Andalucía - Discover Spain: Experience the Best of Spain - page 560

Provincial tourist office ( www.turismodegranada.org ; Plaza de Mariana Pineda 10;
9am-8pm Mon-Fri, 10am-2pm & 4-7pm Sat, 10am-3pm Sun May-Sep) Helpful staff with informa-
tion on the whole Granada region; a short walk east of Puerta Real.
Regional tourist office Plaza Nueva (Calle Santa Ana 1; 9am-7.30pm Mon-Sat,
9.30am-3pm Sun & holidays) ; Alhambra (ticket-office bldg, Avenida del Generalife;
8am-7.30pm Mon-Fri, 8am-2pm & 4-7.30pm Sat & Sun, 9am-1pm holidays) Information on all of
Andalucía.
Getting There & Away
Air
Iberia ( 902 40 05 00; www.iberia.com ) flies daily to and from Madrid and Bar-
celona. Ryanair ( www.rynanair.com ) flies daily to Milan and Bologna.
Bus
Granada's bus station (Carretera de Jaén) is nearly 3km northwest of the city
centre. Alsina Graells ( 902 42 22 42; www.alsa.es ) runs to Córdoba (€12.52,
2¾ hours direct, nine daily), Seville (€19.32, three hours direct, eight daily), Málaga
(€9.75, 1½ hours direct, 16 daily) and Las Alpujarras.
Train
The train station (Avenida de Andaluces) is 1.5km west of the centre, off Avenida
de la Constitución. Four trains run daily to/from Seville (€23.85, three hours) and
Almería (€15.90, 2¼ hours) via Guadix, and six daily to/from Antequera (€19.90,
1½ hours). Three go to Ronda (€13.50, three hours) and Algeciras (€20.10, 4½
hours). For Málaga (€15, 2½ hours) or Córdoba (€34.30, 2½ hours) take an Algecir-
as train and change at Bobadilla (€9, 1½ hours). One or two trains go to each of
Madrid (€66.80, four to five hours), Valencia (€50.60, 7½ to eight hours) and Bar-
celona (€62.10, 12 hours).
Getting Around
To/From the Airport