How to Arrive to Granada

Flying directly to Granada:

There are now international flights to Granada from about 3 locations. There are many more flights to Málaga so generally people prefer to fly to Málaga and then get a bus or hire a car. See information below.

Granada airport is 12 km from the city centre. On arrival it is best to get a taxi from the airport so that you can get to your accommodation without walking through the streets with your luggage. The taxi costs about 28 €.

There is also an airport bus service which takes you to the centre of Granada. The bus times tie in with all the flights. The ticket costs 3 €.

There are direct flights to Granada from:

Flying to Málaga airport

Málaga is the nearest international airport to Granada and there are plenty of flights. It takes about 90 minutes from Málaga to Granada by road.

Getting from Málaga airport by bus
You can get a bus from Málaga airport to Granada bus station. It leaves everyday at 11:30 and at 18:30. It takes two and a half hours (it has several stops). The price is 9.83 €. To buy tickets online visit www.alsa.es.

Getting from Málaga by bus
This is a new shuttle bus (Line A) which connects Málaga Airport with the city bus station, the sixth stop on the route. The single fare is €2,00 and you buy the ticket on the bus. The journey takes about 20 minutes. The bus stop is on the arrivals forecourt of Terminal 3 and the buses run every 30 minutes from 7:00 to 24:00.

You can also get a line 19 bus, every 30 minutes, from 7:00am to 24:00pm, ticket 1 €) or a train (every 30 minutes, from 6.36am to 23:26 pm, ticket 1.05 €) or a taxi (about 20 €) from the airport to Málaga bus station (estación de autobuses).

There is a bus every hour from the Málaga bus station to Granada from 7:00am until 21:00pm. The price is 9,83 €. It takes about 1:45 h (128 kms). To buy tickets online visit www.alsa.es.. You can check times and prices and even choose your seats.

If you miss the last bus to Granada, you can catch the 21.30 bus (Málaga-Guadix) which stops in Granada at 23.00. Failing that, you will have to get a hotel in Málaga or get a taxi.

Once you arrive to Granada bus station you get a bus, line 3, every 15 minutes, from 6:30 am to 23:00 pm, last stop of the line is the Granada Conference Center (Palacio de Congresos), ticket 1.10 € or a taxi (about 10 € to the Palacio de Congresos).

Getting from Málaga in a Hire car
Most companies have pick-up and drop-off points both at Granada airport and in the centre of Granada.

Average prices are about 36 € for the economic option, 52 € for the standard option and 116 € for the executive option.

Getting from Málaga airport in a taxi
Another good option to get to Granada is clubbing together with 2 or 3 people and get a taxi.

A taxi from Málaga is 150 € during the weekdays and 174 € during the weekends.

You go to the taxi rank at the airport, talk to the taxi drivers and you can try to get a better price.

It takes around one and a half hours.

Getting to Granada by train

The train station is fairly central and is in Avenida de Andaluces off Avenida de la constitución.
Alvia trains take 4 and a half hours from Madrid Atocha Rail Station. It is also possible to get Antequera or Malaga by a high speed train from Barcelona or Madrid and th en get a bus or taxi to Granada.

RENFE have a good website giving full information about trains in Spain, English, French, etc. Follow these links for homepage and timetables.

Getting to Granada by bus

There are many buses each day to and from the other large Spanish cities. To buy tickets online visit www.alsa.es.. You can check times and prices and even choose your seats.The bus station is slightly out of town and you will need to get a taxi or a bus to get to the centre .

From Madrid
If you are coming from Madrid you will need to go to "estación del sur".

The nearest tube station to "Estación del sur" is Méndez Alvaro. The buses go about every hour and if there is a busy day, for example before or after a fiesta they put on more buses according to demand. The usual thing (if you haven't bought tickets in advance) is just to go to the bus station and get on the next available bus. You would be unlucky if you have to wait longer than 2 hours for a bus. It takes about 5 hours from Madrid to Granada and costs 16,40 €.

From Málaga
See above in "getting from Málaga".

From other Spanish cites
Internet booking systems now function well so it is best to book seat online here and get on the next available bus.

Driving to Granada

The Spanish road network has improved a lot in the last 20 years and there are good roads to all other Spanish cities. It takes about 5 hours from Madrid, 11 hours from Barcelona, 90 minutes from Málaga.