| Information about traveling to and within the country of | | | | cities. It is also possible to pick up bargain seats on the |
| Spain including flights, rail and road travel and ferry | | | | many charter flights serving the tourist industry. Air |
| services | | | | travel within Spain, with the exception of a couple of |
| Mainland Spain is situated on the Iberian peninsula in the | | | | budget airlines, is expensive. |
| southwest of Europe. It also encompasses two groups | | | | Major roads provide access from Portugal to the |
| of islands. The Islas Baleares (Balearic Islands), in the | | | | west and France which borders Spain to the |
| Mediterranean, Mallorca the largest island is just over | | | | northeast. Road travel within the country can vary. |
| one hundred miles off the eastern coast and the Islas | | | | Many roads are not of a good standard but Spain has |
| Canarias (Canary Islands) which are situated | | | | received billions of Euros in aid from the European |
| approximately five hundred miles to the southwest and | | | | Union and much of this has been spent on the |
| lie off the Atlantic coast of Morocco. Mellila and Cueta | | | | infrastructure and so it is also possible to travel on |
| are two Spanish enclaves in Morocco on the African | | | | some of the newest and finest roads on the continent. |
| continent. | | | | The country is well served by many bus companies |
| Whilst Spain is one of the world's leading destinations | | | | linking the major towns and cities with express |
| for the package holiday there is more to this country | | | | services. There are also a wealth of local bus |
| than the beaches of the costas and islands. The | | | | services. |
| independent traveler will want to move around see | | | | The train service is well developed enabling access to |
| what more Spain has to offer. | | | | the country from both Portugal and France and fast |
| Getting there - There are thirty one airports on the | | | | travel between towns and cities within Spain. Fares |
| mainland serving the following cities and towns: A | | | | are cheap compared to some other major European |
| Coruna, Albacete, Alicante, AlmerÃÂa, | | | | countries. Madrid and Barcelona are served by |
| Asturias, Badajoz, Barcelona, Bilbao, Burgos, Cordoba, | | | | extensive Metro (underground railway) networks. |
| Girona, Granada, Jerez de la Frontera, Leon, Madrid, | | | | In addition to the many inter island services ferries run |
| Malaga, Murcia, Pamplona, Reus, Sabadell, Salamanca, | | | | from the mainland to both the island groups and the |
| San Sebastian, Santander, Santiago, Sevilla, Valencia, | | | | two enclaves in Morocco. The Canary Islands are |
| Valladolid, Vigo and Zaragoza. In the Canaries the | | | | served by a boat running from Cadiz. The journey is |
| islands of El Hierro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, La | | | | long, some 48 hours and the sea conditions often |
| Gomera, Lanzarote and Tenerife and in the Balearics | | | | make for a rough passage. It may be preferable to fly |
| Ibiza, Menorca and Mallorca all have airports. Gibraltar, | | | | although as we have already pointed out this can be |
| the British colony at the southern most tip of Spain, | | | | expensive. Ferries from Tariffa and Algeciras, in the |
| also has it's own airport. British Airways and the | | | | Andalucian province of Cadiz, run to Tanger in |
| Monarch fly daily to Gibraltar from several departure | | | | Morroco. Ferries also link the enclave of Cueta with |
| points in the United Kingdom and Monarch has some | | | | Tariffa, Algeciras and Malaga. Mellila, the other enclave |
| very good deals on seats. Major carriers provide | | | | is served by a boats out of Malaga and Almeria. The |
| scheduled flights to Spain but it is also a principal | | | | Balearic Islands have services to the mainland running |
| destination for budget airlines with return flights | | | | to Barcelona, Valencia and Denia. |
| available for less than 100 Euros from other European | | | | |