Almeria can be easily reached by road : E-15 Mediterranean and A-92 motorways connect Granada-Almería, via Guadix, and the main road N-340 joins Almería with Malaga, along the Mediterranean coastline. A complete road network connects Almería with the Northern part of the province and Nijar, the gate to the Natural Park where visitors may discover its secluded beaches and crystal-clear waters, some of them only accessible to adventurous trekkers and mountain-bikers. Click on the images for more information.
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From Almeria Intermodal Station (railway and coach stations), RENFE, Spanish National Railways, offers travellers the possibility to visit our picturesque villages and beautiful natural landscapes only miles away from Almeria city centre. For more information about timetables and ticket purchase, please visit Renfe website at RENFE or call +34 902 24 02 02. Coach services depart from Almeria daily to cities and villages in the province and also connect Almeria to the most important Spanish capital cities such as Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Cordoba, Cadiz, Granada, Jaen, Malaga or Murcia. Coach services to different European destinations are also available from Almeria Intermodal Station (location: Plaza de la Estacion, s/n, telf. : 950 26 20 98.
How to get to the airport
Almería has an international airport, which is 10 minutes from the conference site (approx. 15 Euros in taxi). However, other airports include Malaga (2.5 hours by bus or car), Granada (1.5-2 hours by bus or car), or Valencia (4 or 5 hours by car). Madrid is 6 hours by car/7 hours by train and Barcelona is 8 hours by car, thus connecting flights to Almería are most likely the best option. Rental cars are also an option, particularly if they can be shared amongst delegates. The Almería airport has a drop off/pickup for rental cars.
It is important to book flights as soon as possible. Airlines that fly to Almería are as follows:
Iberia: www.iberia.es
Vueling: www.vueling.es
Transavia: www.transavia.com
Thomas Cook: www.thomascook.be
Jet Air: www.jetairfly.com
Easyjet: www.easyjet.com
Ryanair : www.ryanair.com
You can fly to Almeria from (Summer, Winter, All year):
Regular routes:
- Belgium:
- Brussels Sud – Charleroi: Ryanair flies Wenesdays and Sundays.
- Brussels National – Zaventem:
- Jet Air Fly flies Mondays (July and August), Wednesdays and Saturdays.
- Thomas Cook flies Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays.
- Germany:
- Ireland:
- Dublin: Ryanair flies Tuesdays and Saturdays.
- Luxemburg:
- Luxemburg: Luxair flies Tuesdays and Saturdays.
- Spain:
- Barcelona: Vueling flies Mondays, Tuesdays (May-October), Wenesdays, Thursdays (June-October), Fridays, Saturdays (June-September) and Sundays.
- Madrid: Air Nostrum – Iberia Regional flies six times every day.
- Melilla: Air Nostrum – Iberia Regional flies once every day except thursdays and sundays.
- Palma de Mallorca: Air Nostrum – Iberia Regional flies thursdays/fridays and sundays.
- Seville: Air Nostrum – Iberia Regional flies twice every day except saturdays.
- United Kingdom:
- Birmingham:
- Thomas Cook flies Sundays.
- East Midlands: Ryanair has cancelled this route.
- Glasgow: Thomas Cook flies Wednesdays.
- London Gatwick:
- Easy Jet flies once every day.
- Monarch flies Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
- Thomas Cook flies Thursdays.
- London Stansted: Ryanair flies Mondays, Wednesdays (August), Fridays.
- Manchester:
- Monarch flies Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.
- Thomas Cook flies Thursdays and Sundays.
- Birmingham:
- Belgium: Brussels Zaventem (Thomas Cook and TUI).
- Czech Republic: Brno, Ostrava, Prague.
- Denmark: Copenhagen, Vejle (Billund).
- France: Paris.
- Germany: Düsseldorf International, Munich (Germania), Paderborn (Sea Air).
- Iceland: Reykjavik.
- Portugal: Porto.
- Netherlands: Amsterdam.
- Poland: Katowice and Warsaw.
- Slovakia: Bratislava.
- Sweden: Göteborg, Malmö,Stockholm Ängelholm Helsingborg, Norrköping and Orebro.
- United Kingdom: Birmingham (Thomas Cook), Glasgow London Gatwick (Thomas Cook and Thomson), Manchester (Thomas Cook and Thomson).
The bus company of Almeria’s city (Surbus) provides a kind of shuttle service (BUS LINE 22) between the Airport and the Train and Bus Station (Estación Intermodal). There you can go by Metropolitan Bus Transport to all the cities and villages of the region (Adra, Almerimar, El Ejido, Roquetas de Mar, Aguadulce, Tabernas, Retamar, El Toyo, Cabo de Gata, San José, Aguamarga, Carboneras, Mojácar, Vera…). Click here to check the website of Metropolitan Bus Transport
Journey time: 25 minutes.
Bus Line 18: Linea 18. Very close to Hotel Nuevo Torre Luz.
BUS: LINE 22 (SURBUS)
| From: ALMERÍA (Estación Intermodal) To: AEROPUERTO – EL ALQUIÁN |
From: AEROPUERTO – EL ALQUIÁN To: ALMERÍA (Estación Intermodal) |
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| BUS STOP | LINKS WITH | LINKS WITH | BUS STOP |
| 1. Estación Intermodal | L2 Buses CD, MD and LD Trains MD and LD |
L20 | 1. El Alquián |
| 2. Sanidad | L2, L11, L20 and L30 | L15 | 2. El Chalet |
| 3. Regiones | L20 | L15 | 3. La Venta |
| 4. Los Díaz | L3, L5Ext, L6 and L20 | L15 | 4. Kilómetro 8 |
| 5. Polígono La Mezquita | L6 and L20 | 5. AEROPUERTO | |
| 6. Plaza La Cañada | L15 and L20 | 6. Rambla Lechuga | |
| 7. Carretera de Níjar, 280 | 7. Romera | ||
| 8. Los Ángeles | L20 | L20 | 8. Venta Cabrera |
| 9. Venta Cabrera | L20 | L20 | 9. Los Ángeles |
| 10. Romera | 10. Carretera de Níjar, 239 | ||
| 11. Rambla Lechuga | L15 y L20 | 11. Plaza La Cañada | |
| 12. AEROPUERTO | L20 | 12. El Ingenio | |
| 13. Kilómetro 8 | L15 | L6 and L20 | 13. Los Díaz |
| 14. La Venta | L15 | L20 | 14. Regiones |
| 15. El Chalet | L15 | L2, L5, L20 and L30 | 15. Sanidad |
| 16. El Alquián | L20 | L2 Buses CD, MD and LD Trains MD and LD |
16. Estación Intermodal |
| CD: Short-distance MD: Medium-distance LD: Long-distance Web links: SURBUS website, SURBUS mobile website (quick information), ADIF Estación Intermodal website |
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Tickets & Prices (SURBUS Lines)
- One way: 1.05€. You can buy it at any bus.
- One way + Link: 1.30€. Limit: 1 hour. You can buy it at any bus. This ticket must be bought at the first bus you take.
- Bono bus (10 journeys): 7.45€. Point of sale: Avda. Federico García-Lorca (La Rambla).
- Month card: 32.80€. Point of sale: Avda. Federico García-Lorca (La Rambla).
| L22 ALMERÍA (Estación Intermodal) – AEROPUERTO – EL ALQUIÁN | ||||
| Estación Intermodal | Los Molinos | La Cañada | AEROPUERTO | El Alquián |
| 06:45 | 06:55 | 07:02 | 07:10 | 07:15 |
| 07:55 | 08:05 | 08:12 | 08:20 | 08:25 |
| 09:05 | 09:15 | 09:22 | 09:30 | 09:35 |
| 10:15 | 10:25 | 10:32 | 10:40 | 10:45 |
| 11:25 | 11:35 | 11:42 | 11:50 | 11:55 |
| 12:35 | 12:45 | 12:52 | 13:00 | 13:05 |
| 13:45 | 13:55 | 14:02 | 14:10 | 14:15 |
| 14:55 | 15:05 | 15:12 | 15:20 | 15:25 |
| 17:05 | 17:15 | 17:22 | 17:30 | 17:35 |
| 18:15 | 18:25 | 18:32 | 18:40 | 18:45 |
| 19:25 | 19:35 | 19:42 | 19:50 | 19:55 |
| 20:35 | 20:45 | 20:52 | 21:00 | 21:05 |
| 21:45 | 21:55 | 22:02 | 22:10 | 22:15 |
| L22 EL ALQUIÁN – AEROPUERTO – ALMERÍA (Estación Intermodal) | ||||
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El Alquián |
AEROPUERTO |
La Cañada |
Los Molinos |
Estación Intermodal |
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07:20 |
07:25 |
07:33 |
07:43 |
07:53 |
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08:30 |
08:35 |
08:43 |
08:53 |
09:03 |
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09:40 |
09:45 |
09:53 |
10:03 |
10:13 |
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10:50 |
10:55 |
11:03 |
11:13 |
11:23 |
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12:00 |
12:05 |
12:13 |
12:23 |
12:33 |
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13:10 |
13:15 |
13:25 |
13:33 |
13:43 |
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14:20 |
14:25 |
14:33 |
14:43 |
14:53 |
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16:30 |
16:35 |
16:43 |
16:53 |
17:03 |
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17:40 |
17:45 |
17:53 |
18:03 |
18:13 |
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18:50 |
18:55 |
19:03 |
19:13 |
19:23 |
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20:00 |
20:05 |
20:13 |
20:23 |
20:33 |
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21:10 |
21:15 |
21:23 |
21:33 |
21:43 |
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22:20 |
22:25 |
22:33 |
22:43 |
22:53 |
| Phone numbers |
| (+34) 950 222 222 (+34) 950 226 161 (+34) 950 251 111 |
– Mojácar: 108€
RENTAL CARS
However, if you want to move around more freely, in the airport you will find several car rental agencies (Europcar, Golden Car, Hertz). This option is chosen by many tourists, because Almeria Province has no real visitor-adapted public transport, except if you travel through the west (Adra, Aguadulce, Almerimar, El Ejido, Roquetas de Mar). Besides, a rental car is the best option if you want to visit places that are far away from each other such as the Tabernas Desert, its cowboy-camps and animal preserves; the “Cabo de Gata Níjar” natural park with all its beaches, getting to know the nightlife in Roquetas, Aguadulce, Almería or Mojácar…
Touristic Information: Unique Almería – Smart Insider Guide to Spain’s best keep Secret
Photograph by José Antonio Hernández
By car : You can reach the airport via the AL-14 motorway following road indications to the airport, located nine kilometres from the city centre. Once you find the airport exit, access to Nijar can be taken through a main road with one lane in each direction. You can also gain direct access to this road from the Mediterranean A-7 motorway.
By taxi :15€ to Almeria city centre; to Aguadulce 23€, to Cabo de Gata 26€, to El Ejido 45€, to Mojacar 75€ or to Roquetas de Mar 33€. Please note that taxi fares are estimated.
Radiotaxi: (+34) 950 226 161
Teletaxi: (+34) 950 251 111
By bus: Line 20 Almería-Alquián. Route: Gregorio Marañón-Old Railway Station-Health Building–Red Cross-Avda. Mediterráneo-Molinos-Los Partidores-Los Picos-Las Cocheras-Antonio Navarro-Cañada Square-Agua Fresca-Los Ángeles-Venta Cabrera-Los Cortijillos-Cruce de los Llanos-Las Escuelas-Cortijo Rojas-Venta de Gaspar-Aniceto-Ctra. Viator-CP San Bernardo-Airport.
Information telephone number : (+34) 950 624 735.
How to get to the university campus
Find your way here, on this map of the Universidad de Almería. You can go anywhere, but pay attention to the Red Directional Arrows, which indicate the buildings and settings where the Symposium events are held.
The University of Almeria is located on the coastline. Its campus is by the sea and can be easily reached by bus. Bus services usually take seven minutes to the city centre following Avenida Cabo de Gata. Lines 11, 12 and 18 operate daily from the city centre to the university campus.
Information telephone number : (+34) 950 624 735.