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We (2 adults) have 2 options:
A1: Train from Salamanca to Madrid - Chamarti station;
A2: Transfer to AVE train from Madrid - Puerta de Atocha station to Seville.
How far between the two stations? What is the best way to go from Chamarti to Puerta de Atocha station? Metro? Bus? Taxi? How much time will it take?
B1: Bus from Salamanca to Madrid
B2: Transfer to AVE train from Madrid - Puerta de Atocha station to Seville.
How far between the bus terminal and the train station? What is the best way to go from Chamarti to Puerta de Atocha station? Metro? Bus? Taxi? How much time will it take?
Which option will be the most convenient, it would be a long day, we would like to make as smooth as possible.
Thanks for any advice!
Mei
Hi
So you want to go from Salamanca to Seville? According to the following bus service the trip is around 7 hours and costs 27E.
http://www.alsa.es/VentaParticulares/contenidoHorarios.jsp
Hope this helps.
In my opinion, the smoother solution is the option A. Train from Salamanca to Madrid Chamartin, then take in the same Madrid Chamartin station the train to Puerta de Atocha station (you have about ten trains every hour from 6,00 am until 12,00 pm). The transfer is about 13 minutes (not included the transfer of plataform + waiting time). You can expect to spend in total about 30 minutes. In this option, forget the metro, bus or taxi.
One more advice, please note that the train from Salamanca to Madrid is a "regional diesel train" (TRD), which is like a "second" class train and these trains usualy have some delays. Be conservative and take, at least, a couple of hours (two should be OK) between your arrival to Chamartin and your departure from Atocha.
Maybe faster could be the bus express from Salamanca to Madrid, option B, but then you must take a taxi when your arrival to Madrid. You have the option of metro and buses, but not with direct connections with Atocha and the transfer is not easy.
Should you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me again.
Best regards
Franja
Yea, if you take the AVE in Madrid to Sevilla the trip will go much faster. but its more expensive.
Just to clarify, the train that goes from Chamartin station to Atocha Station is the Cercania train (commuter train) and is on the other end of the tracks from where you will arrive on. So once inside the station go down to tracks 1-5 and you will see a ticket booth for the Cercania trains (look for the red backwards C) It costs about 1 euro or so. As mentioned before they run quite frequently to atocha. Once in Atocha you will need to walk to the other part of the station to the AVE, its easy, just follow the signs or ask.
have a great trip!
J.
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