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Travel to Toledo

Flying to Toledo

Airlines offering flights to Toledo (in fact Madrid Airport) include British Airways, Iberia, Spanair, Ryanair and easyJet. Flights to Toledo, including many cheap flights, from the UK take just over two hours.

Flight times: 

From London - 2 hours 15 minutes; New York - 7 hours; Los Angeles - 11 hours; Toronto - 7 hours; Sydney - 27 hours 30 minutes.

Travel by road

Summary:

In Toledo, traffic drives on the right and the minimum driving age is 18 years. Speed limits are 120kph (74mph) on motorways, 100kph (62mph) on dual carriageways, 90kph (56mph) on roads outside built-up areas and 50kph (31mph) within towns, unless otherwise stated. A valid driving licence and third-party insurance are required to drive in Spain. National licences from EU countries are accepted, although drivers are advised to obtain an International Driving Permit. 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.

Emergency breakdown service:

Spanish Royal Automobile Club - RACE (tel: 902 404 545).

Routes:

The A-42 links Madrid and Toledo in around an hour. From Britain, the best route to Toledo is a ferry to Bilbao or Santander. The distance to Toledo from these two seaports is 470km (294 miles) and 477km (298 miles) respectively.

Coaches:

Eurolines (tel: 902 405 040; www.eurolines.es) 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. The trip takes approximately 75 minutes. The station in Toledo is just over 1 km (0.6 miles) from the centre. Take bus 5 or 6 to the Plaza Zocodever.

Travel by rail

Services:

Toledo RENFE, Paseo de la Rosa, is the city's railway station, with a charming little neo-Moorish booking hall.

Operators:

The Spanish rail network is operated by RENFE (tel: 902 240 202; www.renfe.es).

Journey times:

Eurostar (tel: 08432 186 186; www.eurostar.com) runs regular services from London to Madrid (Chamartin) in 19 hours 30 minutes via Paris. A favourite option is to take the overnight sleeper train (Trenhotel) from Paris to Madrid.

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