Transport and accomodation
The day of the party
We would like you to make the most of the day and not to worry about the transport. Thus, there will be a bus taking you from the Castillo del Buen Amor to the church and then back from the church to the Castillo after the ceremony. The bus will go back to Salamanca in two turns, the first one around 1:30h and the second when the party is over.
- 17:00h: Castillo del Buen Amor - Parroquia de Santa Teresa (Salamanca)
- 19:00h: Parroquia de Santa Teresa - Castillo del Buen Amor
- 01:30h: Castillo del Buen Amor - Parroquia de Santa Teresa (Salamanca)
- 04:45h: Castillo del Buen Amor - Parroquia de Santa Teresa (Salamanca)
Getting to Salamanca by plane
The closest airport is Madrid-Barajas, with daily connections from places such as Zurich, Munich, Milano and London. Below there is some information about public transport to Salamanca. Alternatively, you can also rent a car in terminals T1 and T4.
Direct bus from the airport
The fastest way to Salamanca from Madrid-Barajas is the direct bus link run by Avanzabus, starting either from terminal 1 (T1) or 4 (T4). In order to get to the bus stop, when arriving from T1, you should walk outside the terminal and then walk towards left. From T4, you will find the bus stop outside the downstairs exit. Please check the exemplary timetable. You can check the final times and book online from: https://www.avanzabus.com/ UPDATE: Unfortunately, due to COVID the frequency of these buses was reduced and they do not go directly to Salamanca, they stop in Madrid city center and take all in all around 3:30h to get to Salamanca. Please check if trains or car rentals are more convenient.
Tren Madrid-Salamanca
Timetables are available here: Renfe. Medium-distance trains from "Príncipe Pío" station, take around 3 hours. Hihg-speed trains (Alvia) from "Chamartín Clara Campoamor" station, take around 1.5 hours.
You can reach the train station from the airport with the taxi service (30 € flat fare, taking around, 15 minutes to Chamartín / 30 minutes to Príncipe Pío).
You can also use the metro or short-distance train. Metro transport takes around 40 minutes to Príncipe Pío (lines 8/10) and 20 minutes to Chamartín (C1/C10). There are metro stops in both T1 and T4, while short range trains can only be reached from T4.
Accomodation
We recommend you the following hotels:
- Gran Hotel Corona Sol 4*, C. Víctor García de la Concha: approximately 55€/night in double room (no breakfast) and 70€ incl. breakfast. It is about 5 minutes on foot to the church and about 10 minutes to Salamanca's main square (Plaza Mayor). There is private parking (12€/day).
- Hotel Artheus Carmelitas 4*, P.º de Carmelitas, 67: approximately 70€/night in double room (no breakfast) and 90€ incl. breakfast. It is about 8 minutes on foot to the church and about 8 minutes to Salamanca's main square (Plaza Mayor). There is no parking but there is a public parking nearby.
- Hotel Emperatriz I 3*, C. de la Compañía, 44: approximately 65€/night in double room. It is about 12 minutes on foot to the church and a couple of minutes to Salamanca's main square (Plaza Mayor). It is in the pedestrian zone, it has no private parking but there is a public parking nearby (15€/day).
We have also blocked some rooms in the Castillo del Buen Amor (the restaurant) itself, with special fee for wedding guests, up from 115€/night for a double room with breaskfast included for two people. You can book these rooms UNTIL one month before the wedding and, if you change your mind, free cancellations are possible up to two days before the wedding. To book the rooms, please call the Castillo directly or write an e-mail to castillo@buenamor.net. You have to say that you are coming to our wedding, in order to have the discount. Here there are some photos of the three types of rooms: standar (114.75€), superior (127.5€) y deluxe (153€). Update 28th April: The rooms we blocked in the Castillo with special fares have been fully booked and there are only 3 suites left in the Castillo, whose prices, including 5% discount if booked by phone or with the online code DIRECTO, are 185.25€, 218.5€ y 242€, respectively.