Getting Granada and move around
How to get around in Granada?
How to get from one place to another in this city is very easy. There is a public transport network that links all areas of this rich city. From the public transport of buses with different lines that go from the center, south, north, as well as its metropolitan transport and its recent metro that connects towns such as Armilla, Maracena among others. Granada also has an airport, García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport. The connection between its different public transport means that this city has a total connection with different areas.
The recent incorporation of the AVE to Granada means that there is a direct connection between Granada-Madrid as well as Granada-Barcelona and vice versa. This makes the direct connection between other territories possible due to the greater accessibility.
City buses in Granada
The Rober transport company offers a wide line of connections from some areas of the city to others, including minibuses with stops at the Alhambra and Sacromonte. As well as lines such as 4 that go from the neighborhood of La Chana to Zaidín, Palacio de Deportes-Camino de Alfacar, circular-Gran Vía, Camino de Ronda, downtown-Albaicín, bus station, PTS, among many more, including in total 28 lines that run and provide access to all points of the city. There are also two night lines that are active on Fridays and Saturdays.
The price of the ordinary ticket is 1.40 euros, and there are vouchers and cards whose price goes down. The arrival frequency ranges from 10 minutes to 20.
The access buses to the Alhambra are C30, Albaycín C31 and Sacromonte C34, very crowded and requested daily by many residents and tourists, whose access is mainly from the city center.
Alsa takes care of the collection to the Granada Airport. They go from the stop towards Plaza Rotary of the Palacio de Congreso towards Gran Vía- Catedral, bus station, Avenida Andalucía until they reach the Airport. The price is only 3 euros.
The bus transport in this case Tocina has the line to Sierra Nevada where after 45 minutes we can get from the bus station to our beloved Sierra, whose price is 5 euros one way and 9 euros the return. Within the Sierra there are a series of urban transports where they connect the different areas.
Metropolitan Transport of Granada
The current metro line that runs through the points from the north and south of the city connecting to the towns of Armilla, Maracena and Albolote. The price of the ordinary ticket is 1.35 euros, having vouchers and including the tourist card.
There are numerous stops of the Granada metro, some points are: bus station, Recogida, Palacio de Deportes, Technology Park, CC Nevada and Armilla. It has about 26 stops in total from Albolote to Armilla. The hours go from 06:30 in the morning to 23:00, extending the hours until 02:00 on weekends and the eve of holidays.
Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX)
This airport has a terminal and a runway where airlines such as Vueling, Iberia, Air Europa and Air Nostrum operate.
There are direct flights from Granada to Barcelona, Bilbao, Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Menorca, Ibiza, Madrid and Melilla.
The airport has a car park, as well as information points, passenger services and car rental.
Train and Ave Granada
Granada has a direct connection with Madrid, Barcelona, Córdoba and Seville.
The direct journey from Granada to Madrid is around 3 hours making stops in Loja, Antequera, Córdoba, Puertollano and Ciudad Real. The price ranges from 30 to 80 euros.
The AVE to Barcelona lasts about 7 hours and stops at the following points: Loja, Antequera, Puente Genil, Córdoba, Puertollano, Ciudad Real, Zaragoza, Lleida and finally, in Camp Tarragona. The price ranges from 60 to 120 euros.
The available train connection from Granada to Andalusian points such as Seville and Almería are direct. To Malaga and Cádiz it has to be through the connection of Antequera
