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Travel Information

Almeria International Airport is the fast growing local airport for the Almanzora and Desert Springs. An easy 40 minute drive along the E15, a new and virtually empty section of the Autopista de la Mediterrania motorway, which skirts the the Cabo de Gata National Park and the majestic Cabrera Mountains, brings you to the Almanzora and to Villaricos, Playa Marques and The Desert Springs Resort & Golf Club.

The region is also served by two other international airports, Murcia and Alicante. Both are less than two hours away by car, again all but directly via the E15, making the area easily accessible using both chartered and scheduled 2 1⁄2 hour flights from all parts of the UK and Europe.

As a result of considerable investment in the area from the EU, the State and the Autonomous Community of Andalucia, there is an excellent modern and under used road transport system in the area.


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The Almanzora Group Ltd. does not itself sell flights or car hire. For your own protection, flights should only be booked with Agents who carry a bond (e.g. ABTA, ATOL).  The Almanzora Group Ltd. is happy to provide assistance with flights through Agents who carry such bonds and specialise in flights to Almeria, Alicante and Murcia airports.  Similarly, we are happy to assist with car-hire on your behalf, but you have to pay for these direct to the supplier.  Please discuss your requirements with any of our offices.

We would be pleased to advise you of the most convenient and appropriate routes available at the time you wish to visit us. If you prefer to make your own preliminary enquiries here are some helpful contacts.

Flights

Company Tel from the UK Details
Bmibaby 0870 6070 555 Durham / Manchester / Nottingham / Birmingham International / Cardiff / London Heathrow to Alicante
British Airways 0870 850 9 850 London Gatwick to Alicante
EasyJet 0871 244 2366 Bristol / Edinburgh / Liverpool / London Gatwick / London Stansted/ Luton / Newcastle / Nottingham to Alicante

London Gatwick / London Stansted to Almeria

Bristol / London Gatwick to Murcia

FlyThomasCook 08705 168 242 Bristol / Birmingham International / Cardiff / East Midlands / Glasgow / Manchester / Newcastle to Alicante

Birmingham International / Glasgow / London Gatwick / Manchester to Almeria

Jet2.com 0871 226 1 737 Blackpool  / Leeds / Manchester to Alicante

Belfast / Blackpool  / Edinburgh / Leeds / Manchester / Newcastle to Murcia

FlyMonarch.com

08700 40 50 40 Birmingham International  / London Gatwick / Luton / Manchester to Alicante

Birmingham International / Luton  / Manchester to Almeria

Birmingham International to Murcia

RyanAir 0871 246 0000 London Stansted to Almeria

Dublin / East Midlands / Liverpool / London Stansted / Luton / Prestwick /  Shannon to Murcia

Driving Directions from Airports

Direct Routes To Desert Springs and Villaricos

Ferry Services

For those who don’t want to fly, there are regular ferry services from the UK to both Northern Spain and Southern France, which allow you to take advantage of the excellent motorway network to this most spectacular region of Spain. Below is a website for ferry crossings from UK to Spain, it covers a range of routes with numerous departure and arrival options.

http://www.spain.ferries.org/

Taxi

We have never been let down by Paco, the local Taxi Man. Our clients receive a small discount, but no commission is payable to the company. 

Contact details are:

Taxi y Autocares Marlan SL

Telephone numbers: +34 609 764 900 & +34 699 311 240

Car Hire

For airport car hire we generally advise Carjet.  They have offices at Almeria, Alicante and Murcia airports.

But when in Spain, for local car hire, we use the local company Crown Rent a Car.   We receive no commission, but a small discount is applied for our Clients.  They are always very reliable.

Company Tel from the UK Details
Crown Rent a Car + 34 950 478 976 Major credit prepayment required.
Collection from Almeria Airport & by Associate at Alicante
Carjet Internet only No prepayment required. Collection from Almeria, Murcia and Alicante.
Holiday Autos 0870 400 0099 Major credit card prepayment required.
Collection from Almeria, Murcia and Alicante

 
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