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SEAT BELTS ARE COMPULSORY FOR DRIVERS AND FRONT SEAT
PASSENGERS.
DRIVE ON THE RIGHT, PASS ON THE LEFT. THE MOTORWAYS IN
SPAIN ARE MAINLY ON THE EAST COAST AND NORTH. TOLL CHARGES
OPERATE ON AUTOPISTAS BUT NOT ON AUTOVIAS.
SPEED LIMITS:120KPH ON MOTORWAYS, 100KPH ON MAIN ROADS AND
60KPH IN TOWNS AND CITIES.
CAR HIRE: MANY INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL FIRMS ARE PLACED
THROUGHOUT SPAIN. THEY MAY BE FOUND AT AIRPORTS, RAILWAY
STATIONS OR IN THE CITY CENTRE.
TAXIS: FARES ARE QUITE CHEAP ACCORDING TO EUROPEAN
STANDARDS. ONLY FOUR PEOPLE PER TAXI IS THE LAW IN SPAIN,
UNLESS THE FIFTH PERSON IS A CHILD AND THE TAXI DRIVER
AGREES TO TAKE HER OR HIM. MAKE SURE THE METER IS WORKING.
A GREEN LIGHT ON THE TAXI ROOF, AND/OR A SIGN IN THE
FRONT WINDSCREEN SAYING 'LIBRE' MEANS IT IS VACANT.
METRO: IN LARGE CITIES SUCH ARE BARCELONA, MADRID, VALENCIA
AND BILBAO, UNDERGROUND NETWORKS ARE AVAILABLE. THIS WAY OF
TRAVELLING IS THE FASTEST AND IS QUITE CHEAP. TRY TO AVOID
RUSH HOURS. THE MADRID METRO OPERATES UNTIL 0130. THE
MOST ECONOMICAL TICKET IS THE ONE ALLOWING 10 JOURNEYS
WHICH COSTS AROUND ESP 650-750. THERE ARE ALSO COMBINED
EMT BUS AND METRO TICKETS FOR VARIOUS DURATIONS. DETAILS
ARE DISPLAYED AT ALL METRO STATIONS.
LONG DISTANCE BUSES - THERE ARE MANY BUSES LINKING
SPANISH TOWNS AND CITIES. THESE BUSES ARE COMFORTABLE AND
QUICK. NO SMOKING IS ALLOWED ONBOARD.
BUSES - MUNICIPAL BUSES OPERATE ROUTES IN THE MAIN CITIES.
SERVICE BEGINS AT FIVE THIRTY IN THE MORNING AND FINISH AT
ONE THIRTY THE NEXT MORNING. SOME NIGHT BUSES OPERATE.
PRIVATE BUSES OPERATE THE PERIPHERAL ROUTES
BETWEEN THE VILLAGES AROUND THE MAIN TOWNS
RAIL:
RENFE THE RED NACIONAL DE LOS FERROCARRILES ESPANOLES.
LOCAL TRAINS TEND TO BE SLOW AND STOP AT ALL STATIONS.
TER AND TALGO ON THE OTHERHAND ARE LONG DISTANCE
SERVICES, FAST AND PUNCTUAL. THESE TRAINS ARE VERY
COMFORTABLE. ADVANCE RESERVATIONS MUST BE MADE OR THESE
TRAINS AND A SUPPLEMENT IS PAYABLE.
A NEW HIGH SPEED TRAIN SERVICE RUNS BETWEEN THE ATOCHA
STATION, IN THE SOUTH OF MADRID, AND SEVILLA, VIA CIUDAD
REAL AND CORDOBA. THE AVERAGE JOURNEY TIME FROM MADRID TO
SEVILLA IS 2 HOURS AND 35 MINUTES.
SPANISH RAIL PASSES ARE AVAILABLE TO NON-RESIDENTS. THESE
ARE VALID ON ALL RENFE SERVICES.
SOME NARROW GAUGE RAILWAYS, MAINLY IN THE NORTH AND NORTH
WEST SPAIN ARE RUN BY A GROUP OF INDEPENDENT COMPANIES
KNOWN AS FEVE. RENFE PASSES ARE NOT VALID ON THESE ROUTES.
AIR:
SPANISH CITIES ARE LINKED TO THE ISLANDS BY INTERNAL
FLIGHTS. IBERIA IS THE NATIONAL LINE AND FOR MORE
INFORMATION THEY SHOULD BE CONTACTED. FLIGHTS BETWEEN
THE MAINLAND AND THE ISLANDS, AND INTER-ISLAND FLIGHTS
ARE ALSO OPERATED BY COMPANIES WITHIN THE IBERIA GROUP,
NAMELY BINTER, BINTER CANARIAS, AND AVIACO.
SEA:
THERE ARE REGULAR FERRY SERVICES TO THE BALEARICS AND
CANARY ISLANDS FROM THE MAINLAND. MAIN DEPARTURE PORTS ARE
VALENCIA, ALICANTE, CADIZ AND BARCELONA. FERRY & JETFOIL
SERVICES OPERATE WITHIN THE TWO ARCHIPELAGOS, THE
CANARIES AND THE BALEARICS.
POPULAR CITIES:
MADRID | BARCELONA | VALENCIA | MALAGA | MURCIA
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