Granada City Guide - Getting Around

City buses are operated by Transportes Rober (tel: 900 710 900; website: www.transportesrober.com), with 26 lines including services to the Alhambra and Albaicín. Most routes run from approximately 0600 to 2300.

City Sightseeing Granada (see Tours of the City) operates two ‘hop-on, hop-off' Bus Turístico sightseeing services, with tickets valid for 24 hours.

The Bono Turístico pass (tel: 902 100 095) combines a ticket for the Bus Turístico with nine rides on city buses, entry to several major sights and discounts at some museums, hotels and restaurants. (See Sightseeing for more information).

Taxi companies include Radio Taxi (tel: 958 132 323) and Tele-Radio-Taxi (tel: 958 280 654).

A car is more of a hindrance than a help in Granada's convoluted one-way system but if you plan to tour outside the city it's the ideal transport. To rent a car you must be at least 21 (the minimum is 23 with some companies). EU countries' driving licences are valid in Spain: if you have a non-EU licence you are supposed to show an International Driving Permit too, but for purposes of rental and dealing with traffic police a national licence is usually acceptable. Renters must have held their licence for at least one year.

Car hire companies in Granada include ATA (tel: 958 224 004; website: www.atarentacar.com), Atesa (tel: 958 446 290; website: www.atesa.es), Avis (tel: 958 252 358, website: www.avis.es), Europcar (tel: 958 295 065; website: www.europcar.com) and Hertz (tel: 958 204 454; website: www.hertz.es).

With its hills and busy traffic, Granada is not ideal for cycling but Semar, Calle San Antón 83 (tel: 958 251 862) has a limited number of bikes to rent if you want to give it a try.