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 centre. 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.