Santiago de Compostela

The traditional way of getting to Santiago de Compostela is by walking about 780 km from St. Jean Pied-de-Port in France, on the Way of St. James. It is just as traditional to arrive on horseback, though considerably more difficult in terms of facilities. You may be able to stable your horse with a local farmer, but virtually no hostels provide this service. Cycling is also popular.

Other way of getting to Santiago is by bus. The bus station is located in the outskirts of the city, but there you can get a public bus or a taxi to get to the city centre. You can get to Santiago by bus from several places:

From cities and towns of Galicia

try Arriva (http://en.arriva.es/) or Monbus (http://www.monbus.es/inde...). Unfortunately, the last link is only available in Spanish.

From other parts of Spain

try Alsa (http://www.alsa.es/portal...), one of the most important bus companies of Spain.

If you want to arrive to Santiago by train, you should visit the RENFE webpage (http://www.renfe.es/horar...). The train station is relatively close to the city centre.

By air, the closest airport is Lavacolla (http://www.aena-aeropuert...) ICAO: LEST, IATA: SCQ, about twenty minutes by bus from the city centre. The following companies operate currently at this airport:

Adria Airways:

Ljubljana

Aer Lingus:

Dublin

Air Berlin:

Palma de Mallorca

Air Europa:

Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, Gran Canaria, Tenerife and Caracas

EasyJet:

Geneve and Basel

Iberia:

Madrid and Bilbao

Ryanair:

Frankfurt, Milan, London, Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Alicante, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, Lanzarote, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Tenerife

Volotea:

Venice, Ibiza and Menorca

Vueling:

Barcelona, Málaga, Paris and Zurich