Travel
Getting to Vigo is very easy: from Madrid, A Coruña, Santiago de Compostela or from the north of Portugal you can arrive straight to the city center. Vigo is connected by road and train to Madrid and other cities like Bilbao. Moreover, the Peinador Airport is connected to the most important Spanish cities and many international destinations.
By plane: Vigo Airport
Vigo’s airport, Peinador, is the airport for the south of Galicia and is only 20 minutes from the city center.
Main international destinations:
- London
- Brussels
- Paris
Main national destinations:
- Madrid
- Barcelona
- Sevilla
- Valencia
- Bilbao
- Tenerife
For updated information, we recommend visiting the AENA website.
Other nearby airports
- Santiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport (approx. 100 km.) More information
- Porto Airport — Portugal (approx. 150 km.) More information
By train
Vigo has two trains stations: Urzaiz, with high-speed connections, and Guixar, at Areal road, both in the very center of the city.
Web: RenfeBy car or bus
The most common way to get to Vigo is by car. Well connected, you can get to Vigo by highway from Madrid, Santiago, A Coruña and Porto.
There are three main entries by highway:
Autovía del Noroeste (A-6) and Autovía das Rías Baixas (A-52) connect Vigo to Madrid. From Portugal take the A-3 highway, which connects Porto, Lisbon and Braga with the Spanish border, and then take AP-9 followed by A-55, and you will arrive at the city center of Vigo.
You can also get to Vigo by bus. There are direct bus lines from Madrid, Barcelona and many other Spanish cities. The bus station is in the city center.
