|
|
|
|
By air
you probably will arrive at the airport Madrid-Barajas. An express
bus takes you directly from Madrid to Salamanca (bus company "AUTORES" · phone:
Madrid #34-91-551 72 00, phone: Salamanca #34-923-23 22 66).
Buses leave from the bus station "estación sur" in Madrid, street Méndez Álvaro
[see
metro plan].
Departures (express): 08.00, 09.00, 10.00, 11.00, 12.00, 13.00, 14.00, 15.00,
16.00, 17.00, 18.00, 19.00, 20.00, 21.00, 22.00 and 23.00 h.
Departures (normal): 08.30, 10.30, 13.30, 15.30, 17.30, 20.30, 21.30 and 22.30
h.
Duration: about 2 1/2 hours (express) and about 3 hours (normal)
Prices (one way): express · 16,00 € - normal · 10,90 €
Here you can check the time tables and reserve your ticket online: [www.auto-res.net]
.
But how to get from Madrid-Airport to the bus station "AUTORES"?
By public services: first by underground nr. 8, Destination: "Nuevos Ministerios"
and then by underground Nr. 6 to the station "Méndez Álvaro" at only a few
stops. [see
metro plan/Madrid]
How to get from Salamanca bus-station to the meeting-point?
From the bus-station in Salamanca we recommend to take a taxi to the first
meeting-point: Mesón-Restaurante Paco, Avenida de Portugal 113.
By car: take the motor way via San Sebastian, Burgos, Valladolid and Tordesillas
to Salamanca.
First meeting place on the Sunday of your arrival is the Mesón-Restaurante Paco, Avenida de Portugal 113 in Salamanca between 10 and 23 h. Here you receive the key of your accommodation an information how to get there. [see city plan]
School
Address:
Centro de Idiomas
Salamanca - Colegio Tormes
C/ Vasco de Gama, nº 9, Bajo
E-37001 Salamanca
Escuela Internacional de Lenguas Rías Bajas
Arrival
by car:
The best way by car to O Grove from the Spanish border crossing at Irún is
either via San Sebastian, Burgos, Palencia, Benavente, Ourense, Vigo and Pontevedra
or via Bilbao, Santander, Oviedo, Avilés, Ribadeo, Santiago and Pontevedra.
Arrival
by bus or train:
After having arrived at Pontevedra take the direct bus to O Grove. If you
arrive at Vigo or Santiago de Compostela, take the bus (from the bus station/estación
de autobuses) or the train (from the estación de RENFE) to Pontevedra
and from here the direct bus to O Grove. The last bus to O Grove leaves at
22 h. There are some direct buses from Vigo and Santiago to O Grove on Sunday
too (see depatures). From the bus station in O Grove it is a 5 minute walk
to the first meeting place.
Arrival
by plane:
The nearest international airports are Santiago de Compostela (80 km) and
Vigo (65 km). In Santiago or Vigo take a bus or a taxi to the bus-station
(estación de autobuses) or to the railway-station (estación de RENFE). Von
dort geht es wie oben beschrieben weiter mit dem Zug oder Bus nach Pontevedra
und von dort mit dem Bus nach O Grove.
Here you can check the timetables: 1) busses: [www.monbus.es] 2) trains: [www.renfe.es]
Departures
(bus) from Vigo directly to O Grove (on Sunday):
19:15 (on Sunday)
Departures
(bus) from Vigo to Pontevedra (on Sunday):
07:30, 08:30, 10:30, 12:00, 13.30, 15:30, 16:30, 17:30, 18:30, 19:15, 19:30,
21:00, 22:30 ; duration: 30 min, price: 2,20 €
Departures
(bus) from Santiago directly to O Grove:
11:30 and 20.30 (on Saturday and Sunday), duration: about 1 h 40 min
Departures
(bus) from Santiago to Pontevedra (on Sunday):
10:00, 12:00, 12:50, 12:55, 14:10, 14:15, 16:00, 17:00, 18:00, 19:00, 20:00,
20:15, 21:15, duration: 50 min, price: 4,50 €
Departures
(train) from Santiaggo to Pontevedra:
07:37, 08.40, 10:30, 12:30, 13:08, 14:36, 15:38, 16:25, 17:45, 18:40, 19:30,
20:45, 21:22; (on Saturday and Sunday), duration: about 60 - 80 min.
The railway station in Pontevedra is situated in front of the bus station.
Departures
(train) from Vigo to Pontevedra (daily):
05:50, 06:30, 07:03, 08.47, 09:15, 11:55, 12:32, 13:43, 15:30, 16:45, 18:15,
18.45, 19:55, 20:20, 21.05, 22:09, duration: about 30 min
Departures
(bus) from Pontevedra directly to O Grove:
09:30, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 16:30, 17:30, 19:45, 20:00, 21:10, 22:00 (on Sunday);
duration: about 45 min
Phone numbers:
Company Monbus: (0034) - 902-15 87 78
Bus station Pontevedra: (0034) - 986-85 24 08
Bus station Santiago: (0034) - 981-54 24 16
Bus station Vigo: (0034) - 986-37 34 11
Updated on 2008, february, 12

By bus
train or plane to Barcelona. From the train station of the Plaza de Cataluña
in the centre of Barcelona you should take the coastal train to Canet. Trains
leave from here to Canet every 15 minutes (see plan: www.renfe.es).
If you arrive at Girona-Airport, go by bus to the train station of Girona
and take the train (direction Barcelona) til Maçanet-Massanes (see
plan). Here you have to change the train (C1, direction Barcelona) and
to leave in Canet.
By car: You can take the Mediterranean highway via Montpellier and Perpignan
to Barcelona (A-7) and turn off at exit Blanes.
Academia Pradoventura
By plane: you can choose between the airports Jerez (60 km), Malaga (155 km) and Seville (100 km). There are a lot of possibilities to get to Prado del Rey from these airports. The easiest and most economical way is to take the regional bus (Los Amarillos). The buses leave from Jerez, Malaga and Seville. You only have to go from the airport to the bus-station. The recommended airports are Jerez de la Frontera or Malaga.
Jerez
Airport - Prado del Rey
From the airport Jerez de la Frontera take the bus to the bus station in Jerez
(Estación de Autobuses). Depatures on Sunday: 06.30h - 09.30h - 12.30h
- 15.30h - 18.30h - 21.30h (Consorcio de Trasportes Bahía de Cádiz , [www.cmtbc.com]
phone 956-012 100, Lines M 050 and M 051). Or take a taxi (duration 15 minutes,
about 12-14 Euros) to the bus station.
From the bus station (Jerez) take the direct bus to Prado del Rey : Line 23,
Jerez-Ubrique, departures (on Sunday): 9:00h and 17:30h (travel time: 1:45h).
We recommend you to confirm the times of departure before initiating your
trip:
[www.touristbus.es]
Málaga
Airport - Prado del Rey
Take the bus 19 Malaga Airport - Malaga estación de autobuses/bus station,
departures every 20 minutes between 7:25h and 23:25h.
It is possible to go from Málaga to Prado del Rey via Ubrique or Villamartín,
where you will have to change busses.
(1) Take the bus "32" to Ubrique: departures (on Sunday) 10:30h, 15:00h, arrivals
in Ubrique 14:00h, 19:00h.
Continue with the bus "26" to Prado del Rey: departures (on Sunday) 8:00h,
16:00h, 19:00h, arrivals in Prado del Rey 8:30h, 16:30h, 19:30h.
Or
(2) Take the bus "39" or "10" to Villamartín: departures (on Sunday) 8:00h,
16:00h, 17:00h, arrivals in Villamartín 11:15h, 18:30h, 19:00h.
And continue with the bus "23" to Prado del Rey: departures (on Sunday) 10:15h,
18:45h, arrivals in Prado del Rey 10:45h, 19:15h.
We recommend you to confirm the times of departure before initiating your
trip:
[www.touristbus.es]
By
car: Airport Jerez de la Frontera - Prado del Rey: take the N IV
(National 4) direction to Arcos de la Frontera. Pass Arcos at its left side,
then go on the A372 direction to Ubrique, El Bosque, Prado del Rey. After
16 km go left to Prado del Rey. After 4 km on the CA-5231 you enter Prado
del Rey.
Once you are in Prado del Rey follow the main street (Avenida de Félix Rodríguez
de la Fuente), which forms a narrow bend to the left after 700 m. From here
on the 3rd junction go left into the Calle Fuente and you will see the Café
La Victoria directly at the corner on the right side.

From Málaga:
The nearest international airport to Granada is Málaga. From the airport take
a bus to the bus station (estación de autobuses). Between 7:00 and 21:00 h
(on Saturday and Sunday even until 22:00 h) leave buses to Granada each hour
(see
departures). Duration: about 2 hours.
By car:
To Granada you can either take the motorway via Burgos, Madrid, Bailén to
Granada, or the motorway from the border crossing at La Junquera via Barcelona
and Alicante to Granada.
The first
meeting place is the Bar-Restaurant 'Vía de Colón', located
in Gran Vía de Colón 13, between 11.30 am. and 11 pm.(11.30 h and 23 h).There
they will give you an envelope with the address and keys of your accommodation
and informations about how to get there and how the clases start on Monday.
If you have an accommodation with a Spanish family we send you the address
of your family. [see
plan]
plano de Granada
Please find here more information and time-tables.
From
Málaga:
The nearest international airport to Almñecar is Málaga. From the airport
take a bus to the bus station (estación de autobuses, Paseo de los Tilos).
Between 7:00 and 19:30 h leave buses to Almuñecar.
From Granada-Airport take a bus to the bus station Estación
Central de Autobuses and continue by bus to Almuñecar.
By
Car:
To Almuñecar you can either take the motorway via Burgos, Madrid, Bailén to
Granada and Almuñecar, or the motorway from the border crossing at La Junquera
via Barcelona and Alicante to Granada and Almuñecar.
After
having arrived in the bus station of Almuñecar, please call us by phone. We
will send you the address of your accommodation. If you stay with a Spanish
family we send you their address and phone number.

Please contact our office in Salamanca.

Arrival:
on Sunday; departure: on Saturday.
First meeting place on the Sunday of your arrival is the school between 12h
and 15h and between 20h and 23h.
By air::
General information about Spanish airports:
[www.aena.es]
This is a very useful link: you can find a complete list of all airlines with
flights to Seville, Málaga, Jerez, Madrid and to all airports in Spain.
1. For a list with all airlines with flights to Seville,
please click here: [www.aena.es]
- www.airberlin.de
(Air Berlin) from London, Amsterdam, Germany, Austria ...
- www.ryanair.com (Ryan
Air) from Milan and London Stansted
- www.iberia.com (Iberia)
via Madrid or Barcelona
From the airport Seville take a bus (price: 2,40 €) to the bus stop
Puerta de Jerez or a taxi to the school (price: about 19,- €). From
here it's a ten minute walk to the school.
[see plan].
2. For a list with all airlines with flights to Jerez, please
click here: [www.aena.es]
- www.airberlin.de
(Air Berlin) from London, Amsterdam, Germany, Austria ...
- www.iberia.com (Iberia)
via Madrid or Barcelona
- www.ryanair.com (Ryan
Air) from Frankfurt-Hahn and London Stansted
Take a bus or a taxi (15 min, price: about 12 €) from the airport Jerez
to the bus station in Jerez. Continue by bus to Seville to the bus station
"El Prado de San Sebastian" [see
plan] . Departures from Jerez de la Frontera (bus station) to Seville:
08:30, 09:00*, 11:00, 12:30*, 13:00*, 15:00* und 19:00* h. Price: 10,- €,
duration: 1 h 15 min. [www.tgcomes.es]
*) Buses on sunday
3. For a list with all airlines with flights to Málaga, please
click here: [www.aena.es]
- www.airberlin.de
(Air Berlin) from London, Amsterdam, Germany, Austria ...
- www.ryanair.com (Ryan
Air) from Dublin, Shannon and Brussels
- www.iberia.com (Iberia)
via Madrid or Barcelona
- www.easyjet.com (Easyjet)
from London Stansted
From the airport Málaga take a bus (about 2 €) or a taxi (20 min, 9
-10 €) to the bus station in Málaga. Continue by bus to Seville to the
bus station "El Prado de San Sebastian" [see
plan]. Departures from Málaga: 03:15, 08:00, 09:00, 11:00, 13:00, 15:00,
16:00, 17:00, 18:00, 19:30 and 21:00 h. Duration: about 3 h. Company: Alsina
Graells. Price (one way) 14,36 Euro www.movelia.es.

Escuela
Mediterráneo
From the airport:
Take the bus (number 19) to the Plaza del General Torrijos (near
by the Paseo del Parque, (see
map). From here, at the end of the parc, please go to the right side to
"Avenida Cánovas del Castillo" and after about 30 m to the right again (pedestrian
street). After 50 m you will find the school.
Duration: 40 min. · Price: about 1,15 €.
Taxi: about 25 min, price about 14 €.
From the station & bus station:
Take the bus (number) 3 to the Paseo del Parque/Plaza del General Torrijos
(how to continue see above).
Duration: about 45-60 minutes, price: 1,00 €.
Taxi: duration about 30 minutes, price about 6 €.

On arrival
by train, bus or airplane go to the Plaza de Cataluña. From here
it is a five minute walk to our school [see
plan]. From Sants Central train Station: take the underground, line 3
(green) to the Plaza de Cataluña.
From the airport Barcelona-Prats: there are buses or the local train
(RENFE) which will take you directly to the Plaza de Cataluña. A taxi from
Barcelona-Prats to the school will cost you between 18 € and 28 €,
depending on your arrival time and the traffic.
If you arrive with Ryanair (www.ryanair.com) at Girona, a direct bus will
take you from the airport to the Plaza Urquinaona at about 500 m
from the school.
By car:
take the Mediterranean highway through the south of France via Montpellier,
crossing the Spanish border at Perpignan and La Junquera and continue on the
motorway A-7 to Barcelona.