Barajas Airport is just 5 minutes drive from Madrid city centre and serves international flights most of international airports around the world. Malaga, Barcelona and Mallorca are also quite large airports and also serve regular and scheduled flights to most international airports. Malaga, Alicante, Almería and other coastal areas airports are very popular for low cost airlines, with a wide range of daily flights to the United Kingdom and other European airports.

For those visiting the Costa del Sol, Malaga airport is the best choice. Gibraltar airport is getting more a more popular, mostly among Britons, and serves daily regular flights to most UK destinations. Sevilla, Jerez and Faro (Portugal) airports are good options if you are planning to visit the Costa de la Luz. Costa de Almeria and Costa Calida are well reached from Almeria and Murcia airports. Alicante airport serves daily scheduled and charter flights to most European and worldwide destinations and is the perfect terminal for those visiting the Costa Blanca. If your option is the Costa Brava, then arrange your flights to El Prat Airport, at Barcelona, one of the largest Spanish airports.

There are also internal flights connecting most of Spanish cities and flights do not take longer than 1 hour.

The state-owned company RENFE (website: www.renfe.es) operates a railway network connecting all the regions on the Iberian peninsula. It is mainly a radial network, with connections between Madrid and all the major cities. The high-speed train service averages 300kph and connects Madrid and Seville in two hours 15 minutes, with 12 services each way via Córdoba.. New current government investment will extend this high-speed service from Madrid to Barcelona, on the North and to Malaga, on the South, which will link the Costa del Sol to the capital city in just 2 hours.

There are more than 150,000km (95,000 miles) of roads. Motorways are well-maintained and connect Spain north–south. Tolls are in operation on some sections and have to be paid in Euros. Trunk roads between major cities are generally fast and well-maintained.

There are bus lines which are efficient and cheap, operating between cities and towns. Departures are generally from a central terminal at which the operators will have individual booths selling tickets. Most places have a bus link of some kind, even the more remote villages. Car hire facilities are located in airports, main railway stations and cities, with a wide range of companies, both national and international. Most foreign licences including Canadian, EU and US are accepted.