Spain allures visitors with its pristine natural beauty as well as various other attractions like the Carnivals and the bull fights.Getting to Spain is possible not only by air but also by road,rail as well as sea routes. You have the option of getting here by rail and road.
Getting to Spain by Plane
There are number of international airports which connects to destinations across the world . The names of these airports are Madrid, A Coruña, Palma de Mallorca, Malaga, Murcia, Barcelona, Jerez de la Frontera, Seville, Valencia, Bilbao, Alicante, Santiago de Compostella . Getting to Spain by air from
London to Barcelona takes 2 hours; London to Ibiza is 2 hours 20 minutes; London to Madrid is 2 hours 20 minutes and to Málaga is 2 hours 45 minutes. The journey from New York to Madrid is 8 hours 35 minutes.
Getting to Spain by Train
There is well developed rail network in Spain which is a reliable mode of transport. The trains are spic and span and are one of the most punctual in whole of Europe. There is only one deterrent that is the not all the places have railway stations like the small towns. The Spanish Rail network is such developed that all its branches disperse in a radial way and head to Madrid. Sometimes it may happen that even you are going to a city close by but it takes much longer by train than by bus if it's not in the same line. So you need to find out which mode of transport will be more convenient for you to travel the bus or the train. There is the Talgo Day train service from Montpellier in France to Mediterranean destinations in Spain such as Barcelona, Valencia, Alicante and Cartagena. The journey time is
Montpellier - Barcelona: 4 hours 15 minutes
Montpellier - Valencia: 8 hours
Montpellier - Alicante: 10 hours
Montpellier - Cartagena: 12 hours 40 minutes
Getting to Spain by Bus and Car
You also have the other option of going to Spain by rail route and the main route is from the UK via France. You can drive by car through motorways connecting Spain and France via Bordeaux or Toulouse to Bilbao (northern Spain) and via Marseille or Toulouse to Barcelona (eastern Spain). The affordable mode of getting to Spain is by bus. The European Union funding has facilitated for the development of Spain's road network thus bus journeys are quite speedy nowadays. You will find here a number of private bus companies plying buses to all important Spanish cities.
Getting to Spain by Ferry
Reaching Spain by Ferry is also a convenient option and there are various routes and three operators which you can choose from like the Brittany Ferries operating ferries from Plymouth to Santander twice a week and three times a week in high season. You get host of facilities like a reclining seat as well as deluxe cabin and the total time taken is 18 hours. Then you have P&O Ferries which connects Portsmouth to Bilbao every 3 days during peak season. The journey time is between 29 and 35 hours . The next choice is the AT Ferries (Acciono Trasmediterranea) which is a major Spanish ferry company . here you will get ferry services between Portsmouth and Bilbao on the 'Fortuny'. This has a capacity of 1000 passenger and can hold up to 330 cars, caravans and coaches as well .
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