Spain
TRAVELLING IN SPAIN
BUS SERVICES
Travelling by bus in Spain is easy and efficient.
Buses are recommended for their comfort and prices. There are many companies covering long or short distances. Nowadays most of the buses – coaches are equipped with air conditioning, WC, DVD, have drinks and food service.
If you would like to travel by coach from any city in Europe EUROLINES have all the best connections. You can choose from www.eurolines.com, www.eurolines.co.uk, www.eurolines.es
Here are links to other bus companies in Spain:
AISA – www.aisa-grupo.es
ALOSA – www.alosa.es
ALSA – www.alsa.es
AUTO RES – www.auto-res.net
AUTOBUSES GARCÍA – www.autobusesgarcia.es
BILMAN BUS – www.bilmanbus.es
CASTROMIL – www.castromil.com
CEVESA – www.cevesa.es
CONTINENTAL AUTO – www.continental.auto.es
DAIBUS – www.daibus.es
DAINCO – www.dainco.es
DAMAS – www.damas-sa.es
GUAGUAS - www.guaguas.com (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
LA SEPULVEDANA – www.lasepulvedana.es
MARAT – www.mirat.net
METROPOLITAN BUSES – www.globalsu.net (Canary Island)
SECORBUSES – www.socibus.es
Websites with Bus Stations info: www.buscabus.info
MADRID – www.ctm-madrid.es – (Consorcio Transportes Madrid) – regional transport
MADRID south – www.estaciondeautobuses.com
MÁLAGA – www.estabus.emtsam.es
SANTANDER – www.santandereabus.com
RAILWAYS
Spain has an extensive railway system with a total of 15,988 kilometres of tracks, covering the entire country.
RENFE – (Red Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Españoles) is the main railway operator in Spain. www.renfe.es
RENFE is the state-run railway company which covers an ample number of lines through the country.
When buying the tickets ask for a discount as there are many options.
“Tarjeta Dorada” – (Golden Card) – up to 60% of discount for seniors (over 60 years old), handicap, retired people (over 18 years old).
“Días Azules” (Blue Days) – it is possible to travel by train with up to 50% of discount, but cannot be use at peak time such as holiday periods.
“Tarjeta Joven” (Youth Card) – for people between the age of 13 and 25 with up to 50% of discount for any type of tickets, provided that the trip will be on “blue days”.
“Eurailpass” - Euro-rail pass – It can be purchased in the country of origin and provides unlimited travel on any date, on any line, without supplements. Its price also varies according to duration, which can be 15, 25, 30, 60, or 90 days.
“Infantil” – children between 4 and 13 have up to 40% of discount.
“Grupos” – groups of 10 to 25 people have up to 15% of discount.
In addition to the regular trains and sleeper cars, RENFE has inaugurated the high speed trains: * AVE (Alta Velocidad Española) with a speed of 300km/h, goes from Madrid to Seville in 2 hours and 15 minutes
* Other high speed train is EUROMED (Barcelona – Valencia – Alicante)
* TALGO 200 (200km/h)
All information about trains, prices and discounts can be found on www.renfe.es/ave/
To have a luxury tour by train you can choose:
To find out about rails in EUROPE visit www.raileurope.com
METRO
In the following cities:
Barcelona
Bilbao
Madrid
Valencia
Seville: Under construction
Granada: Under construction
Malaga: Under construction
INTERNAL FLIGHTS
State-operated Iberia Airline covers all national and international flights:
There are also private airline such as Air Europe and Spanair.
Air Europa – www.aireuropa.com
Iberia – www.iberia.com
Spanair – www.spanair.com
ROADS
Spain has a road network measuring 317,000 km of which 2,000 are relatively recent motorways.
To rent a car you must be over 21 years old.
For more information on roads and driving regulations in Spain click here. (link to driving in Spain)
SEA TRAVEL
The shipping company TRANSMEDITERRANEA (state-operated) links the peninsula with the Balearic, Canary Islands and northern Africa.
Transmediterranea has regular connections:
* from Barcelona, Valencia and Denia to Ibiza, Palma de Mallorca and Mahón.
* from Almería and Málaga to Melilla,
* from Almería to Nador (Marocco)
* from Algeciras to Ceuta and Tangier (Marocco).
More in formation go to: www.trasmediterranea.es
BALEARIA – www.baelaria.net has connection from Valencia and Denia to Balearic Islands.
BRITTANY FERRIES – www.brittany-ferries.com
Connections from Santander to UK
P&O FERRIES – www.poferries.com
Connection from Bilbao to UK
EUROFERRYS – www.euroferrys.com - Algeciras – Ceuta – Tanger
LINEAS FRED OLSEN – www.fredolsen.es – offers inter-island services in the Canary Islands.
