FLY - directly TO GRANADA

European - Domestic flights try Iberia, Spanair, vueling oraireuropa

Granada airport is 15km/10 miles from the city centre.  A taxi from the airport to the centre of Granada costs about €25.  There is also a bus service which costs €3.


FLY - directly TO SPAIN

From within Europe LOW COST

EasyJet, Monarch, Thomsonfly, vueling, Ryanair or aireuropaare low-cost airlines that fly into Malaga.

Internationally

Several INTERNATIONAL carriers (British Airways, Air France, Delta, Northwest, etc.) also fly into Malaga, and Madrid or Barcelona.

Malaga is less than 2 hours away by bus – much closer than Madrid (5hrs) or Barcelona.

T o Find LOW COST flights, try bootsnall or lastminute or bestfares or kayak


BUSES
(long-distance luxury coaches)

Malaga to Granada
Estacion de Autobuses – See Alsa to check times, and prices

Currently there are six buses to Granada each day, starting at 0800, the last one leaving at 2200.  The price is around 10€ and the trip takes from 1.5 to 2 hours.  Granada's 'Estacion de Autobuses' is just outside of town; however taxis and buses (1euro) are available to the centre (el centro) of Granada.

Madrid to Granada
Estacion del Sur - The nearest subway stop is Mendez Alvaro on the gray line.  See Madrid Metro.

Buses depart approximately every hour.  The trip from Madrid to Granada takes about 5 hours at a cost of around 17€.

Other Spanish cities to Granada
There are many daily buses to and from other locations in Spain.  Andalusia's main bus company is Alsa.  On the website you can check prices and schedules and tickets can be purchased online.


TRAIN to GRANADA
The train station is centrally located on Avenida de Andaluces, off Avenida de la Constitucion, see www.maps.google.com.

The phone number is (34) 958 27 12 72.

RENFE has a good website (in English) for train travel throughout Spain.


TAXIS within Granada
Taxis can be hailed on the street (check for the green sign that says LIBRE - free/vacant); found parked at taxi ranks; or called at 958 28 06 54.  There are taxi ranks outside of the bus and train stations.  Taxis are also located in front of: the El Corte Ingles department store; the Plaza de Triunfo; the Fuente de las Batallats; and in Plaza Nueva.