TRAVEL INFORMATION

 

 

Medina del Campo is situated about 150 km from Madrid and 50 from Valladolid and can be easily reached from both cities by train or bus.

Valladolid Airport (Villanubla) is mainly served by domestic flights, only a few international connections with Paris, London and others are also on schedule. Therefore flying to Madrid may be more convenient.

Travelling through Madrid

All flights land at Barajas International Airport. Travel to Medina del Campo can be continued by train or bus.

Madrid -Medina by Train


Trains leave from Chamartín railway station. Exit from the airport terminal and follow one of these possibilities:

1) By taxi: A run from the airport to Chamartín railway station costs around 20 euros. There is usually no problem in getting a taxi at the indicated posts. We advise you not to accept offers from taxi drivers inside the airport building.

2) By underground: line 8 (pink) connect Barajas (terminals 1 and 4) with Nuevos Ministerios and from there line 10 (dark blue) will take you to Chamartin Check the underground information.


The Madrid-Medina train trip takes about 2 hours and a half depending on the type of train. Up-to-date information about timetables and prices can be found on the RENFE web page. (Please notice that in the main page there is a button to select language in case you are not familiar enough with Spanish) (also remember to check that the timetables are updated  for the dates of your trip)   .

Madrid -Medina by Bus

Buses leave from "Auto-Res" bus station. Exit from the airport terminal and follow one of these possibilities:

The nearest underground stop to "Auto-Res" bus station is Conde de Casal.

The Madrid-Medina bus trip takes about 1.45 hours. A one-way ticket costs around 9 euros. Return tickets allow for some saving.

Travelling through Valladolid

All flights arrive at Villanubla Airport. Travel to Medina del Campo can be continued by train or bus.

Valladolid-Medina by Train

Get a taxi at the airport terminal and go to Valladolid railway station (cost should be around 20 euros) . There are also buses going from Villanubla Airport to Valladolid Bus Station, but it is not easy to find out schedules for those. You should ask the possibilities at the Airport Information point when you arrive there. From Valladolid Bus Station to Valladolid Railway Station there is just a short walk (around 10 minutes or less, depends on how much in shape you are) The Valladolid-Medina train trip takes about 20/30 minutes. Up-to-date information about timetables and prices can be found on the RENFE web page (Remember that there is a button to select language in case you are not familiar enough with Spanish and check that the timetables are updated  for the dates of your trip).

Valladolid-Medina

Valladolid-Medina by Bus

Get a taxi at the airport terminal and go to Valladolid bus station. The bus company that does the trip Valladolid Medina is La Regional V.S.A. The trip Valladolid-Medina takes about 1 hour.

Valladolid-Madrid

Finally, for those of you that will travel from Madrid to Valladolid and vice versa, there are two options:

1) By train (check the RENFE web page for schedules) (I insist, don’t miss the language selection button in the main page and  check that the timetables are updated  for the dates of your trip) Now most of the trains that do this trip are high speed trains (AVE) and take a bit more than one hour to connect Madrid and Valladolid. Also booking well in advance will give the possibility of getting interesting discounts in the ticket prices. Check all the possibilities in the RENFE web page.

2) By bus. The company ALSA has buses Valladolid Madrid and vice versa every hour during the day and some during the night. They leave from (or arrive at) Estación Sur in Madrid (the nearest metro station is Mendez Alvaro) and arrive at (or leave from) the Bus Station in Valladolid.

Other sources of travel information

Finally, the next web page contains useful information in general about transportation in Madrid http://www.softdoc.es/madrid_guide/transport/

Here you can find also a web page with information about how to travel to Medina del Campo http://www.turismomedina.net/TurismoMedina/Como%20llegar

 

Phone numbers that might be useful:

·        BARAJAS AIRPORT: (+34) 902 404 704

·        VILLANUBLA AIRPORT: (+34) 983 415 500

  • RENFE: Information and ticket reservations (+34) 902 24 02 02
                  Information and  Internet purchases (+34) 902 15 75 07
                  E-mail:     venta-internet@renfe.es
                  International Information (+34) 902 24 34 02
  • AUTO-RES: (+34) 902 09 99
  • ALSA: (+34) 902 42 22 42
  • La REGIONA V.S.A. : (+34) 983 308 088  Fax: 983 391637
  • BUS STATION VALLADOLID: (+34) 983 236 308
  • MEDINA DEL CAMPO TURIST OFFICE: (+34) 983 811 357  Fax: (+34) 983 811 357 E-mail: turismo@ayto-medinadelcampo.es

 

 

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