Changing of car hire booking

Hi Jon,

You need to email Cartrawler with your booking reference at reserve@cartrawler.com


Linda


hi gary
hi i rented a car for this thur the 1st nov from car trawler with centauro
nut i need to change it to madrid same date how do i go about it to change it
john donelly

Buses from Gibraltar to Cadiz

Hi Christine,

You will need to get to the bus station in La Línea which is a 5 minute walk from the border. Details at http://www.gomarbella.com/costadelsolbuses/la-linea-bus-station.htm

The details of the bus to Cadiz can be found at the following link http://www.movelia.es/transicion_comes/venta.asp#


Linda
-




Please can you tell me the best way to get from Gibraltar Airport to Cadiz Town via public transport. The time of day would be about 19.15 in the evening.



Kind regards



Christine

Stop over at Madrid Airport

Hi David,

This link gives you full details on Madrid Airport facilities http://www.spanish-airport-guide.com/madrid-airport.html

And details of the various lounges can be found here http://www.aena.es/csee/Satellite?cid=1083857745195&pagename=subHome
&Language=EN_GB&SMO=7&SiteName=MAD&c=Page&MO=3

Linda



Hi Gary,

Easyjet is starting a service in November to Arrecife from MAD and I'm
thinking of connecting with a flight from Edinburgh. The times look
like - arrive from Edinburgh on direct Easyjet flight at 22.30 then
depart on Easyjet flight to Arrecife next morning at 06.30. This means
8 hours stopover but by the time you add on disembarking, baggage
collection and checking-in etc you are most likely down to about 6 hours
to hang around at the airport. Can you please advise if there are
suitable rest areas in the airport (I think both flights will be at
Terminal 1) for this purpose and will any food and drink places be
available between these hours. My travel plans at the moment are for
January-February.

Regards,

David Suttie

VIP lounges at Tenerife

Hi Alan,

If you are departing from Tenerife South Airport there is the Montaña Roja VIP lounge and you can make a booking by emailing salaviptfs@aena.es or telephoning: +34 922 759 425 ir fax: +34 922 759 195

Tenerife North has a lounge on the Mezzanine level which is open from 07:00 to 21:00

Linda


do you have a vip lounge in the airport at tenerife

thanking you

alan johnson

Getting from Madrid to Toro

Hi Joe,

There is a station at Toro but no trains from Madrid operate there. If you follow this link you can find out which stations you can catch a train from http://horarios.renfe.es/hir/index.jsp?page=hjhir110.jsp&O=?&D=?&AF=
2007&MF=MM&DF=DD&SF=NaN&ID=i

Your other option is to get a train from Madrid to Valladolid - details at http://horarios.renfe.es/hir/index.jsp?page=hjhir110.jsp&O=?&D=?&AF=
2007&MF=MM&DF=DD&SF=NaN&ID=i and then hire a car from there for what is a 69km journey which will take you under an hour. If you get a taxi it will cost in the region of €90

It is a 234km drive from Madrid Toro (about 2 hrs 30 mins) and if you do decide to hire a car you can get a free online quote at http://www.spanish-airport-guide.com/car-hire-spain.html

As far as Hotels in Madrid are concerned you can find a good selection at http://www.madrid-hoteles.com/ and if you need advice and guidance the staff at Area Hotels who own the website have good knowledge of what is available to suit your requirements.

Hope this is of some help to you.


Linda


Gary:

I came across your website and thought I would ask for your advice. I will be visiting Spain in December and will fly into Madrid. Part of my visit will take me to Toro, but I can not find that option on any of the train websites. Is there a station in Toro?
It appears to be an easy drive from Madrid to Toro, but if transportation by train is an option, I would prefer to not rent a car.
Also, what would you recommend for a hotel in Madrid?

Thank you so much for your assistance.

Sincerely,

Joe Walker

Easyjet cancelled route from Gatwick to Almeria

Hi Linda

Thanks for your quick response. I shall just have to keep my fingers crossed!!! Along with a lot of other people I am sure.

Thanks

Sue



Hi Sue,

I haven't heard anything about another airline taking this on. But Easyjet have today announced that they have acquired GB Airways - details at http://www.ukairportguide.co.uk/blog.html - with effect from next March and will be operating new services out of Gatwick so I wouldn't despair as it may well be that they will reinstate the Gatwick-Almeria route in the Spring. I will let you know if I hear any more.

Linda

Hi Gary

I have just heard from Easy Jet that they will be ceasing their flights from LGW to Almeria from 1 December 2007. Do you know if any other airline will be taking over this route - I used to fly with GB airways until Easy Jet took over the route and am now concerned about being able to get direct to Almeria from Gatwick next year, we usually travel out to Almeria 3+ times per year and often take friends with us - will be devasted if no other airline is taking on this route.

Thanks

Sue Glancy

Additional flights from Gibraltar

Nothing more has been heard - the last piece of news we received was that it might happen next year, but as the company concerned could not raise enough money to lodge the required bond with the airport this year and it has all gone so very quiet it seems unlikely.


Linda


can you tell more about when are they going to operate or not thank you

Contact details for shop at Tenerife South Airport

Hi Debi,

Unfortunately there is no direct contact number for Gonzalo Comella at Tenerife South. You can email the company direct and ask for their help at http://www.gonzalocomella.com/ or email the airport and ask them to forward your request on at informaciontfs@aena.es


Linda





Hello,

This Friday 26th October, late evening, I returned home from Tenerife, travelling through Tenerife South Airport, making a purchase in one of the duty free shops, Gonzalo Comella, where I purchased a bag.

The bag has a front pocket that requires a key, but when I returned home and unpacked the bag the key was not in the bag. The shop assistant had removed the packaging so I can only presume it was in this.

Please advise how I can contact the shop, to see if they can source a key for me, my husband will be returning in 3 weeks so I could arrange for him to collect it from the shop.

Many thanks

Debi Caunce

Opening times of duty free shops at Barcelona Airport

Hi!
Thank you for all the help!
Christina


Hi again Christina,

Barcelona Airport Aldeasa duty free shops open at 06:00


Linda


Bacelona Airport
christina


Hi Christina,

I need to know which airport are you flying from as opening times vary.

Linda


Hello!
I'm going to fly erly in the morning on saturday and was just woundering when the tax-free shops open?

Transport/shipping firms in Palma

Thanks Linda, hmm, might have to resort to carrying cardboard boxes with us!
Sharon


Hi Sharon,

I am afraid I don't know of anyone a Palma Airport who can help you and my knowledge of removal firms in Mallorca is sadly non existent. I have checked with all the firms I know in mainland Spain and sadly they do not cover the Balearics. Best suggestion I can make is that you get hold of a local paper or Friday Ad when you get to Spain as they are usually the best sources to get this kind of info.

Linda

Hi Gary
We will be travelling to our apt in Mallorca next weekend and we have some baby stuff we want to bring home with us - a baby bath, a travel cot, a high chair, a rocker and a play mat. None of these things are massively heavy but certainly the bath and high chair are awkward and do probably need to come home via a carrier/shipping company of some sort. I am really struggling to find a way to get these shipped back - does anyone operate out of the airport who we could arrange to get these things to and they can ship back, or do you know of any other local firms who ship to UK and will help us package up?
thanks
sharon

Long term parking at Valencia Airport

Hi Bryan,

If you follow this link it will give you details on the company which offers long term/off airport parking at Valencia Airport http://www.transfersdirect.co.uk/


Linda


Hi Gary could you forward info on long stay car at Valencia Airport?
Many thanks,

Bryan Middlemore

Getting from Murcia to Alicante

Many thanks for your advice and attached links. I've since found that it's going to cost me 55 euros (inclusive of all extra milage) to hire a car from Bennisa for the day! So as you say, I'm going to pick my husband up and do some site seeing too!

Regards

Bozena




Hi Bozena,

There is no direct bus service from the airport to Alicante and he will have to get a bus into the city centre to make a further connection. The times they run are not good for his arrival time - see details at http://www.spanish-airport-guide.com/murcia-airport-buses.html

Alternatively he can get a taxi to the bus station in Murcia (but it's a 53km journey and will cost around €65) and then get a bus from there - https://www.alsa.es/VentaParticulares/AGVenta

The same €65 taxi fare willl apply if he gets a train as again he has to get to the city centre, but as you will see from the following link the last train departs at 17.47 - details of train timetables at http://horarios.renfe.es/hir/index.jsp?page=hjhir130.jsp&O=61200&D=60911&AF=
2007&MF=11&DF=03&SF=6&ID=i

Having looked at the above options you might well decide the best option is for you to pick him up!


Linda



Hello Gary

I have read some of your suggestion on the net but wonder if you could give some advice on transport from Murcia airport to Jalon Alicante.

My husband will be arriving from Norway at 1900hrs on the 3rd November and I would appreciate your advice on the best and most economical transport service available. We usually fly from Alicante and I can of course pick him up from Alicante if you have no other ideas.

Much appreciate your help

regards

Bozena Evans

Trains from Barcelona to Santander

Hi Peter,

There is no direct train and if you follow this link it details the services available http://horarios.renfe.es/hir/index.jsp?page=hjhir130.jsp&O=BARCE&D=14223&AF=
2007&MF=MM&DF=DD&SF=NaN&ID=i

As far as buses are concerned, there is no direct service from the airport but if you go into Barcelona (to the Sants Railway Station) there are 2 buses a day from there (which are not good time wise for you) - details at https://www.alsa.es/VentaParticulares/AGVenta

Linda




Hello Gary,

Even though you made an "Idiots Guide to the Spanish Train System" I still seem to strugle with finding what I need. I'm coming to Barcelona on december 30 at 12 a.m. and needs to get to Santander staight off.

Can you help me find a train or bus, that can take me from Barcelona to Santander?

Best regards

Peter - Denmark

Aldeasa Duty free shop at Ibiza Airport

Hi Linda

Thank you very much for your prompt reply. I have a friend who's Spanish is pretty good so I will try a fax. If that fails the I will get onto the manufacturer. Thanks again for you assistance.


Hi Teresa,

You can contact Aldeasa at Ibiza Airport by telephone on +34 971 809 166 or fax on +34 971 395 401 (they do not have an email address) . Depending on how good your Spanish is, you might find it easier to contact the watch manufacturer and ask them for a spare set of instructions.

Linda



Hi Gary

I bought a gent's chronological watch on 30 September at Aldeasa, Ibiza on my way home to Scotland. When I got home I discovered there were no instructions in the box. The girl that served me had removed them when she was stamping my guarantee and didn't put them back. How can I get in touch with the Aldeasa shop to request they send me the instructions? I can't find an email address for them. I would appreciate your assistance.

Teresa

Leasing retail space at Spanish Airports

Hi Justin,

You need to get in touch with Aena who are the Spanish Airport Authority. You can email them at webpublica@aena.es


Linda


Hi Gary,

I am wanting to rent/lease a retail space within a Spainish airport (departures), ideally it would be Ibiza or Palma.

I'm struggling to find any info which allows me to apply for this.

Do you have any info or could you point me in the right direction??

I look forward to hearing from you soon,

Many Thanks,

Justin

Catching Connecting flights in Madrid

Hi Susanna,

You should be able to check your luggage right through when you leave from Stockholm. When you arrive in T2 at Madrid you will see signs for connecting flights so you just follow them through to the departures lounge to wait for your flight to Tenerife to be called for boarding. If you follow this link it gives you details of shops and cafes where you can kill some time in Terminal 2 http://www.spanish-airport-guide.com/madrid-airport-terminal2.html


Linda


Hi Gary,

This is our first time travelling with our kids and the very first time we visit Madrid airport, so we really need to be focused...

We are flying with SAS/Spanair from Stockholm Arlanda to Tenerife Norte on Oct. 26 and we have to make a stop at the Madrid airport in between.
Both arrival and departure is from terminal 2 at the Madrid airport, how does it work when we arrive? Where do we go from there? How do we board our next flight from Madrid to Tenerife?

Do we need to fetch our luggage and make the check-in procedure again in order to receive our boarding cards to the next flight to Tenerife?


Kind regards,
Susanna Ohlsson

Travelling through Madrid Airport

Hi Chelsea,

You don't need to worry as Madrid is a large modern airport which has good signposting and international staff. If you do need assistance head for one of the information desks (which are clearly marked in all the terminals) and you will be able to find someone who speaks English there.

Linda


Hi Gary,
This is Chelsea Adler i am traveling to Valencia Spain on November 10th. I fly
from Atlanta to Madrid and from there i fly to Valencia. I have never traveled
alone before let alone to another country, so i was wondering the availability
of english speaking help in the airport in Madrid. I am just making sure that
once i get into madrid airpot and switching flights that i am able to get help
if needed.
So if you can get back to me as soon as you can that would be great.
thank you
Chelsea Adler

Getting from Madrid to Faro

Hi Tim,

If you are travelling with children I would fly, but as the only airline that operate flights from Faro to Madrid is Ryanair and as they stop running at the end of October it looks like you will have to either take the overnight train to Lisbon or a better alternative might be to get a train from Madrid to Seville - http://horarios.renfe.es/hir/index.jsp?page=hjhir130.jsp&O=MADRI&D=51003&AF=2007
&MF=MM&DF=DD&SF=NaN&ID=s and then a bus from Seville to Faro - http://www.faroairportguide.com/faro-to-seville.htm

There are no flights from Faro to Malaga over the winter months and the only way to get into Spain by public transport is by bus to Seville. Details at http://www.faroairportguide.com/faro-to-seville.htm
From Seville you can get another bus to Malaga - details at http://www.estabus.emtsam.es/

The good news is that you can either fly from Malaga to Madrid for the final leg of your journey with Spanair, Vueling, Iberia or Air Europa. Or get a train - details at http://horarios.renfe.es/hir/index.jsp?page=hjhir130.jsp&O=54413&D=MADRI&AF=2007
&MF=MM&DF=DD&SF=NaN&ID=s (this is the timetable for 2007 as the 2008 details are not yet available).

Because you are travelling over the Christmas period make sure you check all these timetables nearer the time, and if you decide to take the train you should book in advance.

Hope this is of some assistance.


Linda


Hi Gary-

We are trying to travel to Portugal and Spain in Dec/Jan. What is the easiest way from Madrid Airport to Faro? Are there cheap flights? I saw an overnight train that is 10 hours to Lisbon and then Faro for 3 more hours. (Dec 23 2007)



From Faro, we plan on working our way to Malaga. Then we need to get back to Madrid on Jan 11th.



Any suggestions or help would be appreciated. We can bus, train or fly. I have 6 people (3 adults and 3 kids) so low price is important, but not in exchange for heavy, hard traveling.



Thank you,

Tim

Transit Visas for Spain

Hi Olu,

I suspect you will be OK with a UK Resident Permit, but visa regulations are a bit of a minefield and you need to check this out with your embassy or the airline.

Sorry I can't be of more help but I don't want to give you wrong advice.

Linda




HI Gary,

I am Nigerian and reside in the UK so I have a UK Resident Permit, I am travelling to Nigeria on holiday on IBERIA AIRLINE through Spain, do I need a Transit Visa to pass through Spain ?

Will appreciate urgent response please.

Olu

Hiring a car to use in Spain and Portugal

Hi Lisa,

You can do this via the large international companies like Hertz or Avis.


Linda



Hi Gary,

Can you tell me if it's allowed for tourist to rent a car and drive from Portugal to Spain?
Appreciate a quick response cos we need to finalise our travel plans.

Thanks.

Lisa
___

Lost luggage on Iberia flight

Hi Chloe,

I don't know whether you need to return the paperwork to Iberia at Barcelona Airport or Iberia Head Office. If you are calling 902 341 342 this is the general number for lost luggage and their postal address is Iberia, Lost Luggage Claim, Apartado de correos 36.299, 28080 Madrid, Spain. They suggest if you can't get hold of them you contact them at the local airport. If you are ringing 934 013 129 this is the number at Barcelona Airport and their postal address is Iberia Lost Luggage, Barcelona Airport, El Prat de Llobregat, Barcelona 8820, Spain.

If you have a different contact number let me know and I will try and work out where it's located!


Linda

Hi Gary,

When we were in Europe a few months ago our luggage was lost on our Iberia flight from Rome to Barcelona. Both bags were returned to us. One after 3 days in Barcelona and the other after 5 days in Paris. We were told we were allocated 53EURO per day per bag by Iberia Airlines after we registered our luggage as missing.

They told us that all we had to do was send in the receipts as well as the documentation (which we have) that we received from them. however, we do not have any details on where we can sent it.

Do you have an email address I can contact them on? I have tried calling the number (from Australia) that was listed when we registered our lost luggage but I am left on hold for what seems like forever.

Thank you,
Chloe

Flights from Malaga to Alicante

Hi Sonya,

You can get a direct flight with Air Nostrum. You can details of timetables, etc at http://www.airnostrum.es/

There are no direct trains and your other option is to get a bus - details at http://www.estabus.emtsam.es/

Linda


hi could you tell me can i get direct flight from malaga to alicante.thanks .sonya

Duty free shop at Girona Airport

Hi Ricky,

Contact details are as follows:

email: gerona@aldeasa.es
Telephone: +34 972 473 681/972 186 675
or fax: +34 972 473 101

Linda





I purchased a watch at the duty free shop in Girona Airport 15.10.07.
It does not work.
Do you have a contact email address for the duty free shop?

Thanks

Richard

Finding Employment at Valencia Airport

Many thanks Linda.

Frank


Hi Frank,

The staff at Valencia Airport are employed by Aena (the Spanish Airport Authority) and you can contact their personnel department at portalempleo@aena.es

Linda




Afternoon Gary

We live just outside of Valencia, and I have an 18 year daughter and her Dutch Finance , aged 20 years,living with us. Recently heard that Valencia Airport is going to be used a lot more by RyanAir and ther may be jobs available. I am wondering if you have an email address of RyanAir as to whom we could make contact or any email address to do with possible employment at Valencia Airport.

Many thanks
Frank Saunders

Free Parking at Malaga Airport

HI Linda,

Thanks for the info

Kind regards
Claire


Hi Claire,

Have just written an article with the latest info on Malaga Parking which is as follows:

Due to the construction of the new terminal being carried out at Malaga airport temporary traffic modifications are being made on roads around the airport terminals with vehicle traffic now being divided on the departures level leaving two lanes for public transport traffic and stops, and an additional two lanes for passenger drop-off and collection in private vehicles. The final lane is for entering and exiting the PT-2 car park.

These works also affect the car parks, and as there are more parking spaces in PT-1 in front of Terminal 1 than in PT-2 (Terminal 2), it is worth trying to park there first. Because of the high level of occupation expected in the car parks during the coming months a new public car park, P-0, has been opened which until now had been used as a car park for airport employees. There is a new free car park with security on the north side of the airport (P-3), next to the aeronautical activities area, with a FREE bus service that offers continuous transport to the T-1 and T-2 passenger terminals.

Malaga Airport currently has a total of 3,550 parking spaces, distributed as follows: P-0 (600 spaces), PT-1 (280 spaces), PT-2 (670 spaces) and P-3 (2000 spaces)"

The free car park is not undercover but is secure with patrols and cameras.


Linda




Hi Gary

Do you know if there is still free parking to be had at Malaga Airport...if so where, and is it undercover/safe?

Thanks

Claire

Flights from France to Palma

Hi Becky,

The only airport in France which has flights into France is Paris Orly and Air Nostrum and Air Europa are the airlines you need to contact to book a flight from there to Palma.

Linda


Hi Gary, Please could you help me.... I am looking for any flights from
France to Palma, would you have the airlines who would offer these options?

Many thanks,

Becky

Flights from France to Reus

Hi again Saviyen,

It looks as though all the information on internal flights which Aena quoted on the Reus airport website was incorrect. If you are flying into Barcelona you can easily get a bus direct to Reus or a train, bus or taxi from the airport into the city centre to Barcelona Santa railway station - details at http://www.spanish-airport-guide.com/barcelona-airport.html and then get a train to Reus - details at http://horarios.renfe.es/hir/index.jsp?page=hjhir130.jsp&O=BARCE&D=71400&AF=
2007&MF=MM&DF=DD&SF=NaN&ID=i

If you fly into Madrid there is only one train a day from the Renfe station in the city centre - details at http://horarios.renfe.es/hir/index.jsp?page=hjhir130.jsp&O=MADRI&D=71400&AF=
2007&MF=MM&DF=DD&SF=NaN&ID=i

Sorry for the confusion over the flights. Hope the above information is of help.



Linda


Hi Linda

I have just been on Spanair website and there is no flights from Madrid to Reus either!!!!

Can you please find that out for me or confirm?

Looks like am left with Barcelona option now since Madrid not looking too good for connecting flights!!!!

Thanks.

Saviyen.


Hi Saviyen,

Apologies. I have checked the Iberia website and you are quite right that there are no connecting flights. I know that Aena (the Spanish Airport Authority) are having trouble with their website at the moment which is where I got the info from so I will double check with the airline as well next time!

Anyway, despite my giving you the wrong info you seem to have got yourself sorted out.

Linda


Hi Linda

Thanks for the information.

I have actually looked on the iberia website but it doesn't seem that they have flights to Reus. I played around with the dates but it said there are no connecting flights. Maybe I did a wrong search.
It will be actually easier for me to go Madrid with easyjet(cheap) than barcelona and from there get to Reus.


Thanks for your help.; very much appreciated!

Best Regards,
Saviyen.


Hi Saviyen,

You can fly to Reus from the following airports with the following airlines:

Barcelona - Iberia
Madrid - Iberia & Spanair
Seville - Iberia

As I suspect you already know, there are no direct flights from France.

Linda



Hi Gary

Can you please help about flights to Reus airport or the surroundings please? I live in Toulouse; France and would like to go to Reus.
Is there any connecting flights from Madrid airport to Reus? Or should i go to Barcelona and from there travel to Reus?

Since Toulouse is quite close to Barcelona and Spanish border; I was thinking if there might be a connecting train which goes through Barcelona or somewhere close to Reus?

Thanks.

Best Regards,
Saviyen.

Car Hire

Hi Vaughan,

We are not actually the car hire agency. In view of the timescale it's probably best if you telephone Cartrawler direct (who are the booking agents) on 00353 1499 9610 quoting your reservation number. Or you can email them on reserve@cartrawler.com


Linda

Gary

As per your email. I have not recently hired a car from you I have tried via your email ticket system to change the dates for the hire from 15/10/07 to 19/10/07 inclusive to the new dates of 21/10/07 to 27/10/07 inclusive but have had no reply. Can you confirm that these dates have been changed ?

Vaughan Cairns

Buses running from Tenerife North to Tenerife South

Hi Maria,

If you follow this link it will give you details of the buses which run from Tenerife North Airport to the South http://www.spanish-airport-guide.com/tenerife-north-airport-buses.html

Linda


Hello!

I wonder if you know how often the shuttle buses go from the Tenerife North Airport to the Soth Airport and how long it takes?

Getting from Albufeira to Rome

Hi Lucy,

I dread to think how many trains and buses you would need to take to make this journey!

You cannot get a direct flight from Faro to Rome (only from Libson to Fiumicino Airport). If you follow this link it gives you details of flight destinations from Faro Airport http://www.ana.pt/portal/page/portal/ANA/AEROPORTO_FARO_CNT/?AE_
FR=196131&actualmenu=6743744&cboui=196131

Linda





Hello Gary,



Is there anyway of taking a train from the Albufeira area to Rome, Italy? Or would you suggest taking a flight?



Thank you,

Lucy

Connecting flights at Madrid Airport

Thank you very much Linda for your prompt reply.

Kind regards
Yvonne

Hi Yvonne,

As you are travelling right through with Iberia then your bags will also be checked right through as well.

You have left yourself loads of time to make the transfer and when you land at T4 you will see a sign for the train which will take you to 4S. It runs every couple of minutes and the journey only takes a few minutes.

If you have loads of time to kill and want to look around some shops or get something to eat or drink you can find details at http://www.spanish-airport-guide.com/madrid-airport.html

Have a good trip.

Linda

Hi Gary

Sorry if you are repeating yourself again, but very nervous as first time I have flown on my own and such a distance.

Flying with Iberia from LHR on the 7.25 arr Madrid 10.45 Terminal 4

Dep Terminal 4S 12.05 to Rio de Janeiro with Iberia

Can I presume that I do not need to worry about my luggage and that it will be transferred automatically between the two planes? and that there is sufficient time if no delays in London.

With regard to myself getting from Terminal 4 to Terminal 4S is it clearly signposted?

Kind regards
Yvonne

Getting from Gibraltar to Montpellier

Hi Isabel,

Gibraltar does not have good transport links with no railway station nearby and the only flights from there go back to the UK.

If you follow this link it gives you a list of Renfe stations which operate trains into Montpellier. http://horarios.renfe.es/hir/index.jsp?page=hjhir110.jsp&O=?&D=?&AF=2007
&MF=MM&DF=DD&SF=NaN&ID=i
None of them seem very accessible to Gibraltar. Think your best option is to get to Malaga station and then get a connection there to Barcelona or Murcia so that you can then catch another train to Montpellier. You can get details of timetables and routes at http://horarios.renfe.es/hir/ingles.html# But as you are travelling over the Xmas/New Year period you need to specify your exact travel dates to see what sort of service is running.

You may well find that your best option is to fly back to the UK and out again.

Linda





Hi Gary

I wonder if you can help us …. We are in GIB for Xmas and have now been invited to France (nr Montpellier ) for New Year!!!

Any suggestions of getting to Montpellier without coming back to the UK? Don't mind even a train…

Looking forward to hearing from you as I have exhausted my ideas!!

Cheers

Isabel

Flying from Dubai into Spain

Hi Ashok,

I think you may need to talk to travel agent in Karachi to sort out how you get from Dubai to Spain as I can't see any direct flights and they all seem to require at least one change somewhere else in Europe. In case your agent finds a direct flight here, then the Spanish airports which link into Bilbao Airport are Barcelona (Spanair, Vueling and Iberia), Madrid (Spanair and Iberia) and Malaga (Spanair, Vueling, Iberia and Air Europa).

It may be that you are better off flying from Dubai to another city and then get a flight from there to Bilbao. In which case you can fly into Bilbao from Brussels, Lisbon, London Heathrow, London Stansted, Milan, Paris and Cologne, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt and Stuttgart in Germany. You can check with Emirates Airlines to see which of these airports they fly into at http://www.emirates.com/

Linda

Hi Gary,

I have to visit Amorebieta power plant in Bilbao in November. Which airport should I use to enter Spain? I shall fly from Karachi to Dubai and Dubai to Spain.I have to write in visa application port of entry.

Thanks

Regards

Ashok Kumar

Barcelona Airport

Hi Penny,

If you are only there for the weekend to save travelling time (and transfer costs) I would book to fly straight into Barcelona Airport.

Linda



Funny that is my ex husband's name.

I want to fly to Barcelona for a weekend, should I book for Reus airport or Gerona?

Thanks and regards

Penny

Ryanair flights into Reus

Hi David,

Afraid I am unable to help you with this one. The best people to contact are obviously Ryanair but if you have already tried this and got nowhere you could try the Spanish Airport Authority (Aena) at inforeu@aena.es


Linda


Hi Gary,

I am looking for the registration numbers of Ryanair aircraft entering and leaving Reus Airport on 1 May 2007. I would also need the departure airport for those arriving at Reus and the destination of those departing Reus.
Can you provide this information or can you tell me where I can get it?

Regards

David Gilmore

Facilities to watch rugby at Alicante Airport

Hi Linda



Really good of you to reply – thanks so much. We shall see what we can do.



Kind regards


Cathy



Hi Cathy,

You husband is not the only one: I've had loads of messages from people asking where they can watch the match when they land at various Spanish airports! Unfortunately Spain is not big on rugby so you will have to head for the nearest English sports bar, and if you get one where you can sit outside the children will be OK. the safest place to head for is the sea front at Alicante but this is a 13km journey and will take about 15 minutes. So by the time you pick up your luggage, clear customs, get a taxi and find a bar he will have certainly missed the first half.

Sorry not to have better news ...

Linda


Hi Gary

We arrive in Alicante airport 10 mins before kick off of Rugby World Cup. My husband is livid! Do you know if there is anywhere we can watch the game at or very close to the airport? We have 2 children, so bars may not want us. Any ideas?

Thanks

Cathy

Getting from Santiago to Biarritz

Hi Liam.

Afraid the answer is no to both your questions.


Linda





Hi Gary,
Just wondering if there are flights to Biarritz from Santiago de Campostela or if not is there a train service to southern France.
Thanks
Liam Ennis