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Granada City Guide - 3 - Getting There

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AIR
Granada's Federocp García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (tel. 95 824 5200, Carretera Malaga) is 16km west of the centre.

Flights servicing the airport include:

Iberia (www.iberia.com) to/from Madrid and Barcelona and Palma de Majorca
Ryanair (www.rynanair.com) to/from UK
Monarch Airlines (www.flymonarch.com) to/from UK

A bus runs to the airport every day from the Iberia ticketing office (tel. 958 22 75 92, Plaza Isabel La Católica 2) for 5€ (45 mins) or you can get a taxi for €17.

TRAIN
The main train station is Estación de RENFE de Granada (Avenida Andaluces, tel. 95-827-12-72; www.renfe.es) 1.5km south west of the centre. The main ticket office is at Viajes Bonanza, Calle de los Reyes Católicos 30 (tel. 95 822 9777).

From here you can get to most Spanish destinations including Madrid, Valencia, Barcelona, Seville, Almeria (via Guadix), Antequera, Ronda, Algeciras and Malaga/Cordoba via Bodabilla.

There is no metro service in Granada.

BUS
The main bus station is Estacio de Autobuses de Granada (Carretera de Jaén, tel. 95 818 5480) about 3km northwest of the centre. From here services operate to nearby destinations and all around Spain. You can get to Seville, Cordoba, Costa del Sol, Fuente Vaqueros, Malaga, Las Alpujarras, Guadix, Almeria, Barcelona and Madrid.

Bus companies include:
Alsina Graells (tel. 958 18 54 80, www.alsinagraells.es)

ALSA (tel. 902 42 22 42; www.alsa.es)

In the city itself urban buses (tel. 90 071 0900; www.granada.org) are red and small so they can navigate the small streets of the centre. Single rides cost 1€ but you can get booklets of nine tickets for 5.50€ or 20 for 11€. Route 32 runs from Old Granada to the Alhambra. Route 30 goes from Plaza Nueva to the Alhambra. And 31 leaves from Plaza Nueva to the Albaicín. Route 3 will take you along the major roads for example Avenida de la Constitución, Gran Vía, and Plaza Isabel la Católica.

HITCHING
Granada should be a relatively easy place to hitch from especially to places around Andalucia. Head to the roads leaving town.
For long journeys try the web-based ride sharing service at http://www.europe.bugride.com

DRIVING
Traffic is pretty congested in Granada and finding your way around through the narrow streets is difficult so most travellers choose not to rent a car in the city. Although visiting the outlying areas and the nearby Sierra Nevada villages is a good idea with a car.

If you are keen to rent here are some agencies:
Auto Europe
Hertz
Avis
ATA (tel. 958 22 40 04, Plaza Cuchilleros 1)
Many have offices at the airport.

Granada is connected by road with Madrid, Málaga and Seville. Here are some major road routes into Granada:

West from Seville: take the N334, then N342 to Granada

From Costa del Sol: Take N331 north from Malaga, then NE on N321 and the N342 to Granada
From Madrid: south on NIV (E5) to Bailen, then N323 to Jaen, and the E902 to Granada.

MOTORCYCLE
Major car rental agencies rent motorbikes.

BIKING AND WALKING
This may be a cheaper, safer and healthier way to get around in Granada given the narrow, hilly streets around the Albaicin and Alhambra. Ask at your hotel or hostel for the nearest places to rent good bikes or do walking tours. Check out our tour pages for biking and walking holidays in Spain

TAXI
Taxis are available in Granada and cost about 8€ for a city trip. Green lights on the indicate they are free. Look outside hotels for taxi ranks, near the Alhambra or Plaza Nueva. You can hail a cab or call Radio Taxi tel. 95 828 06 54.

TICKETS
Buy tickets for local buses on board from the conductor or from newsstands or the station in advance. For long distance journeys you need to buy the ticket from the station counter.