Is there any common website for Spanish intercity bus timetables?
As I wrote in an answer some time ago, there are, in my opinion, very good bus connections in Andalusia (and elsewhere in Spain). But I don't know of a single site where you could easily check the routes, schedules, and prices for any intercity bus trips in Spain.
Checking websites of individual companies is a workaround, yes. And if you don't know what company runs a certain route, you can usually google it up; for example: "santander bilbao autobus" → at least Termibus and ALSA.)
But my question is, is there any good aggregate bus search engine for Spain? Something like Plataforma 10 for Argentina & neighbouring countries, or Matkahuolto for Finland.
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I would suggest you check out a Montreal Start-Up called BusBud - they are handling schedules from around the world including intercity schedules in Spain.
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When I was living in Spain I always used Movelia. They also have an english version now.
EDIT: Apparently AvanzaBus is not an aggregate of bus companies (thanks for the comment)
Answer 3
I came across a site called AAutobuses.com.
El portal aautobuses.com le ofrece información sobre las principales líneas regulares de autobuses de nuestro país.
The site isn't very pretty, and it's only in Spanish*****.
Anyway, AAutobuses seems reasonably comprehensive. Compared to the other options presented, it is better:
- If Movelia works for some route (e.g. Logroño - Bilbao), then the information provided is more complete (= includes price, etc) than that of AAutobuses. But for lots of routes Movelia is just useless.
- With Budbus it just depends on whether someone has happened to enter the timetables you're looking for. AAutobuses was better or equal for everything I tried.
(Some of my test searches: Santander–Bilbao, Sevilla–Cádiz, Valencia–Madrid, Vigo–La Coruña, Logroño–Bilbao.)
*****That shouldn't matter much, as long as you understand what something like LMXJV or LMXJVSD means on the timetables. If you don't, here's the key:
L = Monday (lunes)
M = Tuesday (martes)
X = Wednesday (miércoles)
J = Thursday (jueves)
V = Friday (viernes)
S = Saturday (sábado)
D = Sunday (domingo)
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