At what time do the retreats start & finish?
Most our retreats start at 16h, but please check in the page of the retreat you want to attend the duration, as they may vary.
Participants can arrive from 15h to set in.
The retreats finish at 13h or 14h, after a brunch or lunch.
* Please check at what time starts and finishes your retreat.
… from Barcelona:
Ruta: Barcelona- Lérida – Barbastro – Ainsa – Escalona – Puyarruego – Buerba – Vió.
*ATTENTION: The Añisclo Canyon road is temporarily cut off. At the moment, the only access is the Puyarruego – Buerba road, if you come via Barcelona-Barbastro-Ainsa-Escalona.
… from Madrid – Zaragoza
* ATTENTION: The road Fanlo – Nerín is temporally cut off.
Route: Madrid – Zaragoza – Huesca – Sabiñanigo – Fiscal – Ainsa – Escalona – Puyarruego – Buerba – Vió.
… from Basque Country – Jaca:
Route: Sabiñanigo – Fiscal – Ainsa – Escalona – Puyarruego – Buerba – Vió.
It is necessary to bring traditional snow chains for the tires, or the ones that are for emergency made on fabric or winter tires.
The road Ainsa – Escalona – Puyarruego – Buerba – Vio is the best option as it is much more sunny, so it minimize the risk of finding snow / ice.
We recommend this option during this time of the year even for those who are coming from Madrid – Zaragoza / Basque Country, and have no experience or appropriate car to drive in mountain roads in winter conditions.
Marked as “*” are recommended buses by us, but there are more offers scheduled.
Marked as “-” means there are not suitable buses from Barbastro to Ainsa or they are very late. In those cases we can organise a shared taxi from Barbastro to Casa Cuadrau.
We strongly recommend buying tickets in advance on www.venta.avanzabus.com. Tickets can only be bought with once month in advance.
You need to buy two separate tickets:
1. Barcelona Sants – Barbastro
2. Barbastro – Ainsa
** Friday and Saturday Option 1 – the bus Barcelona Sants to Barbastro arrives just in time to take the next bus Barbastro – Ainsa.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: On public holidays the bus time tables might change so please verify on www.venta.avanzabus.com or call 974 210 700.
From the bus station Madrid Avda. de America to Ainsa with a transfer in Zaragoza and Barbastro.
We recommend buying tickets in advance (summer or high season) on www.renfe.com by train (Madrid-Zaragoza) and then by bus onwww.alsa.es (Zaragoza-Barbastro-Ainsa). You can buy the bus tickets only one month in advance.
You need to buy three separate tickets:
1. Madrid – Zaragoza
2. Zaragoza – Barbastro
3. Barbastro – Ainsa
Traveling on week day:
The only departure from Barbastro to Ainsa is at 17:15h (Mondays to Fridays), so make sure you arrive at Barbastro at the latest at 17:10 h on the bus which leaves Zaragoza at 15:00h.
Traveling on Saturdays:
Take the bus Zaragoza – Barbastro at 15:00h arriving at 17:10h.
From Barbastro we can offer shuttle bus to Casa Cuadrau.
The approximate price of shuttle service is 115 euros, to be divided among the participants.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: On public holidays the bus time tables might change so please verify on www.venta.avanzabus.com or call 974 210 700.
The most convenient airports are Barcelona El Prat and Girona Costa Brava.
PLEASE NOTE: before buying your flights.
Allow about 60 minutes for the trip to the airport from Barcelona Airport to Barcelona Sants bus station by public transport (time may vary depending on the terminal you are flying to) and 30 minutes by taxi (about 30 euros).
Important: please, plan your way back as with don’t offer internet service.
There is a bus Ainsa – Barbastro at 16:00h, arriving to Barbastro at 17:00h, perfecto to connect with the bus Barbastro – Barcelona at 17:20h.
We can help you organize the return trip.
– Casa Cuadrau to Ainsa – only July and August, there is a bus Ainsa – Barbastro at 16h.
The price of shuttle service is 50 euros, to be divided among the participants.
– Casa Cuadrau to Barbastro.The approximated price of shuttle service is 115 euros, to be divided among the participants.
The departure from Casa Cuadrau will be around 11 a.m or 12 a.m to be in Barbastro on time to take the corresponding buses. (The journey from Casa Cuadrau to Barbastro is of 1h40min approx.)
* It is offered only when the retreat ends.
Note:buy your tickets in advance as we don’t have internet service. If you need help with it we can do it for you.
PLEASE NOTE: abefore buying your flights
Allow about 60 minutes for the trip to the airport from Barcelona Airport to Barcelona Sants bus station by public transport (time may vary depending on the terminal you are flying to) and 30 minutes by taxi (about 30 euros).
If you are landing in Girona, you need to take a train (allow about 90 minutes).
If you are coming by car and you want to carpool to Casa Cuadrau and share the expenses you can do it once you booked your spot for a retreat.
We recommend you to come for a whole week and visit Ainsa, a beautiful medieval town.
You can enjoy the old town and castle of Ainsa, the Eco Museum, the Geopark, the food, etc.
More info: www.villadeainsa.com
