Public transportation: practical information
How to reach Salamanca from Madrid
There are two convenient means of transportation from Madrid to Salamanca: intercity coach and train.
By coach
1. From Madrid – South Bus Station to Salamanca
Avanzabus coaches are comfortable, modern buses departing every hour from Madrid South Bus Station (Estación Sur de Autobuses Méndez Álvaro). The trip takes two hours and a half and it is an express route with no other stops.
2. From Madrid Barajas Airport to Salamanca
There is a direct express coach route from Madrid Barajas (departing from the parking lot in front of Terminal 1 building) to Salamanca. This is the quickest and most comfortable way of traveling although frequency is limited to five trips per day:
MADRID BARAJAS AIRPORT (T1) – SALAMANCA
DEPARTS ARRIVES
11:00 13:45 Mondays only
13:00 15:45 Daily
17:00 19:45 Daily
19:00 21:45 Daily
21:00 23:45 Daily
SALAMANCA – MADRID BARAJAS AIRPORT (T1)
DEPARTS ARRIVES
06:00 08:45 Mondays only
07:00 9:45 Mon to Sat
08:00 10:45 Sundays only
09:00 11:45 Mon to Sat
10:00 12:45 Sundays only
11:00 13:45 Mon to Sat
12:00 14:45 Sundays only
15:00 17:45 Daily
3. From Valladolid Airport (Villanubla) to Salamanca
Duration of the journey: 1 hour 30 minutes
By train
There are trains departing every half an hour from Madrid Barajas Terminal 4 to the main central railway stations in Madrid. The trip from the airport to Chamartín Station takes 12 minutes.
From Madrid – Chamartín Station to Salamanca
DEPARTS ARRIVES Duration
08.30 11.17 2 h. 47 min.
11.14 13.58 2 h. 44 min.
13.44 16.28 2 h. 44 min. (not Sundays)
15.45 18.28 2 h. 43 min.
17.08 19.54 2 h. 46 min.
20.06 22.46 2 h. 40 min.
21.13 23.49 2 h. 36 min.
There are two stations in Salamanca. The first one, “Salamanca” is the main station and the place where the organization will normally pick up guests. The second one, “Salamanca-Alamedilla” is a small stop near the centre of the city.
From Salamanca Station to Madrid Chamartín
DEPARTS ARRIVES Duration
05.50 08.28 2 h. 38 min. (not Sundays)
07.40 10.17 2 h. 37 min.
09.45 12.24 2 h. 39 min.
12.30 15.09 2 h. 39 min.
14.52 17.41 2 h. 49 min. (Sundays only)
15.41 18.23 2 h. 42 min.
17.55 20.39 2 h. 44 min.
19.59 22.38 2 h. 39 min.