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Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela: guide and airport transfer
From the terminal to Praza do Obradoiro, with a driver waiting and the price fixed before you leave.
Pickup at Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro (OPO), Maia
Santiago de Compostela lies outside Porto — 235.6 km from the airport, in another municipality.
Transfer with a fixed price
This journey has a page of its own, with the closed price of every vehicle class before you book.
See transfer prices to Santiago de Compostela- From Porto Airport to your hotel door in Santiago
- About 235 km, roughly two and a half hours
- Price per vehicle, not per person
- Ideal to start or finish the Portuguese Camino
- Also the other way, from Santiago to the airport
A direct transfer between Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport and Santiago de Compostela, the city where the Camino de Santiago ends. About 235 kilometres, roughly two and a half hours by road, with no train or bus changes.
Why so many people fly to Porto to reach Santiago
Porto Airport has more international flights than Santiago, often at lower fares. For travellers from outside Iberia, flying into Porto and continuing by car is often the simplest way to reach Santiago de Compostela.
What to expect on the way
The trip follows the motorway, crosses the border at Valença and Tui and takes the AP-9 to Santiago. There is no border control — Portugal and Spain are both in the Schengen area — but do carry your ID card or passport.
Your driver meets you at arrivals with your name and tracks your flight; if you land late, the time adjusts. You are taken to your hotel door, even inside the old town where car access allows.
The Portuguese Camino
The Portuguese Camino enters Spain at Valença and Tui, about 120 kilometres from the airport. Pilgrims who only walk the Spanish stretch — the last 100 kilometres, which earn the Compostela — start right in Tui.
We have fixed-price routes to the two most common starting points of the Camino and to the finish:
Price fixed before you pay
Perguntas frequentes
How much is a transfer from Porto Airport to Santiago de Compostela?+
The price is fixed per vehicle and depends on the class — Standard, van or minibus. It is published on the route page, and that is what you pay, with no surprises at the end.
How long does the trip take?+
About two and a half hours for 235 kilometres, depending on traffic arriving in Santiago.
Do I need documents to cross the border?+
There is no border control between Portugal and Spain, but you are required to carry identification: an ID card or passport.
Can you take me to Tui to start the Camino?+
Yes. Tui and Valença have their own fixed-price routes, about an hour and a half from the airport.
Do you do the return trip, from Santiago to Porto Airport?+
Yes, at the same price. Just choose “To the airport” on the route page.
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Price fixed at booking, with no surcharge for traffic.
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