Madrid's Barajas airport is located 8 miles northeast of Madrid. In the International Arrivals building you will find 24-hour currency exchange facilities, a tourist information office and a Railway reservations office. There are three ways to get from Barajas to Madrid: by subway, bus, or taxi.

Subway: Since June 14, 1999, Madrid’s subway system, line 8, has a new stop: 'Aeropuerto' at Madrid Barajas Airport. The first stop is 'Campo de las Naciones', the second and final stop (for now) is 'Mar de Cristal' where you can transfer to line 4 and from this line to the rest of Madrid’s Metro system.. Madrid’s subway consists of 10 diferent lines. Open from 6 am to 1:30 am. Single journey fares are 130 ptas. A good deal is the 10-trip ticket that can be used for both the subway and the city buses. Tel. 91 522 59 09. http://www.metromadrid.es/

Bus: City Terminal Plaza de Colón. Tel: (011 34) 91 431 61 92. Open 4:45 am - 1:50 am daily. The airport bus runs between all the Barajas terminals and Plaza de Colón, in the center of the city. There are several stops along the way. At Colón the bus terminal is underground, beneath the main plaza, and connects with the Colón subway station. Buses run in either direction about every 10/20 minutes between 4:45 am and 1:40 am, daily, and the journey takes between 30 minutes and one hour, depending on the traffic. A one-way ticket is 380 Ptas.

Taxi: A taxi to downtown Madrid is about 2,000/3,000 Ptas., including a 400 Pta. special airport supplement and 50 Ptas. for each item of luggage placed in the car boot.

Barcelona's El Prat de Llobregat airport, renovated for the 1992 Olympic Games, is located 7.5 miles south of the city. Both El Prat's terminals A and B have tourist information desks, ATMs from which you can obtain Spanish money with a credit card (please remember that Spanish ATMs only accept 4 digit PINs), and currency exchange facilities. For airport information, call (011 34) 93 478 50 00. From the airport there are three ways of getting into town: bus, train or taxi.

Airbus Buses run every 15 minutes, 6:00 am - 11:00 pm, Monday to Friday, and 6:30 am - 10:50 pm, Saturdays and Holidays, between all the terminals and Plaça de Catalunya with stops at Plaça d'Espanya and Gran Via (5:30 am - 10:05 pm, Monday to Friday, 6:00 am - 10:20 pm, Saturdays and Holidays, in the opposite direction). Buses to the airport also stop at Sants railway station. The trip takes about 30 minutes and a one-way ticket costs 450 Ptas.

Train: Trains run every 30 minutes in either direction from the airport to Sants railway station and to Plaça de Catalunya. The trains run, approximately, from 6 am to 10 pm. The trip takes about 30 minutes and a one-way ticket costs 305/350 Ptas. http://www.renfe.es/ingles/empresa/cercanias/index.html

Taxi: A taxi to downtown Barcelona costs approximately 2,000/3,000 Ptas., including a 300 Pta. airport supplement.

Málaga's airport is located 5 miles southwest of the city of Málaga. Currency exchange facilities are available in both airport terminals (A and B). ATMs and a tourist office can be found in Terminal A. From the airport there are three ways of getting into town: bus, train or taxi. To many other towns in Costa del Sol or Málaga province, taxis may be the only direct service.

Bus: Every 30 minutes either way from 6:30 am to 12:00 am, daily. The bus stops in both airport terminals and goes to the city center near Málaga's cathedral. One stop along the way is Málaga's bus station. The trip takes about 30 minutes and the cost of a one-way ticket is 135 Ptas. [E.M.T. Bus Co. Tel: (011 34) 95 221 02 950].

Train: There are regular services to the city of Málaga as well as to other Costa del Sol destinations, such as Torremolinos, Benalmadena-Arroyo de la Miel, and Fuengirola (last stop). These trains run from, approximately, 7 am to 10:30 pm. The trip to Málaga takes 15 minutes. The trip to Torremolinos takes 10 minutes, to Benalmadena-Arroyo de la Miel 18 minutes, and to Fuengirola 30 minutes. The cost of a one-way ticket is 135/150 Ptas. to Málaga or Torremolinos, 150/165 Ptas. to Benalmadena-Arroyo de la Miel, and 230/260 Ptas. to Fuengirola. http://www.renfe.es/ingles/empresa/cercanias/index.html

Taxi: There are taxi stops in both terminals. A taxi to downtown Málaga costs around 1,500 Ptas. and takes about 15 minutes. Approximate costs and times for other places in Costa del Sol or Málaga province are as follows: to Benalmadena-Costa: 2,000 Ptas., and 20 minutes; to Estepona: 10,000 Ptas., and 50 minutes; to Fuengirola: 3,000 Ptas., and 25 minutes; to Marbella: 6,000 Ptas., and 40 minutes; to Mijas: 4,000 Ptas., and 35 minutes; to Nerja: 8,000 Ptas., and 1 hour; to Puerto Banús: 7,500 Ptas., and 45 minutes; to Ronda 13,000 Ptas., and 75 minutes; to Torremolinos: 1,000 Ptas., and 15 minutes.

*Please note: Schedules and prices are subject to change.