Car Hire Santiago de Compostela

The absolute must see for any visitor to Santiago de Compostela is the cathedral where the saint’s remains were found. The cathedral is found in the Praza de Obradoiro, the centre of the city named after the first stonemason’s shop that began the construction of the important buildings around it. There you’ll find the Hostel of the Catholic Kings, built with funds donated by Catholic rulers of Europe to house the many poor pilgrims that visited. There are a number of museums around the city, almost all telling some part of the development of the pilgrimage route and the miracles wrought in the name of St James.

If you’ve hired a car to get from the airport into Santiago you should locate the A54 outside the airport facility and follow it until you reach the SC20 where you should turn south. This road takes you into the heart of the city.

There are many car parking spaces at Santiago de Compostela Airport divided up into long term, short term, valet and valet directo parking where you can have your car waiting ready for you outside departures when you arrive, cleaned and washed.

There are plenty of flights from all across Europe to Santiago de Compostela, mainly from Catholic countries taking pilgrims to the city. Ryanair fly the only route from the UK, from Stansted whilst Aer Lingus fly from Dublin.

Hotels Near Santiago de Compostela Airport

Santiago de Compostela is the most important pilgrimage site in Europe after Rome and has thousands of hotel rooms to house the pilgrims that travel there each year. For pilgrims on a budget, try the Nest Style Santiago where rooms start from 35 euros a night or for wealthier devotees of St James, the Parador de Santiago, set in a beautiful 15th century building costs from 145 euros a night.

Santiago de Compostela Time Zone

Santiago de Compostela is one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time and is in the Central European Time Zone (GMT+1)