Buses to the Alpujarras, Granada, Capileira, Yegen. The cheapest way to arrive .
Buses in spain are comfortable, air-conditioned, reliable.
Buses do take their time in negotiating the mountain roads and anarchic parking in the villages but it can be treated as a tour and you get there in the end with the minimum of expense.
Other methods in order of increasing expense are; self-drive hire for up to a week, taxi transfer.
Now you are finding out how to get here, If you haven't already planned your walking, do ask for help in exploring the Alpujarra. We can help in various ways, either as part of a guided trip or using information we can provide.
Bus company website is www.alsa.es
From Malaga you can travel by public bus by 3 routes.
The bus stations are quite easy places to deal with as they have good departure boards showing platform numbers (Anden) etc.
Key facts
- You need to clear the airport by 14.00 at the latest for the bus method to work.
Route 1. Malaga airport - Granada - Alpujarra
- Airport to Granada €10 2hrs 30mins (buy ticket on bus to “Granada estación de bus”) from bus stop just outside arrivals hall Terminal 3.
- Dep Airport 11:30 (3hr wait in Granada for Alpujarra connection)
- Dep Airport 18:30 (this is too late for onward travel to the Alpujarra)
- Granada - Alpujarra
- route GRANADA-UGIJAR FOR YEGEN €9
- Dep Granada bus station 08:30 & 17:00 arr Yegen 12:00 & 20
- route GRANADA-ALCUTAR/BERCHULES) for Bubión, Capileira, Busquístar, Trevélez, Los Bérchules. €9 3hours 50
- dep Granada bus stn. 12:00 & 16:30
- arr Bubión 14:20 & 18:50
- arr Los Bérchules 15:50 & 20:15
Route 2. Malaga Airport - Malaga bus station - Granada bus stn - Alpujarra
- Malaga Airport to Malaga bus stn. from bus stop just outside arrivals both pull in at the bus stn. 30m journey, 30m. interval.
- linea “A” 30mins shuttle €2
- Nº 19 30mins shuttle €1.10
- taxi takes 15m. cost about €15
- Bus station Malaga to Granada €12 1hr30 - 2hours.
- dep hourly between 07:00 & 21:00 except 18:00
- also dep 11:30 15:30, 18:30, 21:30
- Granada bus stn to Alpujarra details as in 1 above.
Route 3. Malaga Airport - Malaga bus station - Orgiva - Alpujarra
- Malaga Airport to Malaga bus stn. detail as in 2a above
- Malaga bus stn to Orgiva. €12 2hrs.45m. Route Malaga-Lanjarón.
- dep Malaga 15:00 arr Órgiva 17:45 (sits in Motril 10minutes, no change)
- Change in Orgiva for Alpujarra villages
- dep. Orgiva 18:00 (same bus as in 16:30 from Granada, see 1.) For all villages along the line as far as Alcutar/Berchules.
- dep. Orgiva 18:45 for Yegen. 1hr45m €5.
Summary
- 16:30 is the latest departure from Granada (implies 14:00 from Malaga)
- need to clear the airport by 12:30 for method2
- clear the airport by 14.00 and method 3 would still work.
- If aiming at Yegen, take care to get a bus with destination "Ugíjar"
- If aiming at any other of the villages on our walk route, take care to get a bus with destination, "Trevélez", or "Bérchules" or "Alcutar"
- No buses get to "Laroles"
- Method 1 needs very early arrival.
To malaga
Buses from the Alpujarra to Granada bus station.
Dep Berchules 05.50 arr granada 09.30.
Dep Capileira 07.00 arr granada 09.30.
Buses from Granada bus station - no changes to - Malaga airport
07.00 and 10.15
€20.84
Journey time 2hrs. 20mins
In addition there are hourly departures from Granada bus station to Málaga bus station.
last updated
January 30, 2012
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