Distances from Reus and Girona Airports to Barcelona

Hi Carole,

There's not much to choose between them as far as ease of access is concerned, but distance wise Reus is 112km and takes about 1 hr 20 minutes to drive and Girona is 103km and takes about an hour and 15 minutes.

Linda


Hi gary
Can you let me know the distances from Reus and Gerona Airport to Barcelona City Centre?

Which is the easiest to get to Barcelona from?

Many thanks

Carole

Trains from Madrid to Lisbon

Well at least you now have the train times and know they are running!

Linda

Thank you for your response and the related link. I called the Portuguese train system but was told tickets can only be purchased in Madrid. We'll keep trying.


Best regards,



Bob Wagner, CPA

I am afraid nothing ever surprises me with the Spanish railway system as far as ticket sales are concerned! You are quite right in that you cannot obtain tickets via their website. So I went to the Portuguese site and they have timetables, etc, available and contact details. You can find all this at http://www.cp.pt/cp/displayPage.do?vgnextoid=a4f6f9e12a584010VgnVCM1000007b01a8c0RCRD


Linda


Ladies and Gentlemen:



You have been very helpful to us regarding my family's arrival at Madrid Airport. We will land on December 22 from Atlanta. May I ask you a question?



We have been trying for 6 weeks to purchase rail tickets from Madrid to Lisbon (the Lusitania) on Dec 27 for a family of 4. We have been told every week that the Spanish railway system has not yet released the train schedules and therefore we can not purchase tickets. It seems very strange to us that on Dec 15 the railway schedule has not been published for Dec 27. Can this be true? Is there some other way for us to purchase Madrid to Lisbon train tickets? Do you recommend we try to buy plane tickets instead? Thank you.



Best regards,



Bob Wagner, CPA

Driving a hire car from Portugal to Spain

Thank you for the quick response. i will look into your suggestions.
Best, Katie



Hi Katie,

I am afraid that it's only the national car companies like Avis and Hertz who have the facilities for you to hire your car in Portugal and drop it off in Spain. The other alternative is for you to get the bus from Faro to Seville and then rent a car when you get there. You can find out about bus timetables at http://www.faroairportguide.com/faro-to-seville.htm


Linda


hello-
I got your email from your terrific informative site "faro airport guide". I posted a comment on the website, but though i would email you as well. know you get this question a lot, but couldn't find the answer. do you know of a car rental company that allows pick up in portugal and drop off in spain without exorbiant fees? My husband and i are flying into lisbon and planning on renting a car in lisbon, traveling portugal's coast, meeting some friends in malaga, and then flying out of seville. and we only have one week! The whole trip will be much more complicated without a rental car! any suggestions?
Much appreciated.

katie

Meeting point at Malaga Airport

Hi Linda
thank you very much for your kind advice - and for such a prompt response - what excellent customer service!
my very best regards, Ian


Hi Ian,

You can either park the car and meet her in the arrivals hall - there is only one door she can come through after she collects her baggage. If you get there early there is a coffee bar to the left of the hall so you could also tell her to look for you there or she can wait there if you are delayed.

If you do not want to park the car then tell her to go upstairs to the departures area as there are a couple of parking lanes there where you can wait for her in the car.

I don't know if you're aware that Malaga Airport is currently undergoing a huge expansion programme and the traffic can be a bit unpredictable - especially at Christmas - so my recommendation would be that you park in the short stay car park and meet her in the arrivals hall.

Linda


Hi Gary
I'm due to meet my sister from Malaga Airport on 27 December and wondered where the best place is for us to arrange to meet one-another

I will have flown to Spain some days ahead of her and will not be able to contact her after I leave the UK - hence the importance that we know exactly where to meet (I will be collecting her by car)

hoping that you can help! - many thanks, Ian Swift

Flight transfers at Madrid Airport

Hi Mel,

It depends on who you are travelling with as to whether your luggage can be checked right through. If you are travelling with the same airline operator for both flights then there should not be a problem.

If for any reason you do not make your connecting flight on the 24th then the airline is obliged to put you on their next available one. I see that that the 12.20 flight is operated by Iberia (which is the only one they handle on the 24th) and the only flight after that is an Easyjet one at 16.50, so your only option will be to try and get on that one.

Your return journey leaves you and your luggage enough time to transfer flights as long as there is no delay leaving Fuerteventura.


Linda


Hi Gary, on Monday 24th December we are travelling from Heathrow to Madrid leaving London 06.20am arriving Madrid Terminal 4 @ 09.40am (if on time!) we are then booked on the flight to Fuerteventura @ 12.20pm also from Terminal 4 obviously we have plenty of time if timings are kept, 2 questions (1) is our luggage transferred from one plane to the other? (2) what if the plane from Heatrhrow is late departing and we miss the Fuerteventura flight what are our options?

We are to do the reverse on the way back on 30th December but with only a 1hr 40mins time gap @Madrid to make the Heathrow connection. Your help & advice would be most appreciated.

This is the first time we have booked flights only, so just a bit concerned!!

Many thanks
Mel

Collecting a dog from Alicante Airport

Hi Linda,

Many thanks for the information.

Kind regards,


Hi Lynda and Colin,

Iberia Handling are the agents for Thomsonfly and will be responsible for your dog when it arrives on the 18th, and to be on the safe side I would ring them and ask them where you should go to collect it. I flew my animals over here several years ago and was told to go to cargo but they ended up going round on the luggage carousel! It seems that every handling agent has their own rules. The good news is that you are dealing with Iberia so they should have proper systems in place.


Linda

Hi Gary,

We are expecting to pick up a dog at Alicante airport on the 18th December.
It is arriving at Alicante at 1045hrs from Glasgow on a Thomsonfly flight.

Can you tell us where we will be able to pick up the dog? Cargo Centre etc. and where to find the location?
We have looked through the websites for the airport, tried Google but cannot find any info on dog collection!!!


Many thanks

Regards,

Lynda & Colin Kirby

Taking Pets through Madrid Airport

Gary,

I am very concerned for being certain I have all the papers required for my Maltese, 9 pounds to enter next Sunday, 23/12/2007 at the Madrid airport.

She has all the Vet papers and has a chip but I am afraid there may be problem as the chip is 9 digit Avid MicroChip and as I read about EU requirements in Spain it is 15 digit MicroChip she needs?

Can you advise me as I do NOT want to have a problem bringing her with us for our two stay in Spain.

I can purchase a scanner if this would be the answer.

Please let me know.

Thanking you,

Sue Olsen

Hi Sue,

I have looked up all the Aena (Spanish Airport Authority) regulations on microchip numbers and they state that is has to be a 15 digit (3 country code + 12 national ID) microchip number for their scanners to be able to read it. They also state that you can provide your own reader so I think to be on the safe side I would get one.


Linda

Linda,
Thank you SO much for your efforts and advice. I will have the scanner in hand and I believe I have all the paper work in order.

Appreciate your getting back to me, and wish you a Happy Christmas.

Sue

Flight from London to Vigo

Re: Is ClickAir opening a direct flight from London to Vigo?


At the moment the only flight I am aware of that Clickair operates from Vigo is to Barcelona.

Linda

Collecting pets at Barcelona Airport

Brilliant, thanks!

Hi Regine,

Lufthansa fly into Terminal B. Their ground handling agents are Flightcare and it is worth checking just where they will hold your cat for collection. Their numbers are 932 983 330 or 932 971 134

Linda

Dear Linda,

thanks for the prompt and helpful info! I will arrive with Lufthansa on a direct flight from Germany.
Kind regards,
Regine


Hi Regine,

Most of the flights from Germany arrive in Terminal A. If this is the case then there is a "special baggage" carousel which your cat should appear on. Having said that, I have brought cats into Spain and the baggage handlers seem to be a law unto themselves, so I would double check with the ground handling staff for your flight who are normally at the door when you disembark from the plane.

If you want to check before you fly, let me know which airline you are flying with and I will give you the number for their ground staff at Barcelona Airport.

Linda

Dear Gary,

I was wondering if you knew where I could pick up my pets at Barcelona airport once me and them arrive on a flight from Germany?
Is there a special area to pick up this "special luggage"? I will travel with 2 cats - 1 in the cabin, 1 in the "special luggage area".
Many thanks,
regards,
Regine

Driving directions from Murcia to Faro

Hi Linda

Thanks so much for the advice and helpful link!

Kind regards.

Jill


Hi Jill,

I know it's a long drive, but it's motorway and major roads all the way
so you really shouldn't have any problems. If you want to have a closer
look at the driving directions they can be found at
http://www.viamichelin.com/viamichelin/int/dyn/controller/ItiWGPerformPa
ge?ie=utf-8&reinit=1&strStartCityCountry=EUR&strStartAddress=aeropuerto+
&strStartMerged=murcia&strDestCityCountry=EUR&strDestAddress=aeropuerto&
strDestMerged=faro&image2.x=39&image2.y=12
age?ie=utf-8&reinit=1&strStartCityCountry=EUR&strStartAddress=aeropuerto
+&strStartMerged=murcia&strDestCityCountry=EUR&strDestAddress=aeropuerto
&strDestMerged=faro&image2.x=39&image2.y=12>

Linda



Hi Gary

I need to travel from Murcia to Faro in the summer; I have
looked at all the options and there doesn't appear to be any direct
route via bus, train or plane. So it looks as if driving may be the
easiest option. I know its a long distance and just wondering if anyone
has any experience of driving this journey. Is it a relatively easy
drive? (straight roads, no hills!). If anyone has done it I would be
grateful if they could share their experience with me.

Cheers.


Jill Lloyd

Castellon Airport latest situation

It does finally appear to be happening. Follow this link for the latest information .. http://www.spanish-airport-guide.com/castellon-airport.html


Linda


is this airport a urban myth? does it exist or will it open?
When will it open and will low cost airlines fly into it from Scotland? Thanks, Charlie.

Pubic transport timetables from Seville to Fuengirola

Many, many thanks for your help.

Kind regards

Lucy


Hi Lucy,

You can get the train from Seville to Malaga - details at http://horarios.renfe.es/hir/index.jsp?page=hjhir130.jsp&O=51003&D=54413&AF=2008
&MF=02&DF=03&SF=0&ID=i and then the bus of train from Malaga to Fuengirola - details for trains at http://www.renfe.es/cercanias/malaga/index_horarios.html and buses at http://www.ctsa-portillo.com/ima/pdf/malaga-estacion.pdf

Linda



Hi Gary



I am arriving at Sevilla airport on 3rd February 2008 and need to get to Fuengirola.

Can you help out with bus/train timetables and costs?



Many thanks



Lucy

Shop opening hours at Palma Airport

Hi Kenny,

I am afraid I don't know the opening hours of the tobacco shops in Mallorca, but the Aldeasa duty free store at the airport is open from 06:30-22:30. As a guide, during the low season the shops in Spain are normally open from 10.00-13:00/14:00 and then again from 17:00/18:00-22:00.

Linda


hi gary im just wondering if you can help me im looking for the opening hours for the tobacco shops in palma nova/magaluf on the 11th and 12th of january, Plus is there a shop in palma airport that sells tobacco at tobbaconist prices if so when is it open, plus could u tell me the opening hours of Aldeasa Plama, Plama de mall. thanks kenny.

Travelling through Madrid Airport

Hi Arthur,

If you are travelling Iberia all the way you should be able to check your luggage right through from JFK to Tel Aviv. At Madrid there are connecting flights zones which means you should not have to pass through security and have plenty of time to make the connecting flight if your outward one is not delayed.


Linda

hi Gary,

we booked a flight on iberia from jfk to tel aviv via madrid (about 1 1/2
hour between
flights, both on iberia).
do we have to pass thru customs or can we check our luggage direct to tel
aviv.
what about security check between flights ? last year we flew the same way
on alitalia
via milan and had to pass thru security line even though we went directly
from one flight
to the other and we almost missed the connection !

thanks, and best regards. arthur

Travelling through Madrid Airport

Hi Arthur,

If you are travelling Iberia all the way you should be able to check your luggage right through from JFK to Tel Aviv. At Madrid there are connecting flights zones which means you should not have to pass through security and have plenty of time to make the connecting flight if your outward one is not delayed.


Linda

hi Gary,

we booked a flight on iberia from jfk to tel aviv via madrid (about 1 1/2
hour between
flights, both on iberia).
do we have to pass thru customs or can we check our luggage direct to tel
aviv.
what about security check between flights ? last year we flew the same way
on alitalia
via milan and had to pass thru security line even though we went directly
from one flight
to the other and we almost missed the connection !

thanks, and best regards. arthur

Lost property at Tenerife South

Hi,

You need to speak to the lost property office at Tenerife South Airport. They do not have a telephone number but you can email them at informaciontfs@aena.es or you should telephone Iberia (who are the ground handling agents for Thomas Cook) on 922 759 391

Hope you manage to locate your handbag.

Linda


on friday 7/12/2007 travelling back from tenerife south airport at
approx. 12 noon i lost my handbag

the reason we are contacting you in this way is because we have tried
the telephone number given to us by thomas cook many times with being
able to speak to any one.
is possible for you to find out if this bag has been handed in and if
so the best way we can get it back to the uk

Car Hire

Hi Ed,

We don't actually work at Cartrawler so you need to contact them direct. The email address you should use to cancel the reservation is reserve@cartrawler.com and you need to quote your booking reference number. If you still don't get a response then email them at ccm@cartrawler.com (which is their complaints line).


Linda


hi gary i have tried to contact econorent to cancel a booking for may 2008 the booking was made through car trawler but i have not had any reply to my messages can you help please?

Oversize lugagge at Arrecife Airport

> many thanks Linda.

Hi Keith,
>
> The arrivals area at Arrecife is on the ground floor of the terminal
> and it has six standard baggage reclaim carousels and one for
> special/oversize baggage.
>
> Linda
>Gary,
> I'm taking my bike to Lanzarote over the Xmas period, can you tell me
> where oversize baggage is delivered at Arrecifie Airport.
>
> many thanks
>
> Keith Johnson

Immigration at Tenerife South Airport

Hi Gary,

I have a Schengan visa from 21 Dec, but my flight arrives in Tenerife South at 21:45 on 20th Dec. Are the spanish authorities going to be problematic about such a thing?

Many thanks,
Mohit

Hi Mohit,

I would not like to guarantee that immigration will let you through on the 20th as the Spanish Airport Authorities can be very unpredictable and strictly speaking you cannot enter the country until the 21st. They may well make you wait in the transit area until midnight. If you can get it changed to the 20th I would do so.


Linda

Thanks so much Linda. Fully appreciate that the outcome is unpredictable, but I do appreciate your thoughts.

From speaking to some other people as well, it sounds like the worst case outcome is that they put us in the waiting/transit area for 2 hours, (rather than send us packing back to britain on that or the following day).

Given that we dont mind waiting the 2 hrs, and Tenerife South airport seems to be open 24hrs, I'm hoping that we should be fine.

But please do point it out, if there's anything additional you think I should also consider.

Kind regards,
Mohit

Hi Mohit,

As long as you have a valid passport and a Schengen visa for the 21st they will not send you back to the UK. Even the Spanish immigration are not that unpredictable!

Linda

Thanks so much!

ps - I love your website, it's very helpful indeed.

Transporting excess baggage

Ah, thank you. It's all become clear now!! Thanks. -Laura

Hi again Laura,

The "one piece of baggage" regulation is set to establish the maximum number of items, the weight and the specific size which will be carried free of charge in the hold of the aircraft. If any of these requirements are exceeded (number of items, weight per item and size of each item), the items will be considered excess baggage. So her second bag will be put through as excess.

Linda

Thanks. We thought that was probably what would happen. I have one other question to calm her worries: Does that mean she can have two checked bags even though the limits say one? Thanks again. -Laura Sievert


Hi Laura,

Afraid the only way your daughter can get her excess luggage into Barcelona is by paying for it I'm afraid. Her best (and safest) course of action would be to take it to Barcelona with her as excess baggage and then put it into luggage storage there until she leaves for the US. You can find details of left luggage storage charges at http://www.spanish-airport-guide.com/barcelona-airport.html


Linda


I have a question. Not sure I'm in the right place, but thought I'd
try. My daughter needs to fly from Madrid to Barcelona and then a
week later, fly from Barcelona to the US. She has too much baggage
for the Madrid to Barcelona flight. But should be okay for the
Barcelona to US flight. Is there a way to get the extra baggage from
Madrid to Barcelona and have it stored there for a few days before
she flies out without having to take it with her on the Madrid flight
and pay the extra weight charge? Thanks. -Laura

Lost property at Barcelona

Hi

Thanks for this – I have tracked them down to Barcelona but not yet had them send them back to the UK – will keep trying though. Thanks for your assistance – these numbers are spot on!

Regards

Adele

Hi Adele,

Flightcare are the ground handling agents/lost property for Easyjet at Barcelona Airport and you can ring them on +34 932 98 3330. Or if you don't get any joy there the general lost property number at Barcelona is +34 932 983 349 / Fax: +34 932 983 843.

Hope you manage to locate the wallet.

Linda

Hi – hope you can point me in the right direction! My son left a wallet of games for this PSP on the Gatwick to Barcelona flight on Thursday 22nd November. WE tried to locate the Easy Jet lost property department at Barcelona but with no success. Coming back to England we went to lost property at Gatwick who gave us some numbers but I am hopeful you might be able to direct me to the proper number for Easy Jet Lost Property that I can either call or email. The wallet had about £200 worth of games in it so I am keen to locate it,

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated

With thanks
Adele

Getting the train from Girona to Salou

Hi again,

I am afraid the train you have found on the site is only the one which departs each day from Girona to Salou.

Linda



Hallo Linda,



Thanks for the quick response. I have been on the site and wondered if the departure time as shown in the site is the only daily train leaving from Girona to Salou.

As we will arrive by plane and the timetable is not secured at the moment, we would like some more information about departures of trains from Girone to Salou, if there are any. (may be it is on the site, but I can't find…..sounds a little stupid isn't?)

Thank you in advance.


Carmelo Alfredo.



Hi,

There is one direct train a day from Girona to Salou - details at http://horarios.renfe.es/hir/index.jsp?page=hjhir120.jsp&O=79300&D=?&AF=
2007&MF=MM&DF=DD&SF=NaN&ID=i

This link gives you details of how get to the Renfe station from the airport http://www.spanish-airport-guide.com/girona-airport-buses.html

Linda



Dear Gary,



Can you please inform how I get with the train from Girona Airport to Salou.

Kindest Regards,



Carmelo Alfredo Siwaletti

Caterers at Vitoria Airport

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP… I WILL CONTACT AIRPORT AUTHORITIES….



KIND REGARDS


Hi Joyce,

Unfortunately I cannot help but if you have not already done so it is worth contacting Aena (the Spanish Airport Authority) as they may have a contact. Their email address is webpublica@aena.es


Linda


Hello there,



We are Aegean Airlines from Greece and will be performing the return flight of Greek Basketball team (Olympiacos)

on the 12th of December at 23:55 departure from VIT to Athens.



Unfortunately though we are facing some difficulties finding a catering company who can prepare 45 meals for this flight.

As our aircraft will be on ground for 36 hours in VIT from the previous flight we have no option on sending the meals from Greece.



Would you have any contact details for catering company which we could cooperate?



I appreciate your help.



Kind regards



Joyce Sismanoglou
AEGEAN AIRLINES

Travelling through Madrid Airport

Hi Graham,

As she is travelling Iberia all the way she should be able to check her bags right through and not collect them until she arrives in Barcelona. This should be the same for her boarding card.


Linda

Hello Linda

Thanks for the swift and helpful reply.
Would you happen to know if my girlfriend will be given a boarding card at Moscow for the onward flight Madrid to Barcelona?

Thanks
Graham


Hi Graham,

The transfer should be easy for your girlfriend as although there is no special boarding gate for Barcelona flights, she is arriving and makes her transfer in satellite terminal 4S which is virtually all Iberia flights and she will find the boarding gate number of her flight clearly displayed on the TV monitors and departures board in that terminal. If she is at all worried about which way to go when she disembarks from the aircraft arriving from Russia then one of the cabin crew (who presumably speak Russian) will be able to direct her to the connecting flight area. Madrid is a large international airport and as long as she knows her flight number and has a piece of paper with it written on she will find someone to help her.


Linda


Hello Gary

I saw you very helpful replies to fliers and hope that you can help.

My girlfriend who is Russian is flying from Moscow to Barcelona via Madrid. She is very nervous because she speaks virtually no English and is worried about changing flights, something she has never done before, or in fact been out of Russia.
She is on IB 3811 and then changes to IB 6992 The flights appear to arrive and depart at terminal 4S.
What signs should she look for? Is there a standard boarding gate number for Barcelona flights?
Any help you can give to make her connection simple would be appreciated.
Thanks in advanec
Graham

Driving from Calahonda to Albufeira

Hi Teresa,

The drive from Calahonda to Albufeira is pretty straightforward with motorway all the way but it is a 485km drive which will take you around 5 hours. Most of the major car hire companies (Hetz, Avis, etc) will let you hire a car in one country and drop it off in another.

Linda

Hi Gary,

We will be staying in Calahonda next summer and want to drive on to Albufeira from there. Would you be able to give us an idea of how long it would take please?

Also, do you know if there would be any restrictions to taking a hire car across to Portugal? We're currently thinking of returning to Malaga airport for our flight home, but could look into the possibility of taking single flights so that we could return to the UK from Faro.

Any advice would be gratefully received!

Teresa Bettridge

Lack of luggage trolleys at Alicante Airport

Hi Pete,

We do not work for Aena who are the Spanish Arport Authority and who are responsible for the running of all the airports, but I have passed your comments on to them.

Linda


Hi Gary

I often travel through Alicante airport and the biggest bugbear is the lack of luggage trolleys, which have caused, on occasions, passengers almost coming to blows over the last remaining trolley.
Never seems to be a problem at other Spanish airports, or when returning to the UK from ALC as they all seem to be in the car park!
Any improvement that can be made to this situation would, I am sure, be most welcomed.

Regards

Pete

Travelling from Girona Station to the Airport

Hi again Chris,

The bus station is 4km from the bus station and a taxi ride is about a 10 minute journey and will cost you around €7.

Sorry you couldn't understand the Sagales bus website but if you follow this link it take you back to the webpage and the three buses which run from Girona to the airport and by clicking on each one you can find out when they run.
http://www.sagales.com/index.asp?docID=40&MenuID=40&seccio=2

You need to filll in the colums as follows:
Origen: Girona
Desti: Girona - Costa Brava (Aeroport)
Click on "Buscar"

The three bus route will then be displayed and you can click on each one's "veure horario" to find out when they run.

Hope this helps.



Linda


Thank you Linda,


The website is in Spanish and I can't read it.

Can you tell me how I can get to the Girona bus terminal from the Girona train station? ? Is it far away?



Thank you so much!



Chris


Hi Chris,

You can take a taxi which will cost you around €17-20 for the 15km journey, or you can get a bus from the terminus in the centre of Girona - details at http://www.sagales.com/index.asp?docID=40&MenuID=40&seccio=2

Linda

Hello!



Can you tell me how I can get to the Girona airport from the Girona train station?



I will be arriving at Girona train station at 09:20am on 18 Jan 2008, and my flight takes off at 11:20am.

What options do I have?



Thank you!



Best regards,

Chris

Driving directions from Valencia to Benidorm

Hi again Denis,

No problems. Follow this link again for amended driving instructions http://www.viamichelin.com/viamichelin/int/dyn/controller/ItiWGPerformPage?ie=
utf-8&reinit=1&strStartCityCountry=EUR&strStartAddress=aeropuerto+&strStartMerged=
valencia&strDestCityCountry=EUR&strDestAddress=calle+san+pedro&strDestMerged=
benidorm&image2.x=45&image2.y=16



Linda, im affraid to say my friends arranged for the flight to Valencia Airport and not Alicanti Airport a little more extra time now involved. thank 4 your help Denis.



Hi,

I am assuming you are arriving at Alicante Airport for Benidorm. If this is the case, then follow this link for driving directions and travel time http://www.viamichelin.com/viamichelin/int/dyn/controller/ItiWGPerformPage?ie=
utf-8&reinit=1&strStartCityCountry=EUR&strStartAddress=aeropuerto+&strStartMerged=
alicante&strDestCityCountry=EUR&strDestAddress=calle+san+pedro&strDestMerged=
benidorm&image2.x=16&image2.y=12



Linda

Gary, Arriving at your airport on 7/1/08 could you give me the travel directions by road to Benidorm staying at the Marconi Hotel and approximately the travelling time. Thanks

Lost camera at Murcia Airport

Hi Linda,

If it is Murcia Airport you are referring to then their lost property number is 968 172 000

Or you can contact Lesma Handling who are ground handling agents for Ryanair: mjv@lesmahandling.com telephone: 968 172 038

Linda




Sat 8th December 2100hrs going through Security Check,

I appeared to have left my Digital camera there, chrome case to camera in Black velvet Cover.


Passenger Stuart Wiggins

Do you have it in Lost Property?



Thanks



Linda

On behalf of Stuart

Left luggage facilities at Bilbao Airport

I am afraid there are no left luggage facilities at Bilbao Airport.


Linda


I have a question about the facility of the Bilbao Airport.

I am planning to travel to Spain, starting from Bilbao.

I am to arrive at bilbao at night, 31, Jan. I'll look around some places in the city on 1, Feb. and leave for Madrid in the evening.

For the sake of my convenience during the tour, i'm looking for a place to leave my luggages in the Bilbao Airport (or around it

if it does not have any lockers or something.) So my question is if the airport has any facilities(such as lockers) to leave my

luggages over the night.



I will appreciate it if you reply as soon as possible.



Thank you.

Cigarette dfuty free allowance

Hi Anne,

If you are visiting mainland Spain you can bring 3200 cigarettes back in your hand luggage. You can find out more about duty free allowances (as well as


Hi Gary,

Can cigaretts bought in Spain be carried in Hand Luggage (not bought in duty free) if so how many

thanks

Anne

Lost property at Barcelona

Hi again,

the baggage handlers for Spanair are Newco and you can ring them on 917 461 500.

Linda


My son flew with Spanair. It was their flight Saturday morning 8.05 from Stockholm to Barcelona.

Gunvor Lundberg

There are two numbers you should contact to see if your son's wallet has been found: the ground handling agents for the airline he flew with from Stockholm in case he left it on the plane. I cannot find anyone who operates a direct flight from there so if you let me have the name of the airline he travelled with I will send you the contact details at Barcelona: and also the lost property number at Barcelona Airport in case dropped it in the airport terminal. Their number is 933 708 790 or fax 933 708 790


Linda


My son, Per Lundberg, left Stockholm last Saturday, December 1st, at 8.05 AM by Spanair's plane to Barcelona and continued to a cruising ship. In Barcelona he found that his wallet was gone. He called me yesterday from the ship and wanted me to find out if it had been found in the cabin or at Barcelona's airport. It had not been found at Stockholm's airport. Can you help me?

Gunvor Lundberg

Travelling from Jerez to La Linea

Hi Peter,

There are no direct trains or buses from Jerez to La Linea so I presume you will be hiring a car. It's a 118km journey which is mostly motorway and will take you about an hour and a half to drive. If you follow this link it will give you driving directions: http://www.viamichelin.com/viamichelin/int/dyn/controller/ItiWGPerformPage?ie=utf-
8&reinit=1&strStartCityCountry=EUR&strStartAddress=aeropuerto+&strStartMerged=
jrez&strDestCityCountry=EUR&strDestAddress=centro&strDestMerged=la+linea&image2.
x=34&image2.y=16

You can hire a car from the airport by clicking on the following link http://www.spanish-airport-guide.com/car-hire-spain.html


Linda


Hello Gary, Could you please advise me on the best route to La Linea from Jerez airport, considering i do not know the area & i will ba arriving late at night on 23 Dec. Thanks. Peter Kettle.

Using internet in Portugal

Hi Grenville,

To be able to use the internet your best option is to find somewhere offering Wi-Fi which means "wireless fidelity". Wi-Fi hotspots are places where you can pick up the internet WiFi signal either for free or pay for it. Internet cafes, airports, hotels and some bars have these hotspots. Your laptop instructions should tell you whether it is "WiFi compatible" so that you can use this service.

The other ways to use the internet are via dial up or broadband but you need to be staying somewhere with a telephone line, have the correct cables (either LAN or telephone cable) to connect your laptop to the telephone socket and also have the correct telephone company discs to install it on your computer.

Hope this makes sense.


Linda

Hi Gary,
The wife and myself will be spending several weeks in the Algarve this winter (2008) I will be taking my laptop with me,
Can you please tell me in very plain language as I am not very computer literate how I go about logging on to the Internet, I would like to be able to send email's home and browse the net.
We are staying very near Albufeira.
Any help much appreciated,
Thanks,
Grenville East.

Hotel near Asturias Airport

Hi June,

The nearest one to the airport I can find is the Husa Cristal Airport Hotel. Hotel and booking details at http://www.alpharooms.com/husa_cristal_aeropuerto_in_castrillon.aspx


Linda


HI
Early morning flight from Asturias is there a hotel nearby?

thanks
June

UK flights to Granada which operate on Thursdays

Hi Rachel,

Ryanair flys from London Stansted, Liverpool and Nottingham East Midlands to Granada but the only one that operates on a Thursday is the flight from East Midlands - details at http://www.ryanair.com/site/EN/sched.php?pos=MYFLIGHT

Linda


Hi Gary, do any airlines fly from the UK to Granada on a Thursday in February?

Thanks
Rachel

Late arrival at Vigo Airport

Hi Gary

this is my first flight into your airport and its a
late flight from madrid arrives at 00.10 .
I cannot tell from the airport- wed page link to
hotels as to whether there is a hotel in the airport
grounds or whether I need to travel down town La
Coruna.

On the next day, I am taking a bus to Vigo

Could you guide me as the nearest hotel