The best way of getting around the town centre is by foot, on bike (see below) and by bus. The only way of getting around the Old Town is on foot.

The main bus company is EMT (tel: 96 315 8515; website: www.emtvalencia.es) which operates regular daily services from around 0630 to 2230. There is also a night bus service from the Plaza de Ayuntamiento, which operates Thursday to Saturday 2300-0300.

The metro underground train system (tel: 900 461 046; website: www.metrovalencia.com) is geared towards commuters rather than visitors. However a recently built extension links the airport with the city centre and port (lines 3 and 5), line 4 (which is actually a tram) goes to the beach at Malvarossa, and lines 5 and 6 go to the port.

Passes are available on all networks and you can use the Valencia Card on bus, tram and metro.

Radio Taxi Manises (tel: 96 152 1155), Radio Taxi Valencia (tel: 96 370 3333) and Teletaxi (tel: 96 357 1313) are the main providers.

Most of the major international operators have an office at the airport though normally you will get a better deal from the local Spanish operators. Unless you intend doing a lot of touring away from the city, car hire is not advisable.

The following operators have an office at the airport: Avis (tel: 902 180 854; website: www.avis.es), Centauro (tel: 96 152 3640; website: www.centauro.net), Europcar (tel: 96 152 1872; website: www.europcar.com) and Hertz (tel: 96 152 3791 or 3732; website: www.hertz.es).

Valencia Guias, Paseo de la Pechina (tel: 96 385 1740; website: www.valenciabikes.com), hires bikes and Segways (two-wheeled, self-balancing electric scooter-like machines) and organises tours with both (see Tours of the City).