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There are also airports at A Coruña, Almería, Asturias, Jerez de la Frontera,
Murcia, Reus and Seville.
LAND
Spain shares land borders with France, Portugal and Andorra.
main operators of international bus services to Spain from most of Western Europe
and Morocco.
In addition to the rail services connecting Spain with France and Portugal, there
are direct trains between Zurich and Barcelona (via Bern, Geneva, Perpignan and
Girona), and between Milan and Barcelona (via Turin, Perpignan and Girona). For
these and other services, visit the website of
Renfe
( for international trips 902
24 34 02;
www.renfe.com
)
, the Spanish national railway company.
ANDORRA
Regular buses connect Andorra with Barcelona (including winter ski buses and dir-
ect services to the airport) and other destinations in Spain (including Madrid) and
France. Regular buses run between Andorra and Estació d'Autobusos de Sants
bus station (€21, 3¼ to four hours).
FRANCE
Car & Motorcycle
The main road crossing into Spain from France is the highway that links up with
Spain's AP7 tollway, which runs down to Barcelona and follows the Spanish coast
south (with a branch, the AP2, going to Madrid via Zaragoza). A series of links cut
across the Pyrenees from France and Andorra into Spain, as does a coastal route
that runs from Biarritz in France into the Spanish Basque Country.
Train
The principal rail crossings into Spain pierce the Franco-Spanish frontier along the
Mediterranean coast and via the Basque Country. Another minor rail route runs in-
land across the Pyrenees from Latour-de-Carol to Barcelona.
In addition to the options listed below, two or three TGV (high-speed) trains leave
from Paris-Montparnasse for Irún, where you change to a normal train for the
Basque Country and on towards Madrid. Up to three TGVs also put you on track to
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