ARRIVING BY AIR

The best 'local' airports are Jerez, Seville and Malaga, and there are also flights to Granada.  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; Jerez 12:30; Seville 15:00 for public bus connections to Zahara (c. 2.5 - 4 hrs)

Return flight earliest: Malaga 14:00; Jerez 16:00; 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, J=Jerez, G=Granada):

Belfast Int Aer Lingus (M/W/F/Su); Easyjet (daily); Thomson Airways (Su only);

Birmingham bmibaby (various days/times), Monarch (various days/times), Ryanair (daily), Thomson Airways (Su only), Flythomascook (Su, April-Nov only);

Blackpool  Jet2 (various days/times);

Bournemouth Thomson Airways (Fr), Ryanair (M/Tu/W/F/Su);

Bristol Easyjet (daily); Thomson Airways (Su only); Ryanair (G) (M/Th/F/S), (S) (M/F);

Cardiff bmibaby (various days/times), Thomson Airways (Th/Su);

Cork Aer Lingus (various days/times);

Doncaster-Sheffield Thomson Airways (various days/times);

Dublin Aer Lingus (daily), Ryanair (daily); (S) (Tu/Sa);

East Midlands bmibaby (various days/times), Ryanair (daily), Thomson Airways (Tu, May-Oct only, Su, all year), Easyjet (daily);

Edinburgh Ryanair (T/Th/Sa/S);

Exeter Flybe (Th/Su);

Gatwick BA (various days/times), Easyjet (daily), Monarch (daily), Thomson Airways (tu/th/sa/su May-Oct, limited flights Nov-April), Flythomascook (Su only), Aer lingus (daily);

Glasgow International Easyjet (daily), Thomson Airways (Fri only), Flythomascook (Su only April-Nov);

Glasgow Prestwick Ryanair (M/T/Th/F/S/Su);

Heathrow BA (various days/times); Vueling (S) (daily);

Leeds-Bradford Jet2 (various days/times), Flythomascook (Sun only Apr-Nov), Ryanair (M-Sa to Nov; Tu/Th/Sa from Nov);

Liverpool Easyjet (daily), Ryanair (daily) (M) (S, M/F to Nov);

Luton Easyjet (daily), Monarch (various days/times), Thomson Airways (Th/Su), Flythomascook (Sun only April-Nov);

Manchester bmibaby (various days/times), Easyjet (F to W); Jet2 (various days/times Mar-Oct only); Monarch (daily); Thomson Airways (Tu/T/F/Sa May-Oct, limited flights Nov-Apr); Flythomascook (Sun only), (J) (Fri only May-Oct);

Newcastle Easyjet (daily); Jet2 (various days/times, Mar-Oct only); Thomson Airways (Su only); Flythomascook (Sun only Apr-Nov);

Shannon Ryanair (M-Th, Sa);

Southampton Flybe (various days/times);

Stansted Easyjet (daily); Ryanair (daily, (J) (M/W/F/Su) and (S) (daily); 

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 available)

Finish: Ronda

Sample rail journey from UK via Paris:

London: Eurostar to Paris (N), transfer by metro to Paris Austerlitz for overnight train to Irun, change for Madrid-Chamartin and transfer to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha.  Change to Ronda train. ~24 hrs. 

Ronda: Train to Madrid-Atocha, transfer to Madrid-Chamartin for train to Hendaye, and then change onto the night train to Paris Austerlitz. Transfer by metro to Paris (N) for Eurostar to London St Pancras International, ~26 hrs. 

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.

JEREZ AIRPORT:

Outward: Taxi, bus then taxi 3 hrs OR Pre-booked taxi transfer from Jerez airport to the first hotel 1½ hrs
Return: Bus then taxi 2½ hrs OR Pre-booked taxi transfer from Ronda to Jerez airport 1½ hrs

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

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 OR pre-bookable taxi.

Return:  Local taxi from hotel

For all pre-bookable taxi prices, see "Price includes"

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