Getting There By Air:Aeropuerto de Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén (GRX)
Tel: 958 245 200.
Website:
www.aena.es
The airport is located 17km (11 miles) west of the city.
Facilities at the airport include three ATMs, car hire, and tourist information offices (tel: 958 245 269) in the main hall and the baggage collection hall. Other facilities include a café, a shop selling gifts, souvenirs and regional foods and drinks, a first aid post, parking for 450 cars, and VIP
and meeting rooms available for rent. There are no cafés or shops once you have passed through security.
Taxis are found outside the arrivals hall, as is the stop for nine daily buses to the city center operated by
Autocares José González (tel: 958 490 164).
Getting There By Road:Granada is at the junction of the east-west Almería-Seville A92 highway and the north-south A44 from Jaén to Salobreña (on the Mediterranean coast), giving good access to all parts of Andalucía and other regions of Spain. North of Jaén, the A44 joins the A4 highway to Madrid; the A92N for the eastern Mediterranean coast branches off the A92 at Guadix, east of Granada.
Breakdown assistance may be sought from
RACE (Real Automóvil Club de España; Royal Automobile Club of Spain; tel: 902 404 545; website:
www.race.es).
Granada’s bus station, Carretera de Jaén (tel: 958 185 480) is 3km (2 miles) northwest of the center.
Alsina Graells (tel: 958 185 480; website:
www.alsinagraells.es) runs to many destinations in Andalucía including Almería, Córdoba, Jaén, Málaga and Seville.
Continental Auto (tel: 902 330 400; website:
www.continental-auto.es) provides services to Madrid.
Alsa (tel: 902 422 242; website:
www.alsa.es) runs buses up the Mediterranean coast as far as Barcelona and offers international services.
Getting There By Rail:Granada Station (tel: 958 204 000) is on Avenida de Andaluces, off Avenida de la Constitución, 1.5km (1 mile) west of the city center. Services are operated by
RENFE (tel: 902 240 202; website:
www.renfe.es).
There are two daily trains to Madrid and one or two a day to Valencia and Barcelona. Four trains a day run to Seville via Antequera, and to Almería via Guadix; three go to Algeciras via Antequera and Ronda.
Getting Around:Public TransportCity buses are operated by
Transportes Rober (tel: 900 710 900; website:
www.transportesrober.com), with 26 lines including services to the Alhambra and Albaicín. Most routes run from approximately 0600 to 2300.
City Sightseeing Granada (see
Tours of the City) operates two ‘hop-on, hop-off’ Bus Turístico sightseeing services, with tickets valid for 24 hours.
The
Bono Turístico pass (tel: 902 100 095) combines a ticket for the Bus Turístico with nine rides on city buses, entry to several major sights and discounts at some museums, hotels and restaurants. (See
Sightseeing for more information).
TaxisTaxi companies include
Radio Taxi (tel: 958 132 323) and
Tele-Radio-Taxi (tel: 958 280 654).
Car HireA car is more of a hindrance than a help in Granada’s convoluted one-way system but if you plan to tour outside the city it’s the ideal transport. To rent a car you must be at least 21 (the minimum is 23 with some companies). EU countries’ driving licenses are valid in Spain: if you have a non-EU license you are supposed to show an International Driving Permit too, but for purposes of rental and dealing with traffic police a national license is usually acceptable. Renters must have held their license for at least one year.
Car hire companies in Granada include
ATA (tel: 958 224 004; website:
www.atarentacar.com),
Atesa (tel: 958 446 290; website:
www.atesa.es),
Avis (tel: 958 252 358, website:
www.avis.es),
Europcar (tel: 958 295 065; website:
www.europcar.com) and
Hertz (tel: 958 204 454; website:
www.hertz.es).
Bicycle HireWith its hills and busy traffic, Granada is not ideal for cycling but
Semar, Calle San Antón 83 (tel: 958 251 862) has a limited number of bikes to rent if you want to give it a try.
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