Getting to Salamanca FROM MADRID AIRPORT

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1 Getting to Salamanca FROM MADRID AIRPORT COULDN T BE EASIER AND IT S FREE (if you re doing 2 weeks or more) ISLA Quality Spanish Courses Spain

2 OUR RECOMMENDED TRIP IS SUMMED UP LIKE THIS madrid airport BOOK A FLIGHT TO MADRID (SEE ADVICE ON TIMES BELOW) Get off plane at Madrid Airport GET ON COACH (PREBOOKED BY ISLA) salamanca 230 KM 2 hours 45 mins Hello salamanca GETTING TO SALAMANCA IS WORTH THE EFFORT The fact that Salamanca is a fair drive from an international airport and busy capital is part of its charm. Day-trippers and package deal tourists give way to the traveller that understands the value of hidden treasures. The city s traditional Spanish character is thus preserved intact, making it enormously appealing to anyone interested in immersing themselves in Spanish life, language and culture.

3 ISLA S TRANSPORT SERVICE IS EASY FOR EVERYONE we will send your tickets via pdf document for you to print up The coach company is called Avanzabus and their fleet is red and white red and white COMFORTABLE WIFI

4 TAXI WHERE TO FIND YOUR COACH TRANSFER They depart from the coach parking lot to the LEFT as you leave Terminal 1. And from the rank opposite the exit of Terminal 4 15 minutes later. There is no coach transfer from Terminal 2, if you arrive here follow signs to Terminal 1. DOOR 2 TO ARRIVALS HALL (after getting your luggage) Pharmacy Currency Exchange TERMINAL 1 Coffee shop Mahoudrid Tourist Information Arrivals Hall Ground floor DOOR 1 TO ARRIVALS HALL (after getting your luggage) Cash machine Rent a car Taxi P CAR PARK BUS - AVANZABUS SALAMANCA COACH PARK

5 TERMINAL 2 DOOR 5 TO ARRIVALS HALL (after getting your luggage) Arrivals Hall Ground floor DOOR 6 TO ARRIVALS HALL (after getting your luggage) Taxi Cash machine Tourist Information Coffee shop Cafriccio Elevator FOLLOW SIGNS TO TERMINAL 1 Rent a car P CAR PARK There is no coach transfer from here. Go to Terminal 1. Coffee shop Cafriccio TERMINAL 4 DOORS TO ARRIVALS HALL (after getting your luggage) Arrivals Hall Ground floor Free Free internet Cash machine Coffee shop Mahoudrid Taxi BUS - AVANZABUS P CAR PARK

6 WHICH TERMINAL FOR WHICH AIRLINE Aegean Airlines Aer Lingus Aeroflot Aerolíneas Argentinas Aeroméxico Air Algerie Air Arabia Maroc Air Berlin Air China Air Europa Air France air india Air Nostrum Alitalia American Airlines Avianca BA CityFlyer Beijing Capital Airlines Blue Air Boliviana de Aviación British Airways Brussels Airlines Bulgaria Air CATHAY, Ceiba Intercontinental CHINA EASTERN Conviasa Czech Airlines Cubana Airlines Delta Airlines Emirates Ethiopian Airlines Easyjet Easyjet Switzerland Egyptair El Al- Israel Airlines Evelop Finnair Iberia Express Iberia Israir Airlines KLM Korean Air LaTAM Airways LOT-Polskie Linie Lotnicze Lufthansa Luxair t4 Niki Norwegian Air Pegasus Airlines PLUS ULTRA PRIVILEGE STYLE Qatar Airways Royal Air Maroc Royal Jordanian Airlines Ryanair S7 Airlines Sata International Saudia Swiss International Air Lines TAP Portugal Tarom Transavia AIRLINES Tunisair Turkish Airlines Ukraine International Airlines United Airlines Vueling Airlines Wamos Air Wizz Air t4, t4 madrid airport > salamanca MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY ThurSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY DEPARTURE ARRIVAL DEPARTURE ARRIVAL DEPARTURE ARRIVAL DEPARTURE ARRIVAL DEPARTURE ARRIVAL DEPARTURE ARRIVAL DEPARTURE ARRIVAL 09:00 11:00 11:45 13:45 ATtENtIoN: the following departure times are from terminal 1. add 15 minutes for terminal 4. 09:00 salamanca > madrid airport 11:45 ATtENtIoN: the following arrival times are to terminal 4. deduc5 minutes for terminal 1. MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY ThurSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY DEPARTURE ARRIVAL DEPARTURE ARRIVAL DEPARTURE ARRIVAL DEPARTURE ARRIVAL DEPARTURE ARRIVAL DEPARTURE ARRIVAL DEPARTURE ARRIVAL 06:00 08:45 07:00 09:50 07:00 09:50 07:00 09:50 07:00 07:00 09:45 09:00 11:45 09:00 11:45 09:00 11:45 09:00 09:00 11:45 11:00 13:45 11:00 13:45 11:00 13:45 11:00 11:00 17:30 13:45 20:15 17:30 09:50 11:45 13:45 20:15 07:00 09:00 11:00 09:50 11:45 13:45 08:00 10:00 12:00 10:50 12:45 14:45

7 BOOKING YOUR FLIGHTS TO MADRID The latest flight you should book is one that gets in at 19.00/19.30h to give you time to get your luggage and get on the coach. And on departure the earliest take off possible is 11:00h. You might decide to take a flight that doesn t tie in with the latest/earliest coaches and spend the night at a hotel/hostal, either in one by the airport which has a shuttle service or in the centre of Madrid. ISLA can assist with bookings. ADDITIONAL SERVICES M&G Madrid (55 per person or party) Some students (or their parents) would rather have a chaperone who meets them at the arrivals gate with a sign and takes them to the coach, waiting with them til it departs. This service is also available on return when the student will be picked up from the coach, checked in and seen through immigration. M&G Salamanca (9,50 ) You can book the M&G Salamanca and be met at the coach stop by a driver with a sign, who is pre-paid and pre-advised as to where to take you. So for little more than a regular taxi you save yourself a couple of potential wobbles. (Minors are picked up by their host families). Individual Pick up (taxi) from Madrid Airport to Salamanca accommodation. (One person: 190 euros; 2 people: 110 euros; 3 people: 70 euros) For students that don t wish to wait for a coach or whose flights don t tie in with one, we recommend the individual pick up. It s quite competitively priced and is a door-to-door service.

8 FAQ How much time do I need between landing and bus departure? At ISLA we consider booking any coach that departs less than 90 minutes from your landing time to be risky (or very risky in the case of a Terminal 2 arrival when you have to walk about 25 minutes to get to the Terminal 1 coach park). Why leave 90 minutes? Planes can be late, they might park far away from the terminal, luggage can take a long time to come out, at passport control there might be a queue and you might have a long walk, or in the case of Terminal 4 a shuttle ride, to the arrival gate. Can coach tickets be changed? If you are booked on a later coach and arrive punctually, you can change your ticket with the driver on the coach (when it gets to the parking 15 minutes prior to departure) for 1,50 euros for an earlier one if there is space. If you are booked on a coach which you miss, you lose your ticket and there might not be space on the next one and then you are a bit stuck. So, unless we hear to the contrary, we will book you onto the closest coach 90 minutes from your landing time. I think I can make it in less All of this said, while we like to be responsible, we don t want to boss you around, so if you want to take a coach where this margin can t be respected, that s your call. You might be tempted to do this if it means your being able to take the last direct bus from the airport at and not having to go to Madrid centre to take the last (slow!) coach at 22:30. You might even decide that you want us to buy you tickets on two coaches to cover best and worst case scenarios. Also OK. I arrive really early and don t want to wait until for the first direct coach If you are arriving before 09:00 and you don t want to wait until you can ask us to book you one from the centre of Madrid. It will take you 30 minutes in a cab or 45 minutes on the metro to get there and you must be very careful of your belongings throughout this journey.

9 What happens if you miss your bus? Relax. We are at the end of the phone (and speak English and Spanish). We will try and get you on the next coach from the airport. If this doesn t work out, we will figure out an alternative for you. (0034) (0034) Can you buy a ticket at the airport? Yes. The coach driver will sell you a ticket if there are seats available, from 15 minutes prior to departure. You ll have more chance of getting a seat by asking ISLA to book you one. How do I get from the coach stop in Salamanca to my accommodation? You can walk, of course, but we recommend: TAXI YOUR ACCOMODATION or Take a cab from the rank outside the station, as they are cheap as chips (about 6-8 euros from the coach station to the centre). Book our M&G Salamanca (9,50 euros) Minors are picked up by their host families.

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