Nearby international airports and options to get to Teruel:

Teruel is located in the middle point between big cities such as Madrid (300 km), Barcelona (410 km), Valencia (140 km) and Zaragoza (180 km). It does not have an airport but can be easily reached from all the international hubs of these bigger cities. The available options for landing in Spain are, in order of increasing distance from Teruel:

• Valencia: http://www.aeropuerto-valencia.com/
• Zaragoza: http://www.zaragoza-airport.com/en/
• Madrid-Barajas: http://www.aeropuertomadrid-barajas.com/
• Barcelona-El Prat: http://www.aeropuertobarcelona-elprat.com/

Once you are in one of these cities, you can easily reach Teruel either by bus, train or car. The options are listed below, in order of travel time. The parenthesis mark the approximate “effective travel time” (i.e. not counting stops or transfers between lines):

• Plane flight to Valencia → then: car rental + car trip (1.5hr) / bus (2hr) / train (2.5hr)
• Plane flight to Zaragoza → then: car rental + car trip (1.75hr) / bus (2hr) / train (2.5hr)
• Plane flight to Madrid → then: bus (3-5hr) / train to Zaragoza + bus (4hr) / car rental + car trip (4.5hr) / train to Zaragoza + train to Teruel (4.5hr)
• Plane flight to Barcelona → then: train to Zaragoza + bus (3-4hr) / car rental + car trip (4-5hr) / train to Zaragoza + train (4-54hr) / bus to Zaragoza + bus (5-6hr)

Below you can find details on all the possible paths and means of transportation which you can choose from either Valencia, Zaragoza, Madrid or Barcelona.

How to get from the airports to bus/train stations:

Valencia:

The Valencia bus station is located next to the “Turia” underground station (on line 1). In order to get to Turia station, take either underground line 3 (red line) or line 5 (green line) from the airport station (head of both lines) and transfer to line 1 (yellow line, directions “Bétera - Llíria - Paterna - Empalme”) at the Àngel Guimerà underground station.

Trains to/from Valencia leave the city from “Estació del Nord” station. In order to reach it from Valencia airport take line 3 (red line) and get off at “Xátiva” station. No transfers are needed.

Zaragoza:

Buses and trains to/from Zaragoza are both operated from the “Delicias” station. In order to reach the train/bus terminal from the airport you just need to take the 501 bus at Zaragoza airport, which is a direct line operating on the Airport - Estación Delicias route. No transfers are needed.

Madrid:

Buses leave Madrid only from “Madrid-Estacion Sur” bus station. To reach it from Madrid-Barajas airport it is necessary to take the metro line 8 (pink line direction ‘’Nuevos Ministerios’’), and change to line 6 (grey line direction ‘’Mendez Álvaro”) at ‘’Nuevos Ministerios’’ station.

Trains leave Madrid from “Atocha” train station. Take line 8 (pink line) from Madrid-Barajas airport (direction “Nuevos Ministerios”) and transfer to line 6 (grey line) in order to get to “Cuatro Caminos” station (1 stop away from “Nuevos Ministerios”). Transfer to line 1 (cyan line) direction “Valdecarros” and get off in “Atocha - RENFE” underground station.

Barcelona:

Buses and trains to/from Barcelona are both operated from “Barcelona - Estacion Nord” station. In order to reach it, take the “Aerobus” service from any terminal at Barcelona airport and transfer to the underground line 1 (direction “Fondo”) in the “plaza Espanya” station of Aerobus. The closest stop to “Barcelona - Estacion Nord” on line 1 is the “Arc de Trionf” underground station.

By Bus

Teruel bus station (website) | Ronda de Ambeles, s/n 44001 Teruel (España) | Tel. 978 610 789 | 24h Information: 671 304 178

From Valencia:

The company which connects Valencia to Teruel by bus is called IRB (International regular bus, website). Tickets for this trip can be booked at the company’s website. The trip takes approximately 2 hours.

From Zaragoza:

The bus company which connects Zaragoza to Teruel is called AUTOBUSES JIMENEZ (website). The trip can take either 2 hours or 2 hours and 30 minutes, depending on the particular hour selected in the bus schedule.

From Madrid:

The company which connects Teruel and Madrid by bus is called IRB (International regular bus, website). The trip can last from a minimum of 3 hours and 30 minutes, up to 5 hours and 30 minutes, depending on the particular hour selected.

From Barcelona:

The fastest option to reach Teruel from Barcelona by bus is to follow the itinerary Barcelona-Zaragoza-Teruel which includes a transfer in Zaragoza. Tickets for the Barcelona-Zaragoza section of the trip can be bought at the ALSA company website. The trip to Zaragoza takes more or less 3-4 hours. For information about the Zaragoza-Teruel section of the trip see the “From Zaragoza” point (above).

By train

All possible information about routes, schedules and reservations regarding trains from either Valencia, Zaragoza, Madrid or Barcelona can be found at the website of the spanish train company: Renfe.

General information to the customer: 902 320 320

Shopping Online Information: 902 109 420

The only two cities directly connected with Teruel by train are Zaragoza and Valencia. In both cases, the trip lasts approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes, as there is no high-speed route connecting Teruel to neither Zaragoza nor Valencia. In case you are planning to reach Teruel by train from Madrid you will have to transfer at Zaragoza whereas if you are planning to start from Barcelona you will need to change either at Valencia or Zaragoza. Tickets for both Valencia-Teruel and Zaragoza-Teruel itineraries are usually available 1-2 months before the travel date, whereas tickets for Barcelona-Zaragoza, Barcelona-Valencia and Madrid-Zaragoza routes are available with larger advance. We suggest you to check carefully the availability of the trip you intend to choose. All RENFE customer-care services and useful telephone numbers can be found here (SPANISH ONLY):

Customer Service: www.renfe.com/empresa/atencion_cliente.html

By Car

Teruel can be easily reached by car from either Zaragoza or Valencia, as the A-23 highway connecting Valencia to Zaragoza passes very close by Teruel. If you come from Madrid there are 2 possibilities: 1) all-highway paths or 2) itineraries including national roads. If you come from Barcelona you can pass by either Zaragoza or Valencia. More detailed information about the different itineraries can be found below, in order of increasing travel-time:

Car rental services are available in Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia and Zaragoza. Here are links to the websites of some diffuse car-rental companies:

• AVIS (www.avis.es). Reservations Phone Number: 902 180 854
• EUROPCAR (www.europcar.es). Reservations Phone Number: 902 105 055

• HERTZ (www.hertz.es). General information and bookings telephone number: 902 402 405

• NATIONAL ATESA (www.atesa.es (Spanish only)). General information and bookings telephone number: 902 100 101

• SIXT (www.sixt.es). General information and bookings telephone number: 902 491 616

Visa

If you come from a country in the following list, you will need a visa in order to enter in Spain or any other European country:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central Africa Republic, Chad, China, Comoros, Congo, Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Hong Kong (when it is not SAR), India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Rwanda, Sao Tome, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

The starting point is the website of Spanish ministry of exterior:

English version: http://www.exteriores.gob.es/Portal/en/Paginas/inicio.aspx

Spanish version: http://www.exteriores.gob.es/Portal/es/Paginas/inicio.aspx

If the english versions does not appear, please select the language by clicking the “Welcome” button on the top of the page (in the spanish version).

Then click on “Citizen services → Information for foreigners” and you will find all the necessary information. You should reach this page:

http://www.exteriores.gob.es/Portal/en/ServiciosAlCiudadano/InformacionParaExtranjeros/Paginas/Inicio.aspx

Please, remember that since you will need a short term visa, you have to select the “Uniform Schengen Visa” link. Note: The Schengen visa is a document that can be obtained in any country that takes part of Schengen space (Austria, Bélgica, República Checa, Dinamarca, Estonia, Finlandia, Francia, Alemania, Grecia, Hungría, Islandia, Italia, Letonia, Lituania, Luxemburgo, Malta, Países Bajos, Noruega, Polonia, Portugal, Eslovaquia, Eslovenia, España, Suecia, Suiza, Liechtenstein).

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