If YJC appears on your itinerary, it refers to A Coruna's railway station in Galicia, northwestern Spain, rather than an airport: rail-linked itineraries sometimes use airport-style codes for stations. A Coruna's main station, San Cristobal, is the city's rail gateway, and this page explains how it works and where the trains go.
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Getting to and from A Coruna Railway Station
## The station and its trains
A Coruna's San Cristobal station sits just south of the city centre and handles Galicia's regional services alongside long-distance trains. The workhorse routes are the frequent regional and intercity connections down the Galician corridor to Santiago de Compostela, typically around half an hour, and onward to Vigo, plus long-distance services toward Madrid, which have become substantially faster as Spain's high-speed network has extended into Galicia. Ourense is the junction where the Madrid high-speed line meets the Galician network, so many eastbound journeys route through it.
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## Using the station
The station is a manageable, mid-sized facility: ticket offices and machines, cafes, and straightforward platform access, without the sprawling scale of Madrid's hubs. Buy long-distance tickets in advance for the best fares, since Spanish high-speed and intercity trains use dynamic pricing, while regional Galician services are turn-up-and-go. The city centre, the port, and the Tower of Hercules area are a short taxi or urban bus ride from the station, and taxis wait outside arrivals.
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## Tips for rail travel from A Coruna
For day trips, Santiago de Compostela is the obvious excursion, close enough that the train is faster than driving door to door. For Madrid, compare the direct trains with connections through Ourense, as journey times vary by service pattern. If your onward plans involve flying, A Coruna's Alvedro airport is a separate site eight kilometres from town, so allow transfer time between station and airport rather than treating YJC as an airport terminal. Confirm current timetables with Renfe close to travel, as Galician schedules shift with infrastructure work.