Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Air Nostrum (Iberia)
(
www.airnostrum.com
; Melilla Airport)
offers 12 daily flights between Me-
lilla and Málaga, as well as two daily flights to Almería and Madrid, and one daily flight
to Granada. The airport is a 10-minute (€6) taxi ride, and has no ATM.
BORDER CROSSING
To get to the border, you'll need to either take a taxi (€7) or catch local bus 2 (marked
'Aforos'), which runs between Plaza de España and the Beni Enzar border post (€1, every
30 minutes from 7.30am to 11pm). From where the buses stop, it's about 50m to Spanish
customs and another 200m to Moroccan customs.
Before entering Morocco, fill in a white form and get your passport stamped at the
booth. It's easiest to buy the form from a tout for €1. If you're driving into Morocco, re-
member to retain the green customs slip, which you must present when you (and your
vehicle) leave the country. Large queues of vehicles entering Morocco are frequent and
time-consuming; procedures for foot passengers are quick and easy.
On the Moroccan side of the border, bus 19 (usually unmarked) runs hourly to Nador
(Dh28, 25 minutes). Frequent grands taxis (Dh6, 15 minutes) to Nador are tucked away in
a car park to the right of this crossroad.
When entering Melilla from Morocco, fill in a white form and get your passport
stamped. Some nationalities require visas to enter Spain: if they don't stop you here, they
will when you try to move on to the mainland. Bus 43 goes to Plaza de España (€1).
FERRY
Melisur
( 0956 68 66 13; 8 Calle de General Marina; 9am-1pm & 5-7pm Mon-Fri, 9am-noon Sat)
sells Acciona (Trasmediterránea) ferry tickets to Málaga. Tickets are also available for
purchase at the
estación marítima
(Ferry Port; 0956 68 16 33)
.
Ferry services to Málaga on Monday leave at noon and arrive at 7.35pm, and leave at
midnight arriving at 8am on Tuesday. From Tuesday to Saturday they leave at 11.30pm.
Ferries from Málaga to Melilla leave on Sunday (7pm and 11pm) and Tuesday to
Saturday (1pm). Prices begin at €45.
Getting Around
The centre of Melilla is compact and easy to walk around. Buses ply the route between
Plaza de España and the border. The local
taxi service
(
0956 68 36 21)
is also useful.
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