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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> hi:-) > how far is salamanca from madrid? can i go there  by bus? > Yes, Salamanca has frequent bus service from Madrid (over 20 busses > daily). It takes about 2-3 hours. According to my Let’s Go, they leave > from Estacion Auto Res, at Pl. Conde de Casal. Since my guide is a few > years old, the price is probably out of date, and is quoted in pesetas > instead of euros. However, figure about $10-$12 each way. > For cheap hotels, I suggest you check out Let’s Go, Spain, which I have > used for lodging in Spain with good results. In Madrid, we stayed in a > place recommended by the Rough Guide, which I wouldn’t recommend to > anyone. Another good guide to Spain is the Guide Routard, which is a > French backpacker’s guide. I don’t know if it’s available in English > translation. > Both Let’s Go and the Guide Routard are good investments for anyone who > wants to plan a low-cost trip to Spain.

I had mistakenly assumed you were posting from the US, but then realized you had posted from Germany. Make that 10 to 12 euros! And maybe you can find the Guide Routard in German translation. I had an Italian translation. It is really an excellent guide and led us to many charming and inexpensive hotels. Barbara

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>I had mistakenly assumed you were posting from the US, but then realized >you had posted from Germany. Make that 10 to 12 euros! And maybe you can >find the Guide Routard in German translation. I had an Italian >translation. It is really an excellent guide and led us to many charming >and inexpensive hotels. >Barbara

Auto res has a website www.auto-res.net They are now quite more expensive , 17.80 the "normal" and 25 euros the "express" buses — one way Trains are less frequent ( 5 or 6 daily) , take around 2hours 20 min and are cheaper – a return ticket costs 24.12 euros including reservation (they are TRD, a regional train that does require a reservation)

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thanx all

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->I had mistakenly assumed you were posting from the US, but then realized >you had posted from Germany. Make that 10 to 12 euros! And maybe you can >find the Guide Routard in German translation. I had an Italian >translation. It is really an excellent guide and led us to many charming >and inexpensive hotels. >Barbara > Auto res has a website www.auto-res.net > They are now quite more expensive , 17.80 the "normal" and 25 euros > the "express" buses — one way > Trains are less frequent ( 5 or 6 daily) , take around 2hours 20 min > and are cheaper – a return ticket costs 24.12 euros including > reservation (they are TRD, a regional train that does require a > reservation)

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Steven… I went to language school in Salamanca in Aug. & Sept.  It’s easy to get there by bus from Madrid like the other replies already told you.  But the best part is that you are going to have so much FUN in delightful Salamanca.   I have such good memories of the other students (and I’m not a teenager), the Plaza Mayor, the historic sites, the bars, the food, the city walks… it’s wonderful!    Arlette in Los Angeles

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hi:-) how far is salamanca from madrid? can i go there  by bus? How much does it cost, and where in madrid can i get a bus to salamanca? im coming mid february i also want to ask how much the taxis in spain cost and something last: does anyone know a good and cheap hotel in the centre of madrid? (50-80euro/2beds) thanx guys!

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> hi:-) > how far is salamanca from madrid? can i go there  by bus?

Yes, Salamanca has frequent bus service from Madrid (over 20 busses daily). It takes about 2-3 hours. According to my Let’s Go, they leave from Estacion Auto Res, at Pl. Conde de Casal. Since my guide is a few years old, the price is probably out of date, and is quoted in pesetas instead of euros. However, figure about $10-$12 each way. For cheap hotels, I suggest you check out Let’s Go, Spain, which I have used for lodging in Spain with good results. In Madrid, we stayed in a place recommended by the Rough Guide, which I wouldn’t recommend to anyone. Another good guide to Spain is the Guide Routard, which is a French backpacker’s guide. I don’t know if it’s available in English translation. Both Let’s Go and the Guide Routard are good investments for anyone who wants to plan a low-cost trip to Spain. Barbara

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hi:-) how far is salamanca from madrid? can i go there  by bus? How much does it cost, and where in madrid can i get a bus to salamanca? im coming mid february i also want to ask how much the taxis in spain cost and something last: does anyone know a good and cheap hotel in the centre of madrid? (50-80euro/2beds) thanx guys!

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> hi:-) > how far is salamanca from madrid? can i go there  by bus?

Yes, Salamanca has frequent bus service from Madrid (over 20 busses daily). It takes about 2-3 hours. According to my Let’s Go, they leave from Estacion Auto Res, at Pl. Conde de Casal. Since my guide is a few years old, the price is probably out of date, and is quoted in pesetas instead of euros. However, figure about $10-$12 each way. For cheap hotels, I suggest you check out Let’s Go, Spain, which I have used for lodging in Spain with good results. In Madrid, we stayed in a place recommended by the Rough Guide, which I wouldn’t recommend to anyone. Another good guide to Spain is the Guide Routard, which is a French backpacker’s guide. I don’t know if it’s available in English translation. Both Let’s Go and the Guide Routard are good investments for anyone who wants to plan a low-cost trip to Spain. Barbara

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> hi:-) > how far is salamanca from madrid? can i go there  by bus? > Yes, Salamanca has frequent bus service from Madrid (over 20 busses > daily). It takes about 2-3 hours. According to my Let’s Go, they leave > from Estacion Auto Res, at Pl. Conde de Casal. Since my guide is a few > years old, the price is probably out of date, and is quoted in pesetas > instead of euros. However, figure about $10-$12 each way. > For cheap hotels, I suggest you check out Let’s Go, Spain, which I have > used for lodging in Spain with good results. In Madrid, we stayed in a > place recommended by the Rough Guide, which I wouldn’t recommend to > anyone. Another good guide to Spain is the Guide Routard, which is a > French backpacker’s guide. I don’t know if it’s available in English > translation. > Both Let’s Go and the Guide Routard are good investments for anyone who > wants to plan a low-cost trip to Spain.

I had mistakenly assumed you were posting from the US, but then realized you had posted from Germany. Make that 10 to 12 euros! And maybe you can find the Guide Routard in German translation. I had an Italian translation. It is really an excellent guide and led us to many charming and inexpensive hotels. Barbara

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>I had mistakenly assumed you were posting from the US, but then realized >you had posted from Germany. Make that 10 to 12 euros! And maybe you can >find the Guide Routard in German translation. I had an Italian >translation. It is really an excellent guide and led us to many charming >and inexpensive hotels. >Barbara

Auto res has a website www.auto-res.net They are now quite more expensive , 17.80 the "normal" and 25 euros the "express" buses — one way Trains are less frequent ( 5 or 6 daily) , take around 2hours 20 min and are cheaper – a return ticket costs 24.12 euros including reservation (they are TRD, a regional train that does require a reservation)

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thanx all

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->I had mistakenly assumed you were posting from the US, but then realized >you had posted from Germany. Make that 10 to 12 euros! And maybe you can >find the Guide Routard in German translation. I had an Italian >translation. It is really an excellent guide and led us to many charming >and inexpensive hotels. >Barbara > Auto res has a website www.auto-res.net > They are now quite more expensive , 17.80 the "normal" and 25 euros > the "express" buses — one way > Trains are less frequent ( 5 or 6 daily) , take around 2hours 20 min > and are cheaper – a return ticket costs 24.12 euros including > reservation (they are TRD, a regional train that does require a > reservation)

Response:

Steven… I went to language school in Salamanca in Aug. & Sept.  It’s easy to get there by bus from Madrid like the other replies already told you.  But the best part is that you are going to have so much FUN in delightful Salamanca.   I have such good memories of the other students (and I’m not a teenager), the Plaza Mayor, the historic sites, the bars, the food, the city walks… it’s wonderful!    Arlette in Los Angeles

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