By plane Pontevedra can be easily reached by plane through the three Galician airports and even from Porto airport in Portugal. The closest airport to the city is Peinador airport in Vigo, just 30 km away and another good option is Rosalia de Castro airport in Santiago, 74 km away. If you arrive at Vigo airport, there is a bus line that will take you to the centre of Vigo (Vitrasa line 9A). There are frequent bus and train connections to Pontevedra from Vigo. If you want to get to Pontevedra by train, Vigo has two stations: Urzaiz and Guixar. The approximate duration of the trip to Pontevedra, depending on the type of train, is 20 minutes. If you land at Santiago airport you can get to the bus station of Santiago with the company Monbus and with the bus line 6 Airport-Los Tilos, this same line has a stop near the train station. Vigo Airport Bus: www.vitrasa.es Train Vigo – Pontevedra: www.renfe.com Bus Vigo – Pontevedra: www.monbus.es Train Santiago – Pontevedra: www.renfe.com Bus Santiago – Pontevedra: www.monbus.es By train or bus In Pontevedra the train and bus stations, although in separate buildings, are within the same urban space and pedestrianised, which favours and facilitates connections and communications. They are also located 10-12m from the urban center of the city. From the bus station there are 2 bus lines that connect some neighborhoods of the city. Travel sustainably We strongly encourage you to try to reduce your carbon footprint when traveling, especially if you are traveling from neighboring countries. To make it easier, you can share your plans in the comments of the post on our Facebook group, or take advantage of the offer prepared by our STIPO colleague Jaap Schoufour. Out-Word Journey Sunday 25th of September: Departure from Bordeaux St. Jean station at 17 PM by minibus Arrival in Bilbao 21 PM Dinner and overnight stay in hostel of hotel Monday 26th of September: Departure from Bilbao at 10 AM to Pontevedra Arrival in Pontevedra at 17 PM  Return Trip Saturday 1st of October Departure from Pontevedra at 10 AM Arrival in Bilbao at 17 PM Dinner and overnight stay in hostel of hotel Sunday 2nd of October Departure from Bilbao at 9 AM to Bordeaux Arrival in Bordeaux at 14 PM (a variety of trains to for example Paris depart from 14.46 PM and later) Remarks Stipo will take care of the rental of minibusses from Bordeaux to Pontevedra and return to Bordeaux as scheduled above. This will cost € 100 pro person based on 8 person in one minibus for rental, toll roads and fuel Participants themselves have to arrange and book travel to Bordeaux Participants themselves have to arrange and book overnight stay in Bilbao If you are interested contact jaap.schoufour@stipo.nl before Wednesday 8th of September 2022.