Public transport Spain

You travel 2,482 metres in 8 minutes. Beware the wait can be very long... So make sure you get there before 10:00, the rush hour when all the buses arrive. Moreover, the view from above is better with a morning light. Please inquire beforehand, if there is a lot of wind the cable car is closed. Precautions to take: beware of mountain sickness for the most sensitive as you will be arriving on the highest peak in Spain. The cable car does not operate as a precaution in high winds.

Clean, practical, air-conditioned and renovated for the Olympic Games, Barcelona's metro makes it easy for you to discover the city thanks to its eight lines. They operate on weekdays from 5am to 12am, Fridays from 5am to 2am, and all night on Saturdays. Unlike the Parisian subway, here we compost on the left. You will mainly use the green line (L3) to visit the city: it serves the Ramblas, the Raval, the Plaça Catalunya, the Passeig de Gràcia... The yellow line (L4) leads to the beaches and the Born district!

The bus station is located at the eastern exit of the city, on the via Medular, quite far from the city centre. This is where the buses for Orzola and the north of the island leave from. Those serving the airport, Puerto del Carmen, Costa Teguise and the south of the island leave from Avenida Fred Olsen, on the seafront and not far from the city centre (interchange-intercambiador). The network is efficient and connects the main tourist destinations to each other and to Arrecife.

Inaugurated on July 30, 2014, after many years of waiting and delays, the metro currently links the university to the Martín Carpena Sports Palace (in the western part of the city) via two lines that converge in a V-shape, for a total of 12 km of traffic and 20 stations. It is now the second metro in the Andalusian region after Seville, and the seventh in Spain. Initially scheduled for 2017, completion of the entire project (14.8 km and 23 stations) has been postponed several times. As a result, traffic jams persist.

The Montjuïc funicular is a means of transport that provides access to the Montjuïc hill. The line, inaugurated in 1928 for the International Exhibition, was almost completely renovated in 1992 to facilitate access to the Lluís-Companys Olympic Stadium during the Olympic Games. The departure is from the Paral-lel metro station and the arrival is at the lower station of the cable car, on the Avinguda Miramar. This is the most convenient means of transport to reach the Fundació Joan Miró. The rates are the same as for the metro!

Inexpensive decorated and fully adapted to the town when you want to go from the centre to the science museum and the beaches.

Inaugurated in 1901, the Tibidabo funicular allows you to reach the heights of the hill, where the famous Tibidabo Park is located. Since the summer of 2021, the very modern "Cuca de Llum" replaces the old cars.

The Bonometro menu allows you to take a trip only in the metro and the menu Bono Transbordo of 10 rooms is valid for the underground and bus. The timetables of the metro from Valencia is depending on the lines, around 6:00 to 23:00.

Inaugurated in 1970 to facilitate access to the summit of Montjuïc, the cable car was completely rebuilt in 2007 to improve its comfort. The cabins now have 8 seats and closed windows, unlike the old cabins that had no windows. The line has a total length of 750 metres, with a slight difference in height of only 85 metres. It makes three stops: Montjuïc Park, Miramar and Montjuïc Castle. It is an unusual way to discover Montjuïc and its beautiful views of Barcelona.

The Tenerife tramway currently operates on two lines. Line 1 connects Santa Cruz to La Laguna at 21 stations along a 12.5 km route, following an east-west route that forms a large V in the urban area. Opened in 2007, it runs all day and weekends, with trains every 10 minutes during the day and every 15 minutes after 9 p.m. and on weekends. Opened in 2009, line 2 runs from Cuesta to Tincer, 5 stations along a north-south axis, with 2 stations shared with line 1: Hospital Universitario and El Cardonal.

This metro is the T1 line, which connects Ciudad Expo to Olivar de Quintos from west to east via a total of 22 stops. Three of these stops are interesting for getting around when visiting Seville: Prado de San Sebastián, which is close to one of the two bus stations and the tram line; Puerta Jerez, which brings you closer to the Alcázar and the cathedral; and Plaza de Cuba, which takes you to Triana. You can buy rechargeable cards that allow you to travel by bus or tram afterwards.

From Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, it is from here that all the buses that serve the towns and villages of the whole island leave. A service provided by the company Global Salcai Utinsa. On its website, you will find all the information on routes and fares as well as the name of the stop that concerns you by entering your destination and your travel time. Some routes: 60 for the airport (direct) and 12 for Telde; 5, 30 and 50 for the faro of Maspalomas; 91 for Puerto de Mogan (direct); 11 and 21 for Aguïmes; 105 for Gáldar.

The Abono Turísticois a good option for those who are going to use the metro or bus a lot.

Zone A corresponds to the whole city and allows you to take the metro, suburban train and bus as many times as you like. 8.40 € per day; 14.20 € for 2 days; 18.40 € for 3 days; 26.80 € for 5 days and 35.40 € for 7 days.

Zone T is more expensive (17 € per day; 28.40 € for 2 days; 35.40 € for 3 days; 50.80 € for 5 days and 70.80 € for 7 days) because you can travel throughout the entire community of Madrid, as far as Guadalajara and Toledo.

The city buses of Salamanca de Transportes operate around until. No. 1 leads to the station and No. 4 to the bus station.

About bus lines travel through the city and surrounding areas.

Most of the bus lines run on the Gran Vía de Colón, including those that take you to Renfe station and the bus station. In addition, the lines that will be most useful for you to reach the heights are as follows:

C 30. Connect Centro and Alhambra. Departure: Plaza Isabel la Católica and stops at Plaza de Realejo, Cuesta del Caidero, puerta de la Justicia and arrival in Alhambra-Generalife

C 31. Connects Centro and Albaicín. Departure: Plaza Nueva and stops at Carretera del Darro, Cuesta del Chapiz, Plaza San Nicolas, Gran Via, Plaza Isabel la Católica.

C 34. This circular connects the Centro with Sacromonte. Departure: Plaza nueva and stops in Carretera del Darro, Sacromonte, Pages, Crt Murcia, Cristo de la Yedra, Av del Hospicio, Gran Vía and plaza nueva

C35. This circular passes through Plaza Isabel la Católica, the Manuel de Falla auditirium and the Alhambra-Generalife car park.

In addition, the C 33 takes you to Cenes de la Vega, starting from the bus station.

From the centre and the Alameda Main, the bus line No. 3 goes to the bus station and the train station, the A Express line goes to the airport (every 20 to 30 minutes from 7 h to midnight, journey about 15 minutes). At the beginning of Avenida Cervantes, No. 34 goes to El Pedregalejo, No. 35 to the castillo de Gibralfaro, while No. 11 goes to El Palo.

The terminus of the urban buses from Huelva is located close to the bus station, a little higher. Bus no. 5 for example of toured city, no. 6 goes to the city centre and the dessert hostel (North-East) and borrow the avenida Alameda-Sundheim (south).

Since 2015, they complement or replace old bus routes. Line 1 includes the Torre de Zuda (historical center) and the exhibition area on the other side of the Ebre. 

Bilbao's metro network currently consists of three lines. An easy and very safe means of communication, the metro serves all the towns on the right bank, from Plentzia on line 1 to the capital's Casco Viejo, including Getxo and Sopelana. Line 2 goes to Portugalete, on the left bank, as well as Barakaldo and Santurtzi. Line 3, inaugurated in 2017, connects the centre with the northern districts of the city. The futuristic look of the metro mouths is by Norman Foster.