Travelling By Air

La Coruña-Alvedro Airport

8km from La Coruna city centre, La Coruña-Alvedro Airport offers good connecting flights to Madrid and Barcelona for international connections within Europe and worldwide. These airports are served by all major international airlines. Vueling Airlines fly regularly to La Coruña from London Heathrow, Barcelona and Seville, Portugalia has frequent services from Lisbon, Spanair offers flights from Madrid and Barcelona and Iberia flies from Madrid, thus offering excellent connections for those wishing to travel via Spain’s two largest airports.

For connections to the city centre, ASICASA buses depart every 30-60 minutes from the airport for the 25 minute journey to the city centre, costing €1.15. Alesa, Avis, Europcar and Hertz are amongst the hire car companies operating at La Coruña-Alvedro: Routes to the city centre are well-signposted from the airport. In addition, taxis are available and cost approximately €20 for travel to central La Coruña.

Santiago-Lavacolla Airport

50km from La Coruña, Santiago-Lavacolla Airport in Santiago de Compostela offers a travel alternative, with many domestic flights to major cities in Spain, and services to European cities including Frankfurt, London Stansted and Rome Ciampino with Ryanair. Alesa, Avis, Europcar and Hertz hire cars are available and La Coruña can easily be reached following the E1 motorway from Santiago de Compostela. Buses travel frequently from the airport (including a Ryanair shuttle service) to the city centre where trains depart regularly for La Coruña, journeys take approximately one hour and cost €3.60. Castromil operates a regular bus service from Santiago de Compostela to La Coruña.

 Travelling By Rail

La Coruña is well connected to other Galician cities and the main Spanish rail network. The main rail station is situated in Plaza de Madrid in the city centre, opposite the bus station, and trains depart regularly from here to Lugo, Ferrol and Santiago de Compostela in Galicia. In addition, services operate to Madrid, Barcelona (via Zaragoza) and Portugal.

 Travelling By Road

ALSA operates long distance bus services connecting La Coruña to cities in eastern Spain and Barcelona, as well as to Madrid, southern regions of Spain and Portugal. The city is easily accessed by the E70 motorway from elsewhere in Spain, and north on the E1 from Portugal.

 Travel in La Coruña

Buses are abundant in La Coruña, and journeys within the city typically cost less than €1.

Castromil – Buses from Santiago de Compostela to La Coruña – www.monbus.es

ALSA – Long distance buses – www.alsa.es

RENFE – Spanish railways – www.renfe.es

This information is correct as of August 2009 but may be subject to change. Please check with travel providers