Asturias Airport (OVD)

Asturias airport is in Santiago del Monte, in the council area of Castrillón, about 15 km from Cudillero. It is the nearest airport to the town and the most practical for a getaway to the western Asturian coast. It is run by Aena and has domestic and international flights.

From the airport to Cudillero

There is no direct bus from the airport to Cudillero. The council's tourism website gives two options: the taxi, which leaves from the airport itself for the town, and the hire car, which it recommends picking up at the airport or in one of the big Asturian cities if you want to explore the corners of the council area. With your own car, from the airport you take the A-8 motorway and, to go down to the town, exit 431 and the CU-3 road to the port, which is the access the Town Council recommends. If your flight arrives late, check beforehand with the hire company what time its desk in the terminal closes.

If you prefer public transport, the Alsa bus links the airport with Avilés, Gijón and Oviedo, according to Aena. From Avilés or from the other cities you can continue to Cudillero on the Alsa bus, which stops on calle Juan Antonio Bravo (alsa.es, 900 81 41 14), or on the Cercanías train, whose Cudillero station is about 2 km from the centre (Renfe Cercanías Asturias, 900 90 89 31). The town taxi answers on 661 032 567 and is useful for the last stretch from the station.

Information at the airport

At the airport there is a tourist information point, on 985 122 553. According to Cudillero's tourism website, it is open Monday to Saturday from 11:00 to 20:30 and on Sundays from 11:00 to 17:45, with a break at midday. For flights, timetables and terminal services, Aena's information is at aena.es and on 902 404 704.

Parking when you arrive in Cudillero

If you hire a car, bear in mind that in Cudillero you park in a blue zone at the port, paid from 15 June to 15 October, and that in summer you cannot enter the old town without authorisation. The details are in the listing for the Cudillero port car park. As soon as you park, you have the Cudillero Tourist Office, where they give you the map of the town.

Where to sleep and what to do

La Casona de Pío is in Cudillero's old town, and in El Pito, above the town, you have the Casona de la Paca and the Camping Lamuravela. For your first day, the boat trip to Cape Vidío leaves from the West Port, and among the nearby beaches are Silencio beach and the Concha de Artedo. As evening falls, go up to the viewpoints to see Cudillero at sunset.