chrisb
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does anyone know of cheap flights to this airport departing/returning to southern and preferably western uk
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santiago de compostella
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cliffb
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Sounds like a toilet to me!
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chrisb
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no its a fantastic place with a superb cathedral-the terminus for the famous pilgrimage.Access to tremendous cruising on the rias with very friendly and hospitable yacht clubs and yachts people. not a toilet at all
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cliffb
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Sorry Chris...
It was just a quick knee-jerk response.
I'm sure it's lovely...
I did have a look about to see if I could find anything for you...but no luck I'm afraid. Nearest I could find was Santander...and somewhere else that I've forgotten.... Both of which were around 200 miles away... so hardly handy!
Cliff
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It was just a quick knee-jerk response.
I'm sure it's lovely...
I did have a look about to see if I could find anything for you...but no luck I'm afraid. Nearest I could find was Santander...and somewhere else that I've forgotten.... Both of which were around 200 miles away... so hardly handy!
Cliff
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chrisb
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if anyone is interested cheapest seems to be heathrow/santiago dirct iberia via opodo 114 gbp return
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MedMan
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I know nothing of flights I am afraid, but I thought you might enjoy the following extract from our Log for 1998:
Saturday 4th July was most definitely a ‘Gold Star’ day. We went by train to Santiago de Compostella, the capital town of Galicia and the Cathedral City of St James. The train journey was an experience in itself: we travelled on the new TRD service, a fast diesel train on which every seat is individually booked no matter where you buy your ticket. It travelled high across the hills through some magnificent scenery coping with the steep gradients with ease.
We arrived at the Cathedral just as a service was about to start so we joined the congregation. It turned out to be a Mass to celebrate a local Saint, though just who we are not sure. However, as it was a special service, the famous incense burner was swung after the sharing of the bread. It was truly amazing. The burner stands as high as a choirboy and must weigh very considerably more. It is suspended from a huge rope that goes over a pulley way, way up inside the central tower. Eight monks take its weight on the other end of the rope and a priest gives it a push to set it swinging. By timing their pulls, the monks swing it higher and higher until the rope touches the arches that support the roof and the burner is swinging across the full length of the two transepts. Meanwhile, the organ is building up to an ear-shattering crescendo. We have never before experienced anything even remotely like it - it was, in every way, sensational.
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Saturday 4th July was most definitely a ‘Gold Star’ day. We went by train to Santiago de Compostella, the capital town of Galicia and the Cathedral City of St James. The train journey was an experience in itself: we travelled on the new TRD service, a fast diesel train on which every seat is individually booked no matter where you buy your ticket. It travelled high across the hills through some magnificent scenery coping with the steep gradients with ease.
We arrived at the Cathedral just as a service was about to start so we joined the congregation. It turned out to be a Mass to celebrate a local Saint, though just who we are not sure. However, as it was a special service, the famous incense burner was swung after the sharing of the bread. It was truly amazing. The burner stands as high as a choirboy and must weigh very considerably more. It is suspended from a huge rope that goes over a pulley way, way up inside the central tower. Eight monks take its weight on the other end of the rope and a priest gives it a push to set it swinging. By timing their pulls, the monks swing it higher and higher until the rope touches the arches that support the roof and the burner is swinging across the full length of the two transepts. Meanwhile, the organ is building up to an ear-shattering crescendo. We have never before experienced anything even remotely like it - it was, in every way, sensational.
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chrisb
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cheapest seems to be from 114 gbp via opodo direct heathrow.return single is twice ths
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Danthegorrila
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Hi
Quite agree its a great place, and with some of the best Spanish cruising nearby, Portosin, Muros and of course Bayona are all really good.
For flights last year we found (with reasonable notice) we could fly Ibrean ( I think) certainly a Spanish airline from Santiago to Madrid then pick up Easyjet to the UK. There is also a fairly comfortable over night train Madrid to Santiago which also needs booking in advance.
Good luck enjoy the Rias.
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Quite agree its a great place, and with some of the best Spanish cruising nearby, Portosin, Muros and of course Bayona are all really good.
For flights last year we found (with reasonable notice) we could fly Ibrean ( I think) certainly a Spanish airline from Santiago to Madrid then pick up Easyjet to the UK. There is also a fairly comfortable over night train Madrid to Santiago which also needs booking in advance.
Good luck enjoy the Rias.
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wagenaar
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The only direct flight from England to Santiago is a daily Iberia flight from London-Heathrow. In my experience these flights are always full and reserving quite far in advance is probably necessary. The closest airport with international flights is Oporto, and it may be that some of the low-fare airlines fly there. I know for sure that there are cheap flights from Germany to Oporto with Air Berlin, but have not ckecked for flights from Britain. Check via internet "Oporto Airport" and you may find connections from the airport to Vigo in Spain/Galicia. I recall there is a bus-connection twice per day, once in the morning and once in the evening. There are also train-connections from Oporto to Vigo. There are frequent train connections from Vigo to Santiago. The distance from Oporto Airport to Santiago is a bit over 200 kilometers, only freeway, but toll.
Other possibilities would be, as already suggested, fly to Madrid and take the train. There is a nighttrain from Madrid to Coruña, which goes by Santiago.
The bus-connections in Spain are good and usually faster than the train. There is a freeway from Madrid to Coruña, without toll(!!), and there are frequent busconnections. The "super-service" has two drivers and barely stops. I assume there are also busses from Madrid to Santiago. Ryan flies to Valladolid, which is appr. 400 kilometers from Santiago, but I don't know about bus- and/or train-connections from the Valladolid airport to Santiago or to Coruña for that matter.
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Other possibilities would be, as already suggested, fly to Madrid and take the train. There is a nighttrain from Madrid to Coruña, which goes by Santiago.
The bus-connections in Spain are good and usually faster than the train. There is a freeway from Madrid to Coruña, without toll(!!), and there are frequent busconnections. The "super-service" has two drivers and barely stops. I assume there are also busses from Madrid to Santiago. Ryan flies to Valladolid, which is appr. 400 kilometers from Santiago, but I don't know about bus- and/or train-connections from the Valladolid airport to Santiago or to Coruña for that matter.
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