Entrance to Granada Bus Station © Max Phythian |
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Bus Station
Granada Bus Station is situated on Avenida de Juan Pablo II, in the north west of the city about 3km from city centre. it is the only bus station in Granada having replaced the older 'Camino de Ronda' station in 1995.
The metropolitan (urban) red bus line numbers 5, 33 and 21 go from outside the bus staion to different parts of the city. There is a metro stop outside the bus station.
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Bus Timetables |
There a many services operating out of this bus Station: Metropolitan, and Long Distance buses which travel over-night.
Bus to Alhambra
The metropolitan (urban) bus numbers 5, 33 and 21 go from the bus staion to different parts of the city. if you want to catch the bus to the Alhambra you will need to take three buses so probably best to take a taxi at least to Plaza Isabel Catholica. If not walk 3 mins to Sol y Sombra, take bus N4 to Cruz del Sur, then bus LAC from Cruz de Sur to Marqués de Falces. Walk down Gran Via to Plaza Isabel Catholica. From here take C3 or C4 up to Alhambra. Allow an hour to hour and a half for the journey plus the time to collect Alhambra tickets and walk down to the palace entrance.An alternative is to take the metro (tram) outside bus station (single 1.55€ day ticket 4.50€ purchased on the metro station) to Recogidas. Walk up calle Recogidas to to Plaza Isabel Catholica. From here take C3 or C4 up to Alhambra.
Bus Companies
Whilst the main service is ALSA whose timetables can be viewed here, there are also a number of private bus companies that also operate from Granada bus station, facilitating travel to the surrounding areas. You can find names, addresses and contact details for these private bus companies on our page here.
Sierra Nevada Ski Station
Buses to Sierra Nevada Ski Resort are seasonal, information on buses to the resort can be found here.
Department of Transport
Address: Calle Maria Teresa León, 6 Bajo, Granada 18013
Tel: 902 450 550
Fax: 958 911 062
Buying Tickets
You can purchase bus tickets directly from the bus station or online by clicking on the orange button below. The opening times for the ticket office are:
Monday - Sunday: 06:30 to 01:30, 365 days a year.
25th December and 1st of January: 07:30 to 01:30,
24th and 31st de December: 06:30 to 20:00
For timetable information and tickets, call: 902 422 242
For customer services, call: 913 270 540
Bus station Facilities
The upper entrance level has the ticket offices and the main departure board.
The lower level has the departure waiting area and the 28 platforms. there is also a cafe, souvenier shop, toilets and vending machines.
Left Luggage lockers
The left luggage lockers are on the lower level. They are supervised by an attendant from 09.00 to 14.00 and 17.00 to 19.00. A medium size locker that fits a large rucksack or small suitcase costs 3.50€.
Taxi
There is a taxi rank outside the bus station.
Hotel
There is a 4 star hotel next to the bus station called B&B Hotel Granada Estacion
