16/11/2008
As you can see from the date above this was written a while ago so maybe the info might not be so hot (up-to-date?).
Getting Around in Vigo and Elsewhere
The bus company that operates in Vigo is called Vitrasa. Its web page is www.vitrasa.es There you will find a list of the buses that operate and their routes with the corresponding timetable. As a student, you can get the Vitrasa bus card which you can buy at any Caixanova branch. You must show proof of being a university student though.
Buses that go to the university from the city:
The U1 bus leaves from Plaza de America (the Plaza with the fountain and the “Arc de Triumph”). The first bus leaves at 8.15 hours. The last leaves at 20.40 hours. It leaves approximately between every 10 and 30 minutes depending on the time of day it is.
The U2 bus leaves from Plaza de España (the Plaza with the horses). Again, the first bus leaves at 8.10 hours and the last at 20.40 hours. It leaves approximately between every 10 and 30 minutes, again, depending on the time of day it is.
The number 8 leaves from Areal and goes approx. every 60 minutes. The first bus leaves at 8.00 hours and the last leaves at 21.00 hours.
There is another bus route called CUVI 1 which leaves from Castrelos at 8.10 hours. There is only one bus so if you arrive late, forget it, ‘cos there won’t be another!
Buses that go to the different beaches:
· The L10 which goes to Samil, Vao, Canido and finally Saians beaches.
· The L11 goes to Vao and Canido beaches.
· The L12A goes to Saians beach and passes nearby Vao and Canido beaches. The last
two are about 10 minutes walk from the bus-stop.
· The C4C goes to Samil, the Sirenita and Vao beaches.
· The C15C goes from the university to Samil beach.
· The 15 A and the 15 B also go to Samil beach.
Night bus
· There are 2 bus routes that operate at night from 23.00 hours to 3.00 in the morning
during the week and from 23.00 to 8.00 at the weekends. You can check out the routes
on the Vitrasa web page.
Connecting with the boat that crosses Vigo Bay
· You can use your bus card on the boats that cross the bay. Only the company Mar de
Ons offers this option.
Other bus lines of possible interest:
Autna is a bus company that runs a service to the airport in Oporto which is called Sá Carneiro. The journey lasts one hour and 40 minutes. The price of the ticket for students is 10€ (November 2008). A return ticket costs 18€ (November 2008).
There are 4 buses from Vigo to Oporto Airport from Monday to Friday:
The bus departs from Vigo at 9.00, 12.00, 16.00 and 19.00 hours. The bus arrives at Oporto Airport at 9.45, 12.45, 16.45 and 19.45 respectively. Don’t forget that Portugal is 1 hour behind Spain! On Saturdays, there is only one bus which departs from Vigo at 9.00 hours and arrives at Oporto Airport at 9.45 local time. On Sundays, the bus departs from Vigo at 19.00 hours and arrives at Oporto Airport at 19.45 hours local time.
Coming from Oporto, again there are 4 buses from Monday to Friday. They depart at 9.45, 12.45, 16.45 and 19.45 hours and arrive in Vigo at 13.15, 16.15, 20.15 and 23.15, respectively. On Saturdays, there is one bus which departs from Oporto Airport at 9.45 hours and arrives in Vigo at 13.15 hours. On Sundays, there is only one bus too which departs from Oporto Airport at 19.45 hours and arrives in Vigo at 23.15 hours. As you can see the bus journey from Oporto is longer than the journey in the opposite direction, i.e. from Vigo to Oporto Airport. This is due to the fact that the bus stops at different places along the way en route to Vigo. Autna has a web page and an email address: reservas@autna.com. Their telephone number, here in Vigo, is 986 288 030. You pay for the ticket when you get on the bus and you get the bus at dock number 3 at the bus station in Vigo.
Castromil is a bus company that does the Vigo – A Coruña route. There are several buses during the day. The first departs at 6.15 and arrive in Coruña at 8.45. It runs from Monday to Friday. The buses makes stops during the journey in Pontevedra and Santiago. Most of the buses travel on the A-9 motorway. Buses also depart from Vigo at 8.30 (seven days a week), 9.30 (Monday to Saturday), 10.30 (seven days a week), 13.30 (Sundays only – this bus stops in Caldas and Padrón, as well), 13.45 (Monday to Saturday), 15.30 (seven days a week), 17.25 (Monday to Friday), 17.30 (seven days a week), 18.30 (seven days a week) and finally 20.15 (Mondays to Saturdays – this buses also stops in Caldas and Padrón). These buses arrive in Coruña at 11.30, 12.00, 13.00, 16.45, 16.15, 18.00, 19.50, 20.00 21.00 and 23.00 respectively.
Renfe is the train company and it goes to Coruña and it is a lovely trip as the train passes very near along the coast so there are beautiful views of the different rias or bays. Be careful if you are getting off in Santiago! Sometimes, the train doesn’t stop for very long with the result that if you are not careful it can move off before you have time to get off! Renfe has a website where you can get information on times and tickets etc. The webpage is http://horarios.renfe.es . Renfe also goes to Ourense which is a town inland in Galicia. If you are interested in buying a fan for the summer or for family and friends back home Ourense has a really cute little shop near the Cathedral which sells a range of different types of fan. It gets really hot there in the summer. The train from Vigo departs from Vigo at 6.40, 14.37 and 19.23 hours and arrives in Ourense at 8.43, 16.40 and 21.38 hours respectively. The train continues on to Monforte de Lemos, Leon or Ponferrada. The train departs from Ourense at 8.41, 9.44, 15.35 and 20.22 hours and arrives in Vigo at 10.47, 11.51, 17.33 and 22.24 hours respectively. Renfe also travels to Barcelona, Bilbao and Madrid.
ATSA is the bus company that operates between Vigo and Bayona. We couldn’t find their web page but their telephone number is 986 610 255. ALSA-ENATCAR-DAINCO travels to Bilbao via Asturias, Lisbon, Salamanca and Andalucia via Extremadura. They also travel to Belgium-the Netherlands-Germany and to Switzerland via France. Their phone number is 902 422 242.
Boats cross Vigo Bay to Cangas and Moaña, and in the summer to the Cies Islands. The boats to Cangas go every 30 minutes, Monday to Friday, starting at 6.30 a.m., and every 60 minutes, starting at 8.30 a.m., at the weekends. The last boat back to Vigo from Cangas is at 22.00 hours, seven days a week. The boats cross to Moaña, every 60 minutes, starting at 6.30, from Monday to Friday. At the weekends, the boats to Moaña travel every 60 minutes, starting at 8.30 a.m. The last boat back to Vigo from Moaña is at 22.00 hours, seven days a week. The boats operate out of the Maritime Station which is next to Club Nautico – a yacht club next to the main marina in Vigo. The boats to the Cies Islands only operate during the summer and they start (depending on the weather) at Easter. The Faro de Vigo newspaper has the timetables of the different boats and it also has a list of the bus companies that operate out of Vigo with their corresponding telephone number.
Buses that go to the university from the city:
The U1 bus leaves from Plaza de America (the Plaza with the fountain and the “Arc de Triumph”). The first bus leaves at 8.15 hours. The last leaves at 20.40 hours. It leaves approximately between every 10 and 30 minutes depending on the time of day it is.
The U2 bus leaves from Plaza de España (the Plaza with the horses). Again, the first bus leaves at 8.10 hours and the last at 20.40 hours. It leaves approximately between every 10 and 30 minutes, again, depending on the time of day it is.
The number 8 leaves from Areal and goes approx. every 60 minutes. The first bus leaves at 8.00 hours and the last leaves at 21.00 hours.
There is another bus route called CUVI 1 which leaves from Castrelos at 8.10 hours. There is only one bus so if you arrive late, forget it, ‘cos there won’t be another!
Buses that go to the different beaches:
· The L10 which goes to Samil, Vao, Canido and finally Saians beaches.
· The L11 goes to Vao and Canido beaches.
· The L12A goes to Saians beach and passes nearby Vao and Canido beaches. The last
two are about 10 minutes walk from the bus-stop.
· The C4C goes to Samil, the Sirenita and Vao beaches.
· The C15C goes from the university to Samil beach.
· The 15 A and the 15 B also go to Samil beach.
Night bus
· There are 2 bus routes that operate at night from 23.00 hours to 3.00 in the morning
during the week and from 23.00 to 8.00 at the weekends. You can check out the routes
on the Vitrasa web page.
Connecting with the boat that crosses Vigo Bay
· You can use your bus card on the boats that cross the bay. Only the company Mar de
Ons offers this option.
Other bus lines of possible interest:
Autna is a bus company that runs a service to the airport in Oporto which is called Sá Carneiro. The journey lasts one hour and 40 minutes. The price of the ticket for students is 10€ (November 2008). A return ticket costs 18€ (November 2008).
There are 4 buses from Vigo to Oporto Airport from Monday to Friday:
The bus departs from Vigo at 9.00, 12.00, 16.00 and 19.00 hours. The bus arrives at Oporto Airport at 9.45, 12.45, 16.45 and 19.45 respectively. Don’t forget that Portugal is 1 hour behind Spain! On Saturdays, there is only one bus which departs from Vigo at 9.00 hours and arrives at Oporto Airport at 9.45 local time. On Sundays, the bus departs from Vigo at 19.00 hours and arrives at Oporto Airport at 19.45 hours local time.
Coming from Oporto, again there are 4 buses from Monday to Friday. They depart at 9.45, 12.45, 16.45 and 19.45 hours and arrive in Vigo at 13.15, 16.15, 20.15 and 23.15, respectively. On Saturdays, there is one bus which departs from Oporto Airport at 9.45 hours and arrives in Vigo at 13.15 hours. On Sundays, there is only one bus too which departs from Oporto Airport at 19.45 hours and arrives in Vigo at 23.15 hours. As you can see the bus journey from Oporto is longer than the journey in the opposite direction, i.e. from Vigo to Oporto Airport. This is due to the fact that the bus stops at different places along the way en route to Vigo. Autna has a web page and an email address: reservas@autna.com. Their telephone number, here in Vigo, is 986 288 030. You pay for the ticket when you get on the bus and you get the bus at dock number 3 at the bus station in Vigo.
Castromil is a bus company that does the Vigo – A Coruña route. There are several buses during the day. The first departs at 6.15 and arrive in Coruña at 8.45. It runs from Monday to Friday. The buses makes stops during the journey in Pontevedra and Santiago. Most of the buses travel on the A-9 motorway. Buses also depart from Vigo at 8.30 (seven days a week), 9.30 (Monday to Saturday), 10.30 (seven days a week), 13.30 (Sundays only – this bus stops in Caldas and Padrón, as well), 13.45 (Monday to Saturday), 15.30 (seven days a week), 17.25 (Monday to Friday), 17.30 (seven days a week), 18.30 (seven days a week) and finally 20.15 (Mondays to Saturdays – this buses also stops in Caldas and Padrón). These buses arrive in Coruña at 11.30, 12.00, 13.00, 16.45, 16.15, 18.00, 19.50, 20.00 21.00 and 23.00 respectively.
Renfe is the train company and it goes to Coruña and it is a lovely trip as the train passes very near along the coast so there are beautiful views of the different rias or bays. Be careful if you are getting off in Santiago! Sometimes, the train doesn’t stop for very long with the result that if you are not careful it can move off before you have time to get off! Renfe has a website where you can get information on times and tickets etc. The webpage is http://horarios.renfe.es . Renfe also goes to Ourense which is a town inland in Galicia. If you are interested in buying a fan for the summer or for family and friends back home Ourense has a really cute little shop near the Cathedral which sells a range of different types of fan. It gets really hot there in the summer. The train from Vigo departs from Vigo at 6.40, 14.37 and 19.23 hours and arrives in Ourense at 8.43, 16.40 and 21.38 hours respectively. The train continues on to Monforte de Lemos, Leon or Ponferrada. The train departs from Ourense at 8.41, 9.44, 15.35 and 20.22 hours and arrives in Vigo at 10.47, 11.51, 17.33 and 22.24 hours respectively. Renfe also travels to Barcelona, Bilbao and Madrid.
ATSA is the bus company that operates between Vigo and Bayona. We couldn’t find their web page but their telephone number is 986 610 255. ALSA-ENATCAR-DAINCO travels to Bilbao via Asturias, Lisbon, Salamanca and Andalucia via Extremadura. They also travel to Belgium-the Netherlands-Germany and to Switzerland via France. Their phone number is 902 422 242.
Boats cross Vigo Bay to Cangas and Moaña, and in the summer to the Cies Islands. The boats to Cangas go every 30 minutes, Monday to Friday, starting at 6.30 a.m., and every 60 minutes, starting at 8.30 a.m., at the weekends. The last boat back to Vigo from Cangas is at 22.00 hours, seven days a week. The boats cross to Moaña, every 60 minutes, starting at 6.30, from Monday to Friday. At the weekends, the boats to Moaña travel every 60 minutes, starting at 8.30 a.m. The last boat back to Vigo from Moaña is at 22.00 hours, seven days a week. The boats operate out of the Maritime Station which is next to Club Nautico – a yacht club next to the main marina in Vigo. The boats to the Cies Islands only operate during the summer and they start (depending on the weather) at Easter. The Faro de Vigo newspaper has the timetables of the different boats and it also has a list of the bus companies that operate out of Vigo with their corresponding telephone number.
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