Airports, ferries, trains and directions.

 

Airports

Airports North:

 

Barcelona: 172.6 Miles

 

BA fly from Birmingham and London to Barcelona

 

 

Easyjet fly from Bristol, Liverpool, London and Newcastle to Barcelona.

 

 

Thompson fly from Coventry to Barcelona.

 

 

Jet2 fly from Leeds Bradford to Barcelona

 

 

MyTravelLite fly from Birmingham to Barcelona

 

Ryanair fly from Liverpool, London, East Midlands, Blackpool, Bournemouth and Glasgow to Barcelona (Girona).

 

Reus: 110.2 Miles

 


Ryanair
fly fro Liverpool and London (Stanstead) to Reus.

 

Airports South:


Valencia: 54.6 Miles

 

Easyjet Bristol and London to Valencia

 

Thomson fly from Bournemouth, Coventry and Doncaster Sheffield to Valencia

 

Jet2 fly from Manchester to Valencia.

 

 

Airport Castellon: Will be completed for 2008.

 

Ferries

 

If planning to come by car then there is also the option of taking the ferry at various points, namely Calais, Santander and Bilbao.

 

Calais (Sailing from Dover): 941 Miles

 

 17 crossings daily, 1hr 10 minute sailing. 

 

 30 crossings daily, 1hr 15 minute sailing

 

Santander (Sailing from Plymouth): 438 Miles

 

Brittany Ferries Logo 2 Crossings weekly, 20hrs 30 minutes sailing

 

Bilbao (Sailing from Portsmouth): 391 Miles

 

 2 Crossings weekly, 35hrs sailing

http://www.directferries.co.uk/bilbao_ferry.htm

Trains

 

The Oropesa station, Plaza de la Estación Oropesa, is connected to the Valencia-Barcelona line and as a result runs straight from these destinations.  

 

For the Americas Cup of Summer 2007 (July) the Valencia airport will have completed a direct underground train from the Valencia airport of Manises direct to the Valencia train station evading the current situation of Taxi Hire to the station.

 

For more information telephone: 902 24 02 02

 

Renfe also allows you to book and check times online fully in English

 

Direction

 

By road from your arrival in France if driving through or a location in Spain from air or sea, the highway A-7 runs all the way to the Mediterranian coast.  The exit for Oropesa is 45.

 

Off of the pay roads, the N-340 can also be taken from Barcelona or Valencia to Oropesa which is free.

 

Taxi

 

Taxi are available from Valencia to Oropesa and from Reus to Oropesa for an estimate of 100 euro.  Conclusive details on request.