Day 2 - Approaching Zahara from the west (Ed & Midge Minot) 
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£640.00 (2012)
7 nights
7 B&B, 1 evening meal, 5 picnics
Luggage transfers between hotels
Medium
4½ - 6 hours per day
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White villages of the Ronda Mountains
How to get there:

ARRIVING BY AIR

 

The best 'local' airports are Seville and Malaga. Intercontinental flights use Madrid.

 

Flight information can change rapidly. Please do check for yourself directly with the airlines' websites before finalising any booking with us and do not book your flights until we have confirmed that we have provisionally reserved accommodation for you.  

 

Land by: Malaga 14:30; Seville 15:00 for public bus connections to Zahara (c. 2.5 - 4 hrs)

Return flight earliest: Malaga 14:00; Seville 12:30 for connections from Ronda (c. 2.5 hrs)

Land by/ earliest return flight times not applicable if using pre-booked taxi

 

Flights from UK and Eire airports (to Malaga, except S=Seville):

Belfast Aer Lingus, Easyjet, Thomson (not daily, seasonal);

Birmingham bmibaby, Ryanair, Thomson (not daily, seasonal, Monarch (not daily, seasonal);

Blackpool  Jet2 (not daily, seasonal);

Bournemouth Ryanair (not daily, seasonal);

Bristol Easyjet, Thomson (not daily, seasonal) Ryanair (not daily, seasonal);

Cardiff  Thomson (not daily, seasonal);

Cork Aer Lingus, Ryanair;

Doncaster-Sheffield Thomson (not daily, seasonal);

Dublin Aer Lingus, Ryanair, (+S);

East Midlands bmibaby (not daily in winter), Ryanair (+S, from Mar), Thomson (not daily, seasonal);

Edinburgh Jet 2 (seasonal, not daily), Ryanair;

Exeter Flybe (seasonal, not daily);

Gatwick BA, Easyjet, Monarch (not daily, seasonal), Thomson (not daily, seasonal), Aer lingus, bmibaby;

Glasgow International Easyjet, Thomson (not daily, seasonal), Flybe (not daily);

Glasgow Prestwick Ryanair;

Heathrow BA (daily), Vueling (S, not daily);

Leeds-Bradford Jet2 (not daily), Ryanair;

Liverpool Easyjet, Ryanair;

Luton Easyjet, Monarch (not daily), Thomson (not daily, seasonal);

Manchester Easyjet, Jet2 (Mar-Oct); Monarch, Thomson (not daily, seasonal);

Newcastle Easyjet, Jet2 (not daily, seasonal), Thomson (not daily, seasonal);

Shannon Ryanair;

Southampton Flybe (not daily, seasonal);

Stansted Easyjet; Ryanair, (S); 

 

See "Getting to the start of the walk" below for transfer information

 

ARRIVING BY TRAIN

 

Nearest railway station:

Start: Ronda (pre-bookable taxi to first hotel in Zahara advisable)

Finish: Ronda

 

Typical rail journey from UK via Paris and Madrid:

 

London: Eurostar to Paris (N), transfer by metro to Paris Austerlitz for overnight train to Madrid-Chamartin, easy transfer to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha.  Leave your luggage there, and spend a few hours in Madrid, then take the 'Altaria' train to Ronda. ~20 hrs excluding time in Paris and Madrid.

 

Ronda: Reverse of journey above, again via a few hours' sightseeing in Madrid, ~20 hrs. 

 

For the stretch between London and Paris/Madrid, see www.seat61.com/Spain.htm for further details (including left luggage information for Madrid, AND an important note that the sleeper train to and from Madrid does not run every night between October and March). For Madrid to Ronda use www.renfe.com which has information on the twice daily Altaria service.
Getting to the start of the walk:

The first hotel is in the village of Zahara and the last in the historic town of Ronda. Transfer times and methods are suggested for the three 'local' airports below. From Madrid (main train station) allow 4 hours train journey plus local taxi. For train arrival transfers see below.

 

SEVILLE AIRPORT:

Outward: Taxi, bus, then taxi 3 hrs OR Pre-booked taxi transfer from Seville airport to the first hotel 2 hrs

Return: Ronda to Seville airport by bus then taxi 3 hrs OR Pre-booked taxi transfer from Ronda to Seville airport 2 hrs

 

MALAGA AIRPORT:

Outward: Bus then taxi 4 hrs OR Pre-booked taxi transfer from Malaga airport to the first hotel 2½ hrs. Left luggage facilities available at Malaga bus station.

Return: Ronda to Malaga airport by bus 2½ hrs OR Pre-booked taxi transfer from Ronda to Malaga airport 1½ hrs

 

Transfers from Ronda train station:

Outward: One bus a day from Ronda bus station to Zahara (few more to Algonadales, then short taxi ride onto Zahara) OR pre-bookable taxi from Ronda to Zahara.

Return:  Local taxi from hotel

 

There are left luggage facilities available at Ronda bus station should you arrive early. We recommend the pre-bookable taxi from Ronda to Zahara as buses onto Algonadales are few and far between.

 

For all pre-bookable taxi prices, see "Prices"

 

Full transfer advice, including timetables, is provided in your Walkers' Pack. Contact us if you would like additional pre-booking information