Question:
We want to travel by train from Guarda in Portugal to Madrid in Spain early April 2008 - is this possible?
Answer:
Yes it is possible to travel by train from Guarda in Portugal to Madrid.
However, you would have to change trains in either Salamanca (& spend the night) or travel via Lisbon, which is the better option.
There is a departure from Guarda to Lisbon as follows:
IC Nº512 Guarda 13:22 Lisboa Oriente 17:21 Price € 23,00
There is then a departure from Lisbon Oriente to Madrid at 22:09 arriving Madrid the next morning at 08:49.
There is also a bus operated by Eurolines that leaves Guarda at 12:30 daily, arriving Madrid Est. Sur at 19:30.
You can find a link to the Eurolines timetable on my blog at:
http://barlaventostravelblog.blogspot.com/
On the right side scroll down to the panel entitled:
>> Algarve & Portugal - Travel Transport Links
then scroll down to the item:
>> # Eurolines Spain - Spain Portugal Timetable - Winter 2008
Click on it and you will be able to download the latest Eurolines timetable in pdf format.
