Airport
Timetable:
Mondays: 07.45, 10.00, 12.00, 18.00;
Tuesdays: 08.00, 10.00, 13.40, 18.00;
Wednesdays: 08.00, 10.00, 11.45, 12.45, 18.00;
Thursdays: 08.00, 10.00, 13.40, 18.00;
Fridays: 07.45, 10.00, 13.00, 18.00;
Saturdays: 08.00, 10.00, 12.15, 18.00;
Sundays and holidays 11.30, 13.00, 14.00, 18.30.
Price: 3 euros (one-way). Reservations tel: (0034) 983230033
Valladolid Coach Station - Salamanca Coach Station:
Timetable:
Monday - Saturday: 07.00, 09.00, 11.00, 13.00, 15.30, 18.00, 20.00;
Sundays and holidays: 09.00, 11.00, 15.30, 18.00, 20.00, 22.00.
Salamanca Coach Station - Valladolid Coach Station:
Timetable:
Monday - Saturday: 07.00, 09.00, 11.00, 13.00, 15.30, 18.00, 20.00;
Sundays and holidays: 09.00, 11.00, 15.30, 18.00, 20.00, 22.00.
Price: 6.95 euros. Return: 12.65.
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