Getting There By Air:Madrid Barajas
Tel: (91) 393 6000
or 305 8343.
Website:
www.aena.esThe nearest airport is Madrid Barajas, 80km (50 miles) north of Toledo. This is one of the busiest airports in the world, with hundreds of charter and scheduled flights calling daily.
Airport facilities: These include two banks, several bureaux de change, ATMs and a post office plus a 24-hour bank in Terminal 1. There are more than 30 restaurants, cafés and bars and over 100
shops including duty-free plus pharmacies, nurseries and a medical service center in. There is a left-luggage office in each terminal. Most major national and local car hire operators, and travel agencies and tour operators are represented.
Transport to the city: From the airport take Metro line 8 to Mar de Cristal, change to line 4 and go to Avenida de América. Change to line 6 and take the metro to Calle Méndez Alvaro, also the location for the Estacion Sur de Autobuses, from where the bus goes to Toledo. Buses leave every 30 minutes and the express service takes around 60-75 minutes. Toledo bus station is on Avenida de Castilla-La Mancha (tel: (925) 215 850). It is just over 1km (0.6 miles) from the center. Take bus 5 or 6 to the Plaza Zocodever.
Alternatively take line 8 to Colombia, line 9 to Plaza de Castilla, then line 1 to Atocha Renfe from where there is a regular high speed (AVE) train service which takes 30-35 minutes to Toledo.
Getting There By Road:From Britain the best route is a ferry to Bilbao or Santander. The distance to Toledo from these two seaports is 470km (294 miles) and 477km (298 miles) respectively.
Motorways (
autopista) are prefixed with the letter ‘A’, or ‘AP’ if it’s a toll road (
peaje) i.e. A-4 or AP-4. The A-42 links Madrid and Toledo in around an hour. The speed limit on these roads is 120kph (74mph). Dual carriageways (
autovias) and other major roads (
carretera nacional) are generally indicated with three digits, i.e. A376. The speed limit on these roads is 100kph (62mph). Within towns, the speed limit is 50kph (31mph).
Emergency breakdown services:
Assistance in case of breakdowns may be sought from the
Spanish Royal Automobile Club (RACE) (tel: (902) 404545; website:
www.race.es).
Eurolines (tel: (954) 907 844
or (902) 405 040;
www.eurolines.com ) run a coach service to Madrid from London Victoria Coach Station via the Dover-Calais ferry or the Le Shuttle train. The total journey time is around 26 hours. Buses depart daily every 30-60 minutes for Toledo from Madrid bus station on Calle Mendez Alvaro (tel: (91) 468 4511/00). The trip takes approximately 75 minutes. The station in Toledo is just over 1 km (0.6 miles) from the center. Take bus 5 or 6 to the Plaza Zocodever.
Getting There By Rail:Eurostar (tel: 08705 186 186; website:
www.eurostar.com) runs from London to Madrid (Chamartin) in 19 hours 30 minutes via Paris. A favorite option is to take the overnight sleeper train (Trenhotel) from Paris to Madrid.
Toledo RENFE, Paseo de la Rosa (tel: (925) 223 099), is the city railway station, with a charming little neo-Moorish booking hall. From here it is around 1.5km (0.9 miles) to the center. Take bus 6 to the Plaza Zocodever.
The Spanish rail network is operated by
RENFE (tel: (902) 240 202; website:
www.renfe.es).
Getting Around:Toledo can be covered relatively easily on foot. Most places of interest are close to one another, though steep streets and cobblestones can take their toll.
Public TransportThe local
bus company is
Unauto (tel: (925) 220 300; website:
www.unauto.es). There are 19 lines, most running from Plaza de Zocodover. Line 12, the Circular Casco Histórico, makes a round trip of the historic city.
To get the bigger picture take a ride on the Zocotren (tel: (925) 232 210; website:
www.zocotren.com). This is a small land
train, with pre-recorded tourist information in Spanish, English and French, which runs through part of the city then around the perimeter allowing you to enjoy its spectacular location and picture-postcard panoramas. The trip runs daily every 30-60 minutes from the Plaza de Zocodover and the full circuit takes 50 minutes.
TaxisRadio Taxis (tel: (925) 255050) are a reliable firm.
Car HireCar hire is available from
Avis, Calle Venancio González, 9 (tel: (925) 214 535; website:
www.avis.es) and
Hertz, Paseo de la Rosa, 1 (tel: (925) 253 890; website:
www.hertz.com). Or you could try local operators
Arexi, Polígono Industrial Santa María de Benquerencia (tel: (925) 233 664) or
OCSA Rent a Car, Río Jarama, Parc 10 (tel: (925) 240 870).
All major national and international car hire companies operate from Madrid airport. Always park in a secure place if possible, and beware of theft of belongings from vehicles.
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