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[Grant Spangler]

The bus station you want for Madrid to Astorga is ESTACION SUR:

ESTACION SUR DE AUTOBUSES
CALLE MÉNDEZ ALVARO S/N
28045 MADRID (Madrid) España
Tel: +34 914 684 200
Metro: MÉNDEZ ALVARO

Here is a PDF of MetroMadrid:
http://www.elcaminosantiago.com/PDF/Map_City_Madrid_Metro_2007.pdf

There are six buses daily, about four hours, ranging from € 20 to € 33 on 
ALSA.

Leave   Arrive
00:30   04:15
09:30   13:15
10:30   14:30
10:30   16:10
14:30   18:00
16:00   19:45
16:30   22:10
17:30   21:30
21:00   00:29

There are two trains on RENFE available daily, at amazingly inconvenient 
hours ...
http://horarios.renfe.es/hir/index.jsp?page=hjhir130.jsp&O=MADRI&D=20100

One is leaving Madrid 16:18 arriving Astorga 21:44.

Behind door number two we find a train leaving Madrid 22:10 arriving Astorga 
02:34.

Click here for a map of Astorga:
http://www.elcaminosantiago.com/PDF/Map_City_Astorga.pdf
Please note that North is on the left of the map, not the top.

There are two albergues in Astorga, stayed in both, I prefer the private 
one.

Albergue Municipal de Astorga
Matías Rodríguez 24 (invierno).
ASTORGA (León)
+34 987 616 034
+34 618 271 773

Albergue de Peregrinos San Javier
Portería, 6
ASTORGA (León)
+34 987 618 532

Buen Camino,

Grant

Grant Spangler
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