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By air

 

The majority of Spanish airports have multiple non-stop flights, connecting you with the world’s most important cities. It is also very easy and cheap to fly from one Spanish airport to another. The most popular airports are:

• Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD)

• Barcelona Airport (BCN)

• Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI)

• Malaga Airport (AGP)

 

Pamplona itself has an airport located in the neighborhood of Noáin. Iberia Regional (Air Nostrum) operates 5 flights a day to and from Madrid. The only other destination available to the airport is a Vueling service to Barcelona, which has an unfrequent schedule. Apart from the one in Noáin, the two nearest airports are in Bilbao and Zaragoza. Bilbao is home to the largest airport in Northern Spain. It boasts flights to nearly every EU member nation. Zaragoza has more low-cost airlines serving limited, usually smaller, destinations.

 

If you would like to go on Erasmus to this magnificent city, you have two main options to get here:

 

• Take the plane form your home country to either Bilbao or Zaragoza. Bilbao has connections to Pamplona via a 2 hour bus provided by La Burundesa or the new blablacar. Pamplona is connected with Zaragoza with a Renfe train service, the bus, and blablacar. Don’t forget to make a reservation!

• Fly in from your home country to Madrid-Barajas and transfer to either another flight, a train, or even a bus to Pamplona.

 

You can find a lot of services online which help you find the cheapest flights from all around the world to Spain. Here are some examples:

• Iberia

• Air Europa​

• Vueling

• Skyscanner

• Expedia

• Webjet

 

If you want some more information about airlines, discounts, check-in, safety regulations, and baggage allowance you can always go to the website of the AENA. AENA (also ENAIRE) is Spanish state-owned company entrusted with the management and the development of airports in Spain as well as some in Latin America, the United States, Great Britain and Sweden.

 

By train

 

Spain is linked by the international rail network to Portugal, France, Switzerland and Italy. Besides this, you also have the AVE high-speed train that runs between France and Spain. Here's a table with a selection of rail services to Spain:

 

ORIGIN DESTINATION TRAIN

• Marseille (France) Barcelona and Madrid (Spain) AVE high-speed train

• Paris (France) Barcelona (Spain) AVE high-speed train

• Lyon (France) Barcelona (Spain) AVE high-speed train

• Toulouse (France) Barcelona (Spain) AVE high-speed train

• Paris (France) Irún (Spain) Intercité night trains

• Nice (France) Irún (Spain) Intercité night trains

• Geneva (Switzerland) Irún (Spain) Intercité night trains

• Toulouse (France) Irún (Spain) Intercité day trains

• Lisbon (Portugal) Madrid (Spain) Lusitania

• Lisbon (Portugal) Irún (Spain) Surexpreso

• Oporto (Portugal) Vigo (Spain) Vigo - Oporto

 

So, if you prefer to travel by train, you can choose between two different types:

• The AVE high-speed train

• The Elipsos Trenhotel

 

There are three major companies that sell passes and tickets for European railroads:

InterRail

EuRail

Renfe SNCF

 

This way of travelling is really easy and cheap if you live in Europe. Unfortunately, you can’t make use of this transport opportunity if you live in another continent.

 

By bus

 

Another way of traveling is by bus. A lot of companies offer direct lines from different European countries to various places in Spain. See the table below:

 

ORIGIN COMPANIES

Germany: Alsa, Eurolines

Andorra: Alsa

Belgium: Alsa, Eurolines, Starbus

Belarus: Alsa

Bulgaria: Eurolines

Slovakia: Alsa

France: Alsa, Eurolines, Linebús

United Kingdom: Alsa

Netherlands: Alsa, Eurolines, Starbus

Italy: Alsa, Eurolines

Latvia: Alsa

Lithuania: Alsa

Luxembourg: Alsa, Eurolines

Morocco: Alsa, Eurolines, Linebús

Poland: Alsa, Eurolines

Portugal: Alsa, Eurolines

Romania: Alsa, Eurolines, Linebús

Czech Republic: Alsa, Eurolines

Russia: Alsa

Switzerland: Alsa, Eurolines

Ukraine: Alsa

 

The most useful websites you can use for traveling by bus are those of the European bus companies:

• Eurolines

• BusEurope

• BusWeb

• EuroCheapo

• Movelia

• Alsa

• Linebús

• Starbus

 

By sea

 

From some countries there is also the opportunity to take a boat to Spain. Unfortunately, it is only for a limited number of countries (the United Kingdom, Italy, Portugal, Morocco and Algeria). The most popular companies in charge for this way of travelling are:

• Grandi Navi Veloci

• ACCIONA Trasmediterranea

• Armas

• Grimaldi Lines

• Brittany Ferries

• The cruise liner