Of
course the most popular route is by aeroplane, as mostly the flights are
approx 2 to 2.5 hours, and can be purchased form various low-cost airlines
for approx £60 upwards. The two main airports that serve the Costa Blanca
and Costa Calida are Alicante and Murcia - Murcia currently is only a small
airport - but is currently being developed into a major international airport
to serve the increasingly popular (hot coast) Costa Calida
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- There are trains to Spain
which travel directly to Barcelona and Madrid, thereon you can make you
way around the country using the internal railway system.
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- The internal public transport
system is usually very good and the Spanish railway system (RENFE) operates
in most major cities, for the more rural destinations, it is worth investigating
before you make you journey if there is a rail service to that area. It
most cases the bus service (autobús) will be able to transport you
to these area
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- Ferries are an option, particularly
if you want to travel with your own vehicle. Brittany and P & O travel
regularly to Santander and Bilbao. If you decide to travel by ferry it can
save a lot of driving time, costs for a car can range between £150 to £300
one way, and does not include a cabin. Cabin's are available from £30 and
prices will depend on cabin size and class.
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- Driving to Spain can work
out a lot cheaper than using a ferry - but is a tiresome journey as usually
this will take two days (including stop-over), and is fraught with all the
hassle of getting lost and driving through the foreign countries. The major
benefit of driving in Spain is that
they probably have the best motorways in Europe, but remember a lot of these
are toll roads and you will need to have some cash at hand.
