Getting to Valencia by Road
Valencia is linked north and south by the AP7-E15
motorway,which runs along the east coast, with direct access
from Barcelona and Alicante respectively, and inland by the
A3-E901 which heads west towards Madrid.
Brittany Ferries (tel: 08709 076 103, in the UK; website:
www.brittanyferries.co.uk) operates to
Santander from Plymouth, and P&O
Ferries links Bilbao and Portsmouth (tel: 08716
645 645, in the UK). From Santander, the A7-E15 leads to
Valencia.
Eurolines (tel: 08717 818 181, in
the UK; website: www.eurolines.com) operates coach
services from other European countries to Valencia. The
city's main bus station is the Estació Terminal d'Autobuses
on Avenida de Menéndez, north of the city
centre.
Real Automóvil Club de España (RACE) (tel:
902 404 545; website: www.race.es) has reciprocal agreements
with the AA and
RAC in the UK and the
AAA in the USA for emergency
breakdown services.
Emergency breakdown service: RACE (tel: 902 300 505, 24 hours).
By
Bus
Coach
Station
Menéndez Pidal, 13 46009-Valencia
Tel. 34 963 466 266
Valencia Coach Station, is located in the west of the city, and
has services to the all the main Spanish and European
cities.
There is a taxi rank at the main entrance.
The nearest Metro station is at a distance of 200 m
(Turia).
There are also many buses coming from almost every big city
in Spain and most of the cities in the Valencia region. The bus
station is located near the river in Valencia, which is about
fifteen minutes walk from the centre.
A coach company which travels to Valencia is National
Express.
National
Express
National Express is the largest scheduled coach service
provider in Europe. In the UK the distinctive white National
Express coaches operate to 1000 destinations and carry over 16
million customers a year. Eurolines coaches additionally
operate to over 500 destinations within Europe and Ireland.
All Eurolines members use modern coaches with reclining seats,
large picture windows, washroom facilities and a comfortable
amount of legroom. All services are non-smoking.
Click on the text link below to take you directly to
National Express / Eurolines.
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By
Boat
Direct ferry routes exist between Valencia and Ibiza, Palma
de Mallorca, and Mahon.
The city is served by ferry services to the Balearic Islands
(Trasmediterránea- http://www.trasmediterranea.es/and the
Baleariacs www.balearia.net)
Approx. cost from the Port Valencia city centre by taxi:
14 Euros.
P&O
Ferries
From the UK it is possible to sail from Portsmouth to Bilbao
by P & O European Ferries, and also from Plymouth to
Santander by Brittany Ferries.
P&O Ferries offers a choice of four ferry crossings sailing
from the UK to the Continent.
All of their ferry crossings take you to the gateways of
Europe with easy motorway access for your onward journey.
Choose P&O ferry travel and you can take your car,
caravan or motorbike on a direct ferry, without paying any
excess baggage however much you pack. Even if you've loaded
up the car for a big family camping holiday, you won't have
to worry - it all goes free.
Book your ferry travel with P & O and you’ll start
your holiday break as soon as you leave home. Why would you
choose to start your trip stuck in an airport or cooped up
on a train when you can sit back, relax and enjoy the sea
views on a direct ferry to really get into the holiday
spirit.
Click on the text link below to take you directly to P&O
European Ferries.
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