Salamanca is a small city located 200 km to the west of Madrid. They are connected through a modern highway so you may use a rental car easily from Madrid Airport (Adolfo Suárez Madrid Barajas). It is recommended to choose the toll motorway AP-6 to avoid the long and winding national road.
However, there are more options to reach Salamanca through public transport:
Bus from Madrid Airport: there is a direct bus connection MAD Airport – Salamanca, run by Avanza Bus. At the web site you can check the timetable and purchase the tickets. The cost is around 30 € one-way and 55 € return trips. There are two bus stops at the T1 and T4 terminals which are a bit tricky to find. See instructions here for T1 and here for T4. The average time for the trip is 2 hours 45 minutes. The bus station in Salamanca is located just 10 minutes’ walk from the school venue.
Bus from Madrid downtown: Avanza Bus also provides more frequent bus connections between Madrid South Station “Méndez Álvaro” and Salamanca. This bus station can be reached:
- From Madrid Airport T4: by Cercanías (lines C1 and C10), and by underground metro (Line 8 + Line 6).
- From Madrid Airport T1, T2, T3: by underground metro (Line 8 + Line 6)
- From Atocha Train Station: by Cercanías (lines C1 and C10) and also by metro (Line 1 + Line 6)
Train: the only train connection to Salamanca departs from Madrid Chamartin Station. You can reach it:
- From Madrid Airport T4: by commuter trains “Cercanías” (lines C1 and C10), and by underground metro.
- From Madrid Airport T1, T2, T3: by underground metro.
- From Atocha Train Station: by commuter trains “Cercanías” and also by metro.
There are around 10 daily frequencies to and from Salamanca. Depending on the schedule, the journey can take from 1 hour 40 minutes to 3 hour 40 minutes. Tickets and timetables are available at the Renfe web site. The train station in Salamanca is about 20 minutes from city center. A local map can be found here.
Once in Salamanca, at either the Bus or the Railway station, any point within the city can be reached (if necessary) by taxi at a maximum price of around 10 euros.
