El Transcantábrico
An extraordinary luxury train "land cruise" in Northern Spain. 2008 schedule and rates.
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Scheduled
departures in 2008Regardless of the direction, the train takes 7 days to reach its destination. The trip begins with a lunch in the departure city and ends with a lunch in the arrival city.
See the itineraries page for the detailed itinerary in each direction.
Because each train has limited capacity and can accommodate only up to 48 passengers, some Summer departures get fully booked early in the year. Transcantabrico trains can also be chartered for special departures for groups.
| Departures from León | Departures from Santiago | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 March | Holy Week Special | |||
| 22 March | Easter Week Special | |||
| 29 March | León - Santiago de Compostela | |||
| 05 April | Santiago de Compostela - León | |||
| 12 April | León - Santiago de Compostela | |||
| 19 April | Santiago de Compostela - León | |||
| 26 April | León - Santiago de Compostela | |||
| 03 May | Santiago de Compostela - León | 03 May | Santiago de Compostela - León | |
| 10 May | León - Santiago de Compostela | 10 May | Santiago de Compostela - León | |
| 17 May | León - Santiago de Compostela | 17 May | Santiago de Compostela - León | |
| 24 May | León - Santiago de Compostela | 24 May | Santiago de Compostela - León | |
| 31 May | León - Santiago de Compostela | 31 May | Santiago de Compostela - León | |
| 07 June | León - Santiago de Compostela | 07 June | Santiago de Compostela - León | |
| 14 June | León - Santiago de Compostela | 14 June | Santiago de Compostela - León | |
| 21 June | León - Santiago de Compostela | 21 June | Santiago de Compostela - León | |
| 28 June | León - Santiago de Compostela | 28 June | Santiago de Compostela - León | |
| 05 July | León - Santiago de Compostela | 05 July | Santiago de Compostela - León | |
| 12 July | León - Santiago de Compostela | 12 July | Santiago de Compostela - León | |
| 19 July | León - Santiago de Compostela | 19 July | Santiago de Compostela - León | |
| 26 July | León - Santiago de Compostela | 26 July | Santiago de Compostela - León | |
| 02 August | León - Santiago de Compostela | 02 August | Santiago de Compostela - León | |
| 09 August | León - Santiago de Compostela | 09 August | Santiago de Compostela - León | |
| 16 August | León - Santiago de Compostela | 16 August | Santiago de Compostela - León | |
| 23 August | León - Santiago de Compostela | 23 August | Santiago de Compostela - León | |
| 30 August | León - Santiago de Compostela | 30 August | Santiago de Compostela - León | |
| 06 September | León - Santiago de Compostela | 06 September | Santiago de Compostela - León | |
| 13 September | León - Santiago de Compostela | 13 September | Santiago de Compostela - León | |
| 20 September | León - Santiago de Compostela | 20 September | Santiago de Compostela - León | |
| 27 September | León - Santiago de Compostela | 27 September | Santiago de Compostela - León | |
| 04 October | León - Santiago de Compostela | |||
| 11 October | Santiago de Compostela - León | |||
| 18 October | ||||
| 25 October | Santiago de Compostela - León | |||

The Transcantábrico trip includes
A 40% deposit is required to reserve. The balance is due 60 days prior to departure.
| Cancellations: | ||
| $250 US handling fee on all cancellations plus the following | ||
| Booking to 21 days prior to departure | 15% of price is non-refundable | |
| 20 to 11 days prior to departure | 25 % of price is non-refundable | |
| 10 to 5 days prior to departure | 50 % of price is non-refundable | |
| 4 to 1 days prior to departure | 80 % of price is non-refundable | |
| 14 hours or failure to show | 100% of price is non-refundable | |
| No fees, other than the $250 US change fee, will be charged when clients change their departure date as long as they give at least 30 days notice and go on to make the journey. If the trip is cancelled once the departure date has been changed, full cancellation fees (100%) will be charged. | ||
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Transcantabrico
itinerary
Practical information
about the train and the journey