Okay, you have your ticket for Drupalcamp 2025, you can already picture yourself in Santiago de Compostela... And now, what? How do you get to the Cidade da Cultura from the center?
There are several ways to get there, both by city bus and by taxi. Additionally, the organization provides a shuttle bus early in the morning just before the event starts and another one back at the end.
Shuttle bus
The organization offers a shuttle bus that will take you from strategic points in the city to the Cidade da Cultura.
We will soon publish its schedules, routes, and stops.
City bus from the center of Santiago
LINE 9 - Monday to friday | saturdays (until 1:30 PM)
Departures from Casas Novas
- Monday to Friday (workdays): 7:30 8:30 9:50 11:00 12:10 13:20 14:30 15:40 16:50 18:00 19:10 20:20 21:30 22:30
- Working Saturdays: De 8:30 a 13:30 (cada 60 min.)
- Route: Casas Novas-Santa Isabel-Galeras-San Clemente-Senra-Virxe da Cerca-San Roque-Pastoriza-Avda. Rodríguez de Viguri-Fontiñas-Piscina-Multiusos Fontes do Sar-Cidade da Cultura
Departures from Cidade da Cultura:
- Monday to Friday (workdays): 8:00 9:15 10:25 11:35 12:45 13:55 15:05 16:15 17:25 18:35 19:45 20:55 22:00
- Working Saturdays: De 9:00 a 13:00 (cada 60 min.).
- Route: Cidade da Cultura-Multiusos Fontes do Sar-Piscina-Fontiñas-Concheiros-Campo da Angustia-Rúa de Bonaval-Rúa Valle Inclán-Virxe da Cerca-Senra-San Clemente-Galeras-Santa Isabel-Casas Novas
What if I come from the airport?
Santiago de Compostela airport is located in Lavacolla, about 12 km from the Cidade da Cultura. Although there is no direct line from the airport to the Cidade da Cultura, you can make a simple and very economical combination using public transport. To come by bus, you will have to take line 6A, which will take you to the center of Santiago. Once there, you can transfer to line 9.
From the airport
LINE 6A - Every day
Departures from the airport:
- Departures from the airport: 6:30 7:00 7:10* 7:30 8:00 8:10* 8:30 9:00 9:05* 9:30 9:55* 10:00 10:30 10:50* 11:00 11:30 11:45* 12:00 12:30 12:40* 13:00 13:30 13:35* 14:00 14:25* 14:30 15:00 15:20* 15:30 16:00 16:15* 16:30 17:00 17:10* 17:30 18:00 18:05* 18:30 18:55* 19:00 19:30 19:50* 20:00 20:30 20:45* 21:00 21:30 21:35* 22:00 22:20* 22:30 23:00 23:30 0:00 0:30
- Route: AIRPORT - San Marcos - San Lázaro - San Caetano - Pastoriza - San Roque – Plaza de Galicia - Rúa da Rosa - Hórreo (estación intermodal)
*Direct shuttle (ONLY stop at the airport).
Schedules NOT marked with an asterisk are services withs stops.
If you want to check real-time information on the urban transport service, you can download the maisbus app
Taxi
The taxi offers greater speed at a higher price (between 22-25€). At the airport, you can take a taxi at the available stop. You can also book the service in advance to avoid any unforeseen events or having to wait for a taxi if there is none at the stop. Some of the services are:
In short, if you are coming from the airport, a taxi might be more convenient. While, if you are already in the city center, the most recommended would be one of the bus lines mentioned above.