Here Comes the Bus!

Well, the Alsa web site is much better than it was three years ago. For one thing, it’s pretty clear that they have a new English translator, and that he or she knows English. There are still occasionally blocks of Spanish text, but that’s manageable. Trying to interpret Spanglish was not.

As I said, much improved.

And we are now the proud owners of a pair of bus tickets from Madrid Airport to Pamplona. Huzzah!

As on my previous trip, the route is not quite non-stop. We need to change buses in Soria. Last time, my bus was running late, and I was sure we’d miss the connection. In the event, since this is a regular route, the Pamplona bus waited for us in Soria, and we arrived at our ultimate destination more or less on time.

The nice thing about Alsa is that you reserve seats, like on an airplane. On both buses, we have the two seats immediately above the front door, one window, one aisle.

Last time, this was a lovely ride – smooth and comfortable, on a thoroughly modern bus. Pretty much everything our later bus trip from Santiago to Madrid was not. Here’s hoping we have a similarly nice ride this time!