Getting to Galicia in 2009
Use the sections headed UK, Ireland and USA (below) to find out how to get to Galicia from your country.
From the UK
If you live in, or can travel to, the south of England, you can take a direct flight to Galicia using the following airlines and airports.
1. Carrier - Ryanair (April to November), Airports - Stansted to Santiago de Compostela.
2. Carrier – Iberia, London Heathrow to la Coruna.
3. Carrier – Clickair, Gatwick to Vigo.
For all other UK locations you have 2 choices.
1. A connection from your nearest local airport to Madrid or Barcelona, and then on to Santiago, la Coruna or Vigo (in Galicia).
2. A direct flight to Oporto (Porto) in northern Portugal from which you can then drive into Galicia. Driving distances from Oporto (Porto) airport in northern Portugal to the major cities in Galicia are given below. All routes see motorways or toll roads covering the greater part of the journey. E.g. You will easily reach Vigo or Pontevedra (and probably Santiago) within 2 hours.
Oporto (Portugal) to Vigo driving distance 75 miles (120km)
Oporto (Portugal) to Pontevedra driving distance 88 miles (142km)
Oporto (Portugal) to Santiago de Compostela driving distance 119 miles (192km)
Oporto (Portugal) to Lugo driving distance 138 miles (223km)
Oporto (Portugal) to la Coruna driving distance 153 miles (247km)
From the USA
Getting to Galicia from the USA requires you first to reach an international airport within the USA. From there you will need a flight to either Madrid or Barcelona. Both of these Spanish airports have internal flights to either (or all of) Santiago de Compostela, la Coruna and Vigo airports.
You can also fly to Oporto in Northern Portugal (a large international airport) and drive into Galicia. You will find driving distances from this airport in the UK section above.
Flying in to London Heathrow, and then on to la Coruna airport (35 km from Santiago de Compostela) is another option.
From the Ireland
As far as we can tell the direct Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Santiago de Compostela is no longer operational. This means that you need to reach Galicia by either, taking a flight to Malaga or Madrid (Spain), or Lisbon or Faro (Portugal). followed by a connection to Santiago de Composteal, Vigo or la Coruna.
Unfortunately, schedules in and out of Galician airports seem to vary on an annual basis, so you will need to check which connections are current.
Unfortunately we only have travel information for the locations listed above, however your travel agent should be able to advise you on the best and most economic route to a Galician airport.
