Transcantabrico Train Route

We will welcome you on the first day at 13:00 hours at the Hotel Costa Vasca in San Sebastian to start our route in the Transcantabrico for 8 wonderful days. Then we will get to know the main attractions of San Sebastian with a guided tour. At lunchtime, we will have an exquisite lunch in a downtown restaurant.

After lunch we will get on a luxury bus to depart for Bilbao, where El Transcantábrico is waiting for us. Upon arrival, the crew will welcome us with a welcome drink and later we will be accommodated in our luxurious and comfortable suite.

Travelers on the train! This will be the warning before we start rolling towards Carranza. On the way, we will have the first dinner on board and then we will be able to enjoy the night entertainment programme in one of its lounges wagons. The train will be parked at night at Carranza station so that we can rest.

We will have breakfast on board and travel in the Transcantabrico to the town of Unquera. Then we will take our luxury coach to Potes, a picturesque village in Cantabria, crossing the impressive Gorge de la Hermida. After the visit of this place, we can enjoy a thermal circuit in the Balneario de la Hermida.

After lunch we will go to Comillas to visit the mansion of El Capricho, the 19th century work of the famous Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí. We will continue bound for Cabezón de la Sal, where we will have dinner and spend the night.

We will enjoy an excellent breakfast on board. With the bus we will reach the heart of the Picos de Europa National Park. We will visit Lake Enol, and then we will head to the Sanctuary of Covadonga, a sacred place full of tradition and legend. We will return to the Transcantábrico for lunch in its elegant restaurant wagon on the way to Oviedo, capital of the Principality of Asturias. We will visit the most relevant of the city and have free time to explore without the guide. We will have dinner and overnight in Oviedo.

Our tour in the Trascantábrico will take us to Galician lands to visit the historic town of Ribadeo, bordering the Principality of Asturias. We will continue on board our bus along the coast of Lugo until we reach the impressive Playa de Las Catedrales, one of the most spectacular in the world. Then, we will make a panoramic visit of Ribadeo and eat in a restaurant in the area. In the afternoon we will return the train to head to Viveiro and explore the town with the guide and then freely. Dinner and night in Viveiro.

We will receive you on the first day at 12:00 pm at the Parador de los Reyes Católicos to begin our Transcantábrico route for 8 wonderful days.

After the reception, we will visit the historic center of the city of Santiago de Compostela, a destination for pilgrims for a thousand years, which treasures innumerable artistic jewels headed by its splendid cathedral.

After lunch, our luxury bus will take us to Ferrol, where El Transcantábrico awaits. Upon our arrival, the crew will offer us a welcome toast, while the train moves to Viveiro.

We will take a walk through the beautiful old town of this town, where we will have dinner and spend the night on board our train.

Ending our breakfast, we begin the day with a visit to the coastal town of Gijón, a city as open to the Cantabrian Sea as it is full of cultural events. We will visit the attractions of this city and we will stop to eat in a restaurant. After our stop, we will travel to the capital of the Principality of Asturias, Oviedo. We will visit the most relevant parts of the city to return to the train.

We will have dinner on board while we head towards Llanes where we will spend the night.

Followed by breakfast in our coach, we will ascend to Potes, a picturesque town in Cantabria, crossing the impressive Desfiladero de la Hermida. After visiting this place, we can enjoy a thermal circuit at the Balneario de la Hermida. After lunch, we will visit El Capricho, in Comillas, a brilliant and colorful 19th century mansion by Antonio Gaudí.

We will continue to Cabezón de la Sal, where we will have dinner and spend the night.

The Transcantábrico sets off for Bilbao, a city full of dynamism that has managed to reinvent itself after the decline of its traditional heavy industry. During the visit to the city, we will get to know its corners and its famous Guggenheim museum, symbol of this new Bilbao.

After eating with pleasure, we will enjoy free time before taking the train.

We will have dinner and stop the night in Carranza.