If you opt for the bus, there is a bus company Avanza Bus, which offers a bus transfer service from Madrid-Barajas airport to Salamanca. The bus stop is situated in the Terminal 1 of the airport, in the car park located opposite the arrivals lounge. You can buy tickets and consult timetables at: www.avanzabus.com, at the usual ticket offices and inside the airport, at the Corte Inglés travel agency , located on the first floor of T1 or by calling: +34 902 02 09 99.
www.salamancabarajas.com
There are also regular bus routes. These together with their corresponding links enable travellers to get to Salamanca from any Spanish or European city. To arrive at the Méndez Alvaro Bus station in Madrid from the airport Madrid-Barajas the best option is to take line 8 on the underground (metro) to the Nuevos Ministerios station and then take line 6 to Méndez Álvaro.
You can also take a taxi if you don't want to make line changes.
The tourist information telephone number of Madrid is
» +34 91 588 1636.
Salamanca Bus Station
Av. Filiberto Villalobos 71
37007 Salamanca
+34 923 226 079
• IF YOU CHOOSE THE TRAIN:
If you prefer to travel by train, Renfe (national rail service) offers daily connections to Madrid, Lisbon, Oporto, Paris and all their connections. To arrive at the Chamartín train station in Madrid you have to take line 8 on the underground (metro) to Colombia station, change to line 9 until you arrive at Plaza de Castilla station and then take line 10 to Chamartín station.
You can find their timetables at: www.renfe.es or you can call:
» +34 902 24 02 02.
The web page of the underground is www.metro.es
Salamanca Station
Av. de la estación s/n
37004 Salamanca
[Passengers leaving the station]
• IF YOU CHOOSE THE AIRPORT:
Salamanca also has its own small airport located in nearby Matacan, and at specific times of the year offers charter and regular flights to a variety of different Spanish and European cities.
Matacán (Salamanca)
» +34 923 329606.
Barajas (Madrid)
» +34 902 35 35 70
» +34 91 305 83 43
» +34 91 305 83 45
Villanubla (Valladolid)
» +34 983 41 55 00
www.aena.es
[Salamanca Airport]
• INFORMATION:
Salamanca is a small city and you can go everywhere by foot. To move through the city the most pleasant thing is to go walking or by bike, but you can also take the city buses. The bus fare is 0,90 €. It is more economical to get a fare-card. You can get one at the Salamanca de Transportes office in Plaza de Mercado, next to the Main Square (Plaza Mayor) or in Gran Vía Street.
• IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
TRANSPORT
Train Station, RENFE:
» +34 902 240 202
Bus Station:
» +34 923 236 717
Matacán Salmanca Airport:
» +34 923 329 600
Radio Taxi:
» +34 923 250 000
SAFETY
Emergencies:
» 112
Local Police:
» 092
Lost Objects:
» +34 923 279 195
Country Police:
» 091
» +34 923 265 311
Post Office:
» +34 923 28 14 57
Municipal Tourism Office:
» +34 902 30 20 02
Tourism Information from the regional council of Castilla y León:
» +34 902 20 30 30