Spain has a few small private railways, but intercity train travel is provided by the Spanish national railroad company. Since the 1980s, Spain has invested in constructing a national network of high-speed trains which connect the major cities. The national train company, Red Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Españoles, or RENFE, also operates local trains around the country.
RENFE
Avda. Pío XII, 110
28036 Madrid
011-34 91 300 61 48
www.renfe.com
Spain has a network of flights between the major cities and the outlying Canary and Balearic islands, operated by a number of carriers. Prices can vary a great deal; many carriers in Europe are low-cost carriers.
Airports in Spain are operated by Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea, or AENA, a public corporation.
AENA
C/Arturo Soria 109, 2ª planta.
28043 Madrid
011-34 913 212 950
aena.es
Spain has received European Union subsidies to improve its transport infrastructure, and a great deal of that money has been invested in enhancing the road network. This has meant that travel by car and bus has become feasible between the main cities, as well as smaller towns and villages. Cars can be rented from car rental agencies.
Buses are operated by private companies from the bus stations in the cities. Tourist information offices can typically provide bus time tables for local and regional buses.
ALSA (originally an abbreviation for Automóviles Luarca, S.A) operates buses between the major cities in Spain.
ALSA
Avenida de América
Intercambiador 9-A
28002 Madrid, Spain
011-34 91 327 05 40
www.alsa.es
Two companies operate ferry and fast catamaran services from the Spanish mainland to outlying parts of Spain and other destinations in the Mediterranean. The fast catamaran trip between Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca takes three hours.
Balearia
Estación Marítima s/n;
07800 Eivissa
011-34-971 19 47 69
taquilla.balearia.net
Acciona Trasmediterránea
Avd. de Europa, 10 (Parque Empresarial La Moraleja)
28108 Alcobendas-Madrid
011-34-902 45 46 45
www.trasmediterranea.es
