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Travel to Granada

Flying to Granada

Flights to Granada from the UK are offered by British Airways and Iberia. Cheap flights to Grenada are available in spring and autumn outside the peak tourist season of July and August. Book your Granada flights well in advance during the summer.

Travel by road

Summary:

Traffic drives on the right. No person under 18 years may hire or drive a vehicle over 75cc.. The speed limit for cars and motorcycles is 120kph (75mph) on motorways, 100kph (62mph) on dual carriageways, 90kph (56mph) outside built-up areas and 50kph (31mph) within towns.

Foreign visitors require a valid driving licence to drive in Spain. National licences from EU countries are accepted, while nationals of other countries are advised to obtain an International Driving Permit. Third-party insurance is required and documents should be carried at all times. A Green Card is strongly recommended for all visitors and is compulsory for those from outside the EU.

* The speed limit on motorways in Spain has temporarily been reduced to 110kph (68mph). The new limit will remain in effect until the end of June 2011 at the earliest. The slowdown is intended to save energy in response to the surge in oil prices sparked by the unrest in Libya and elsewhere in the Arab world.
Real Automóvil Club de España (RACE) (tel: 90 240 4545; www.race.es) has reciprocal agreements with the AA and RAC in Britain and the AAA in America.

Emergency breakdown service:

Spanish Royal Automobile Club (RACE) (tel: 90 240 4545).

Routes:

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.

Coaches:

Granada's bus station, Carretera de Jaén, is 3km (2 miles) northwest of the centre. Alsina Graells (tel: 958 185 480; www.alsa.es) runs to many destinations in Andalucía including Almería, Córdoba, Jaén, Málaga and Seville. Alsa (tel: 902 422 242; www.alsa.es) runs buses up the Mediterranean coast as far as Barcelona and offers international services.

Travel by rail

Services:

Granada Station is on Avenida de Andaluces, off Avenida de la Constitución, 1.5km (1 mile) west of the city centre.

Operators:

Services are operated by RENFE (tel: 902 240 202; 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.

Journey times:

To Madrid – 5.5 hours; Seville – 3 hours ; Barcelona – 12 hours.

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