getting here
Granada airport
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Cash machines on the concourse at the airport accept Maestro, Cirrus, Visa, Mastercard and American Express cards.
Cars can be hired from the airport (see below). From Granada airport to Casa de las Granadas takes about 20 minutes. See the Arriving by Car section below for the directions..
A taxi from Granada airport will be about 25 euros.
There is also an airport bus (3 euros) to Granada centre. Get off at the cathedral, cross the road and take a number 7 or F bus to the Mirador de San Cristobal (1 euro).
You will find more information at Granada Airport.
Malaga airport
A huge number of airlines fly to Malaga from all over Europe. From the airport to Casa de las Granadas takes approximately an hour and three quarters by car. There are plenty of cheap car hire places available in the basement of the airport, see below. If you need to collect a hire car when you come off your plane after baggage collection, take the signposted ramp downstairs rather than going out into the arrivals hall.
There are frequent buses from Malaga to Granada bus station (16 daily) and they take about 2 hours. To get to Malaga bus station from the airport you will need to take bus number 19.
You will find more information at Malaga Airport.
Almeria airport
From Almeria airport to Casa de las Granadas takes about 1 hour and three quarters by car. See below for car hire details. You will find more information at Almeria Airport.
Car Hire
Cars can be hired cheaply from the airports, Granada train station or Granada centre. It is cheapest to book them on line e.g. from www.europcar.com, www.crowncarhire.com or www.holidayautos.co.uk.
If you are planning on spending your time only in Granada itself, car hire is not necessary. Driving and parking in central Granada is quite challenging and better avoided. Buses and taxis are plentiful, easy and cheap. If however, you want to go to the mountains or the coast, a car is very useful.
Arriving by Car
From Granada airport: when leaving the airport follow signs for Santa Fe and Granada. Stay on the A92-G passing by Santa Fe and continue on towards Granada. Pass a sign for Rio Genil, and then another for "Granada 5" km. Continue over a railway line, and when entering a built-up area, note the ITV sign on the right, and soon after, a large blue sign for "Circunvalacion & Alhambra". At the second large blue sign, move into the appropriate lane for Jaen. At the roundabout take the third exit signposted to Jaen. Go north on the circunvalacion keeping in the right hand lane. Take the next exit (123) signposted "Granada, Maracena & Estacion de Autobuses". See the next section below for the rest of the directions from exit 123.
Road access to Granada from Madrid, Malaga or Sevilla is via the ringroad or “circunvalacion”. Take exit km 123, signposted for Granada and the bus station (“estacion de autobuses”), turning right on to the Carretera de Madrid-Jaen. Continue over two roundabouts, pass the bus station (set back on the right), and at the third roundabout, take the third exit to turn left at the Burger King/Alcampo supermarket roundabout. Continue over a roundabout, and at the second roundabout turn right into Avenida de Pulianas, signposted "centro".Pass the Repsol garage on the left, then continue until you reach traffic lights with a pharmacy on the right (green cross sign). Here the road ahead curiously becomes one-way, so after the lights, move over to the left-hand lane to pass the (unsigned) Alhambra Brewery on the left. At the next lights turn left (signposted "La Cartuja"), go up the steep Avenida de Murcia and move into the right hand lane. At the lights at the top of this hill (signposted "Albayzin"), continue straight over to reach more lights within 25 metres, and bear right (Carretera de Murcia) uphill. The road continues to climb with bends and zigzags. At the first roundabout, follow the main road to the right and continue to climb. A view of Granada opens out on the right before reaching the Mirador de San Cristobal at the top on the right. Here the road takes a sharp left bend, past the Tablao Flamenco on the right. Turn left into the alley on the far side of San Cristobal church. The alley gets very narrow but is wide enough for a transit van – we’ve tried it. At the end you will reach the Plaza San Cristobal. Park here.
From the East (Almeria, Murcia or Guadix), take the A92 Granada (Este) exit at km 253 (also signposted El Fargue and Huetor-Santillan) along the A-4002, 8.5km from Granada. Pass through the long sprawl of El Fargue, and later the Granada city sign (at km 0). Follow the road as it bends right after 100 metres and continue down past houses, over a set of traffic lights at the two (warring) Fajalauza ceramics factories (the Morales Moreno brothers, one either side of the road), then over another set of lights, at the entrance to the Albayzin. (Do not at this stage be tempted into the Albayzin!). The road bends right and then left. Continue slowly past a long hedge of evergreen shrubs on the right with a convent school behind, and immediately after the zebra crossing and before an old dilapidated yellow house, turn right into the alley on the right hand side of the church. The alley gets very narrow but is wide enough for a transit van – we’ve tried it. At the end you will reach the Plaza San Cristobal. Park here. (If you pass the Mirador de San Cristobal with emerging views over Granada city below and are descending on zigzags, you have gone too far. Turn round where you can safely do so and go back up.)Arriving by Train or Long Distance Bus
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From the Granada train station or the bus station the easiest way to get to Casa de las Granadas is by taxi. Either should cost about 8 euros. Alternatively, you can take the number 33 bus, get off on Gran Via, cross the road and get the number 7 or F bus to the house.
By Taxi
If you are getting a taxi from the airport or elsewhere it is best to PRINT THIS IN ADVANCE to show to the taxi driver :
Quisiera ir al -
Mirador de San Cristobal,
Albayzin,
Carretera de Murcia
Granada 18010
(Nota: El mirador de San Cristobal, no el mirador de San Nicolas)
El apartamento esta detras de la iglesia de San Cristobal, en la placeta de San Cristobal.
Muchas Gracias
We ask the taxi driver to take you to the mirador (viewpoint) which is a 2 minutes' walk through the square as it is better known. If you have luggage, ask the driver to take you into Plaza de San Cristobal which is down the small alley on the right hand side of the church.
Two local taxi company phone numbers are Taxi Genil on 958 132 323 and Taxi Granada on 958 280 654. A taxi from the centre to the Mirador should cost about 7 euros.
Once in Plaza San Cristobal - the last bit is on foot...
Look for the arch labelled number 9, opposite the main church door. Go under the arch. There are several houses which are all number 9! La Casa de las Granadas is number 9F and is a few yards down the small alley, on the left hand side and is clearly identified.
The location of Casa de las Granadas on an interactive map
Go to www.multimap.com and type in -
Address: Placeta de San Cristobal 18010
Country: Spain