Travel around in Spain

Travel around - map of Spain
Travel in Spain by plane
Travel in Spain by bus
Travel in Spain by train
Travel in Spain by metro
Travel in Spain by car

Hotels and hostels in Spain
Apartments in Barcelona, Spain

Here you find some usefull information about travelling around in Spain. We try too keep information as much up-to-date as possible. Please report if information is out-dated. By plane (avion) Main airports in Spain are: Madrid, Málaga, Santiago de Compostela and Palma de Mallorca (Balearic Islands). The biggest Spanish airline is Iberia with an extensive network all over Spain. Spanair and Air Europa have a fine coverage. Don't forget to check price fighter Vueling, offering interesting rates, especially hen booked in advance.

Airlines in Spain
Iberia
Spanair
Air Europa
Clickair
Vueling

By bus (autobús)

Duration by bus to and from different cities in Spain:

From	To	Duration (aproximately)
Barcelona	Madrid	7,5 hours
	Seville	16 hours
	Valencia	5 hours
	Zaragoza	4 hours
Granada	Madrid	5 hours
	San Sebastián	12 hours
	Seville	3 hours
Madrid	Alicante	5 hours
	Barcelona	7,5 hours
	Córdoba	4,5 hours
	Granada	5 hours
	Málaga	6 hours
	San Sebastián	6 hours
	Santiago de Compostela	9 hours
	Seville	6 hours
	Zarragoza	4 hours
San Sebastián	Barcelona	6 hours
	Granada	12 hours
	Madrid	6 hours

 

 

Tickets Tickets can be bought at the central busstation. Every company has his own ticket box there. For actual travelling timetables and ticket fares you can check the website of the bus company. There are a lot of different ones, the most important are:
Alsa
Auto res
Continental Auto

 

 

 

By train (tren)

Travelling by train in Spain is usually a bit more expensive than busses, but for the longer trips it's more convenient. There are a lot of different types of trains. There are fast connections between the north and the south (Intercity and AVE), slower regional connections (e.g. Estrella and Diurno) and around bigger cities there's the local network called Cercanías. Got to www.renfe.es to find out about these different networks, timetables and fares.

By metro

Madrid, Barcelona and Bilbao have an excellent underground railway system. Check the following websites for more information:

Madrid metro website	metro plan
Barcelona metro website	metro plan
Bilbao metro website	metro plan

By car (coche)

The most convenient way of travelling by car is via the tollways (vía de peaje). The autopista network is expanding. To see the current status, toll fees and constructions, check out the ASETA website. Toll payment can be made by cash, creditcard or Electronic Toll Collection (ETC). ETC can only be used if you have a special "On Board Equipment" (OBE) device. This can be obtained via the financial institution of the user. To find out which financial institutions issue OBE's, visit www.viat.es.

Distance table:

	Almería
Barcelona	809	Barcelona
Bilbao	958	620	Bilbao
Burgos	800	583	158	Burgos
Córdoba	332	908	795	637	Córdoba
Granada	166	868	829	671	166	Granada
Jaén	228	804	730	572	104	99	Jaén
León	896	784	359	201	733	761	668	León
Madrid	563	621	395	237	400	434	335	333	Madrid
Málaga	219	997	939	781	187	129	209	877	544	Màlaga
Oviedo	1014	902	304	322	851	885	786	118	451	995	Oviedo
Salamanca	763	778	395	237	529	631	532	197	212	756	315	Salamanca
S.Sebastián	1032	529	119	232	869	903	804	433	469	1013	423	469	S.Sebastián / Donostia
Santander	956	693	108	156	793	827	728	293	393	937	207	363	227	Santander
Segovia	650	650	355	197	497	521	422	245	87	631	363	164	429	359	Segovia
Sevilla	422	1046	993	775	138	256	242	671	538	219	789	474	1007	837	560	Sevilla
Toledo	526	692	466	308	320	397	298	392	71	507	510	234	540	464	158	458	Toledo
Valencia	460	349	633	517	545	519	455	685	352	648	803	564	594	673	439	697	372	Valencia
Valladolid	756	663	280	122	578	627	528	134	193	737	252	115	354	248	111	589	258	545	Valladolid
Zaragoza	758	296	324	287	725	759	660	488	325	869	604	482	268	397	354	863	396	326	367

Car rental in Spain

The bigger (international) car rental companies are located at main airports and in the bigger cities. An efficient way of travelling is to fly to airport A, rent a car, bring the car back at airport B and fly back home from airport B. This requires some puzzling online, but saves a lot time at the end.

Hotels and hostels in Spain

Apartments in Barcelona, Spain