From Santiago airport to Porto-Campanhã: bus and train, official timetable
If you start the Portuguese Way in Porto, the way to get there with a readable official timetable is bus from the airport to Vigo and train Vigo-Guixar → Porto-Campanhã (Renfe/CP, Celta line). ALSA advertises direct Santiago–Porto buses “from €15”, but only shows timetables in its search engine.
Checked on 01/11/2026
Flying into Porto airport? From the airport to Porto-Campanhã, line E (violet) metro trains bound for Estádio do Dragão go direct: about 34 minutes, Andante Z4 ticket €2.30 plus €0.60 for the card (Metro do Porto timetables and fares, read on 21/10/2026). From Porto-Campanhã the Celta train leaves for Vigo at 8:10 and 19:10, Portuguese time, stopping at Valença, across the Miño river from Tui.
Option 1: Santiago airport (Lavacolla) → Vigo (intermodal station) → Porto-Campanhã
Leg 1 · Bus: Santiago airport (Lavacolla) → Vigo (intermodal station)
- Weekday (03/11)
- 8:55→10:30* · 12:55→14:30 · 18:55→20:25 · 22:05→23:40
- Saturday (07/11)
- 8:55→10:30* · 12:55→14:30 · 22:00→23:20
- Sunday (08/11)
- 8:55→10:30* · 12:55→14:30 · 18:55→20:25 · 22:00→23:20
Lines XG817 · UTE XG-817.
Price: €7.90 cash (€4.27 with the TMG transport card), per person.
Xunta notes on these services: * Daily (school term only)
See on bus.gal · Source: the Xunta’s official journey planner, bus.gal (read on 01/11/2026).
Leg 2 · Train: Vigo-Guixar → Porto-Campanhã
- Weekday (03/11)
- 8:58→11:24 (TRENCELTA) · 18:05→20:35 (TRENCELTA)
- Saturday (07/11)
- 8:58→11:24 (TRENCELTA) · 18:05→20:35 (TRENCELTA)
- Sunday (08/11)
- 8:58→11:24 (TRENCELTA) · 18:05→20:35 (TRENCELTA)
Price and tickets on renfe.com; Media Distancia tickets are also sold at the station.
See on renfe.com · Source: Renfe open timetables, data.renfe.com (read on 01/11/2026).
Taxi or pre-booked transfer
If you arrive late, there are several of you or you do not want to wait: a taxi from Santiago airport to the city costs €23 (indicative fare published by Santiago Tourism). For distant destinations you can book a car with driver at a fixed price before you leave; these two sell it online: Kiwitaxi (affiliate link · same price) and GetTransfer (affiliate link · same price). I do not publish their prices because they depend on the day and the number of people: ask for a quote.
Option 2: Santiago (intermodal station) → Vigo-Guixar → Porto-Campanhã
Leg 1 · Train: Santiago (intermodal station) → Vigo-Guixar
- Weekday (03/11)
- 6:12→7:44 (REGIONAL) · 10:21→11:58 (REGIONAL) · 13:31→15:04 (REGIONAL) · 15:11→16:53 (REGIONAL) · 16:46→18:18 (REGIONAL) · 19:54→21:33 (REGIONAL) · 20:40→22:14 (REGIONAL) · 22:10→23:44 (REGIONAL)
- Saturday (07/11)
- 10:21→11:58 (REGIONAL) · 13:31→15:04 (REGIONAL) · 16:46→18:18 (REGIONAL) · 19:54→21:33 (REGIONAL)
- Sunday (08/11)
- 10:21→11:58 (REGIONAL) · 13:31→15:04 (REGIONAL) · 16:46→18:18 (REGIONAL) · 19:54→21:33 (REGIONAL)
Price and tickets on renfe.com; Media Distancia tickets are also sold at the station.
See on renfe.com · Source: Renfe open timetables, data.renfe.com (read on 01/11/2026).
Leg 2 · Train: Vigo-Guixar → Porto-Campanhã
- Weekday (03/11)
- 8:58→11:24 (TRENCELTA) · 18:05→20:35 (TRENCELTA)
- Saturday (07/11)
- 8:58→11:24 (TRENCELTA) · 18:05→20:35 (TRENCELTA)
- Sunday (08/11)
- 8:58→11:24 (TRENCELTA) · 18:05→20:35 (TRENCELTA)
Price and tickets on renfe.com; Media Distancia tickets are also sold at the station.
See on renfe.com · Source: Renfe open timetables, data.renfe.com (read on 01/11/2026).
Celta train (Vigo–Porto): from 6/4/2026 to 7/4/2027 the section between Vigo-Guixar and Valença runs by bus, non-stop, because of Adif works; in Valença you change to the train. Same ticket and same timetable, according to CP. Times in the tables are Spanish time: Portugal is one hour behind. Sources: CP, in RTP and LUSA (23/03/2026); Atlántico Diario (08/08/2026).
ALSA: alsa.es
On arrival
Before you come, what to sort out from home (phone, insurance, luggage, credential): before you walk the Camino.