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HOW TO GET AND MOVE TO SPAIN: FLIGHTS, BUSES, FERRIES AND TRAINS

 

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How to get and move to Spain: Flights, Buses, Ferries, Trains

Climate: when to go to Spain

Tourist Attractions: what to visit in Spain

Information: Travel Documents, Health Care, Vaccinations, Electricity, Telephones and Internet, Money and Banks, Shopping, Typical Products

 

SIGHTS OF SPAIN

ANDALUCIA

Antequera

Arcos de la Frontera

Baeza

Cordoba

COSTA DE ALMERIA

COSTA DE LA LUZ

COSTA DEL SOL

COSTA TROPICAL

Granada

Malaga

Marbella

Ronda

Seville

Ubeda

ITINERARY IN ANDALUCIA (14 days)

ARAGON

Zaragoza

ASTURIAS

Oviedo

BALEARES

BALEARIC ISLANDS

Formentera

Ibiza

Majorca

Minorca

CANARIAS

CANARY ISLANDS

El Hierro

Fuerteventura

Gran Canaria

La Gomera

La Palma

Lanzarote

Tenerife

CANTABRIA

Santander

CASTILLA-LA MANCHA

Madrid

Toledo

CASTILLA-LEON

Avila

Burgos

Salamanca

Segovia

CATALUNA

Barcelona

COSTA BRAVA

COSTA DORADA (DAURADA)

COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA

Alicante

COSTA BLANCA

COSTA DEL AZAHAR

Valencia

ESTREMADURA

Caceres

Merida

GALICIA

Santiago de Compostela

LA RIOJA

Logrono

MURCIA

Murcia

NAVARRA

Pamplona

PAIS VASCO

Bilbao

San Sebastian

 

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Airports and Flights:

INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT: The majority of Spanish airports offer services from airlines that connect with some of the world's most important cities. The main international airport in Spain is Madrid airport, but a large number of intercontinental flights also land at Barcelona. Spain has a number of international airports, including Almeria, Bilbao, Santiago de Compostela, Seville, Granada, Malaga, Alicante, Valencia, Palma de Mallorca, Ibiza and Mahon. Spain has flight connections to the majority of European countries, the United States of America, Canada, Australia and all continents.

 

DOMESTIC TRANSPORT: There are excellent air connections between the major Spanish cities. The largest airports are Barajas, in Madrid, and El Prat, in Barcelona, offering the greatest number of daily flights. Spain's extensive network of air services also provides daily flights between the islands and the peninsular. The most important airports in the Canary Islands are Gran Canaria, Tenerife Sur and Tenerife Norte, operating services to the principal mainland cities with flight times of less than three hours. In the Balearic Islands, the biggest airport is Palma de Mallorca.  

Sea travel:

INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT: Spain has scheduled services by sea from the United Kingdom, Italy, Portugal, Morocco and Algeria.

From Algeria: Oran - Almería (Trasmediterranea), Oran - Alicante (Trasmediterranea), Ghazaouet - Almería (Trasmediterranea).

From Italy: Civitavecchia - Barcelona (Grimaldi Ferries and Trasmediterranea), Genoa - Barcelona (Grandi Navi Veloci), Livorno - Barcelona (Grimaldi Ferries and Trasmediterranea).

From Morocco Nador - Almería (Ferry Maroc and Trasmediterranea), Tangiers - Algeciras (Cadiz) (Trasmediterranea and Euroferrys).

From Portugal Madeira - Arrecife (Lanzarote) (Armas), Madeira - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Gran Canaria) (Armas), Madeira - Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Tenerife) (Armas).

From the United Kingdom: Plymouth - Santander (Brittany Ferries) Portsmouth - Bilbao (P & O Ferries).

DOMESTIC TRANSPORT: Spain offers connections by sea to the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla.

BALEARIC:

Trasmediterránea: From Barcelona to: Palma, Minorca (Mahón/Maó), Ibiza. From Valencia to: Palma, Minorca (Mahón/Maó), Ibiza. From Palma to: Ibiza, Minorca (Mahón/Maó). From Denia to: Ibiza, Formentera. 

Balearia: From Barcelona to: Maiorca (Palma), Minorca (Ciutadella, Mahón/Maó) e Ibiza. From Valencia (via Denia) to: Ibiza, Palma. From Denia to: Ibiza (San Antoni), Formentera, Palma. From Maiorca (Palma) to: Ibiza. From Maiorca (Alcudia) to: Minorca (Ciutadella). From Ibiza to: Formentera.

Iscomar: From Barcelona to: Palma, Minorca (Mahón/Maó), Ibiza. From Valencia to: Palma De Maiorca (Alcudia) to: Minorca (Ciutadella). From Ibiza to: Formentera. From Ibiza to: Denia, Formentera. From Denia to: Formentera.

Cala Ratjada: From Maiorca (Cala Ratjada) to: Minorca (Ciutadella).

Mediterránea Pitiusa: From Ibiza to: Formentera.

Trasmapi: From Ibiza to: Formentera. 

SPAIN – NORTH AFRICA:

Trasmediterránea: Frm Algeciras to: Ceuta and Tanger. From Almería to: Melilla, Nador, Ghazaouet, Oran. From Malaga to: Melilla. From Alicante to: Oran.

Grandi Navi Veloci: From Barcelona to: Tangeri.

Ferrimaroc: From Almería to: Nador (Morocco).

Frs: From Gibilterra, Tarifa and Algeciras to: Tanger.

Euroferrys: From Algeciras to: Ceuta and Tanger. 

CANARIAS:

Trasmediterránea: From Cadice to: G. Canaria (Las Palmas), Tenerife (S. Cruz), Lanzarote (Arrecife). From Gran C. (L. Palmas) to: Fuerteventura (P.to Rosario, Morrojable e Gran Tajal), Lanzarote (Arrecife), Tenerife (S. Cruz). From Tenerife (S. Cruz) to: Gran C. (L. Palmas).

Fred Olsen: From G. Canaria (Agaete) to: Tenerife (Sta. Cruz). From Lanzarote (Playa Blanca) to: Fuerteventura (Corralejo). From Tenerife (L. Cristianos) to: La Palma (S.Cruz), Gomera (San Sebastián), Hierro.

Naviera Armas: From Gran C. (L. Palmas) to: Fuerteventura (P.Rosario, Morrojable e Gran Tarajal), Lanzarote (Arrecife), Tenerife (S. Cruz), La Palma, El Hierro (Valverde), Madeira (Funchal), Portimao. From Tenerife (S. Cruz) to: La Palma, El Hierro, Lanzarote, Fuereteventura, Madeira, Portimao. From Tenerife (Los Cristianos) to: La Palma, La Gomera.

Garajonay Exprés: From Tenerife (Los Cristianos) to La Gomera (San Sebastián/ Valle G. Rey e Playa Santiago). 

Trains:

INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT: The international rail network links Spain with Portugal, France, Switzerland and Italy. 

Montpellier (France) Barcelona (Spain) RENFE Long Distance

Montpellier (France) Cartagena (Spain) RENFE Long Distance

Paris (France) Madrid (Spain) Elipsos Trenhotel

Paris (France) Barcelona (Spain) Elipsos Trenhotel

Milan (Italy) Barcelona (Spain) Elipsos Trenhotel

Lisbon (Portugal) Madrid (Spain) Trenhotel Lusitania

Lisbon (Portugal) Irún (Spain) Estrella Surex

Zurich (Switzerland) Barcelona (Spain) Elipsos Trenhotel  

DOMESTIC TRANSPORT: The Spanish National Railway Network (RENFE) connects all the provincial capitals with Madrid, and is operating more and more high speed (AVE) trains. Furthermore, there are also long-distance services and trains between different nearby cities.  

Buses:

INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT: There is a range of companies offering scheduled services to Spain from different European companies.

Andorra: Alsa-Enatcar, Eurolines, Starbus.

Belgium: Alsa-Enatcar, Eurolines, Starbus.

Bulgaria: Alsa-Enatcar, Eurolines.

Czech Republic: Alsa-Enatcar, Eurolines.

France: Alsa-Enatcar, Eurolines, Linebus, Starbus.

Germany: Alsa-Enatcar, Eurolines.

Italy: Alsa-Enatcar, Eurolines.

Luxembourg: Eurolines, Starbus.

Moldavia: Alsa-Enatcar.

Poland: Alsa-Enatcar, Eurolines.

Portugal: Alsa-Enatcar, Eurolines, Linebus.

Romania: Alsa-Enatcar, Eurolines, Linebus.

Slovakia: Alsa-Enatcar.

Switzerland: Alsa-Enatcar, Eurolines.

The Netherlands: Alsa-Enatcar, Eurolines, Starbus.

United Kingdom: Alsa-Enatcar, Eurolines.

Ukraine: Alsa-Enatcar.  

DOMESTIC TRANSPORT: More than 170 routes link the main Spanish cities.  All the different Spanish provinces are connected with Madrid. It has two major bus stations (Avenida de América and Estación del Sur) with departures to a large number of cities approximately every hour. Barcelona also has excellent connections with the rest of the country. The main stations there are Sants and Paseo de Gracia.

Alsa: From Madrid (Departures from Sur Station, C / Mendez Alvaro) in Alicante, Barcelona, Benidorm, Granada, Leon, Oviedo, Santiago, Zaragoza, Toledo.

Alsa: From Madrid (Departures from Avenida de América, 9 / A) for Granada, Burgos, Logroño, the Basque country, Pamplona, Santander, Tarragona.

Auto-Res: From Madrid (Departures from the Station Auto-Res, C / Fernandez Shaw, 1) for Extremadura, Cuenca, Lisbon, Ourense, Pontevedra, Salamanca, Valencia, Zamora.

La Sepulvedana: From Madrid (Departure from Paseo de la Florida, 11) Avila (Sur Station), Segovia.

Andalusia: Alsa linking the main cities of Andalusia. For the Western Andalusia: Damas and Comes companies. 

 

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