Please
enjoy your hire car in Spain.
ROAD:
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. Rural roads are of differing quality.
Bus:
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.
Motorcycles:
No person under 18 may hire or ride a vehicle over 75cc. Crash
helmets must be worn.
Traffic
drives on the right.
Regulations:
Side lights must be used at night in built-up areas. Spare
bulbs and red hazard triangles must be kept in all vehicles.
Traffic lights: two red lights mean 'No Entry'. Parking laws
are rigorously enforced. The speed limit for motorways is
120kph (80mph) in general, but for buses and lorries the limit
is 100kph (60mph); in built-up areas the limit is 50kph (30mph);
for other roads it is 90kph (56mph).
Driving
Licenses: Most foreign licences including Canadian, EU
and US are accepted. Third Party insurance is required, or
a Green Card if bringing your own car (available from insurance
company).
URBAN:
Traffic in Spanish cities is normally heavy, and urban driving
takes some time to adjust to. City public transport facilities
are generally good. Barcelona, Bilbao, Madrid and Valencia
have metros as well as buses. Pre-purchase multi-journey tickets
are sold. Other towns and resorts are well served by local
buses. Metered taxis are available in most major cities and
a 2 to 3 per cent tip is customary.
TRAVEL TIMES: The following chart gives approximate
travel times (in hours and minutes) from Madrid to other major
cities and towns in Spain by Car.
| Barcelona |
8.00 |
| Bilbao |
5.00 |
| Canary
Is. - Málaga |
5.00 |
| Mallorca
- Palma |
6.00* |
| Santander |
5.00 |
| Seville |
6.00 |
| Valencia |
5.00 |
Note: *Plus 9 hours by boat (3 hours by catamaran).
British
Embassy
Calle de Fernando el Santo 16, 28010 Madrid, Spain
Tel: (91) 700 8200 or 319 0200. Fax: (91) 700
8272.
E-mail: [email protected] (general enquiries).
Website: www.ukinspain.com
British
Consulate General
Paseo de Recoleto 7-9, 4th Floor, 28004 Madrid, Spain
Tel: (91) 524 9700. Fax: (91) 524 9730.
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ukinspain.com
Consulates also in: Alicante, Barcelona, Bilbao, Ibiza,
Las Palmas (Grand Canaria), Málaga, Minorca, Palma
de Mallorca and Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands).
Honorary Consulates in: Benidorm, Cadiz, Grenada, Menorca,
Seville and Vigo.
Canadian
Embassy
Street address: Calle Nuñez de Balboa 35, 28001 Madrid,
Spain
Postal address: Apartado 587, 28080 Madrid, Spain; Apartado
117, 28080 Madrid, Spain (commercial section).
Tel: (91) 423 3250. Fax: (91) 423 3251.
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.canada-es.org
Consulates in: Barcelona and Málaga.
Embassy and Consulate of the Kingdom of Spain
2375 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20037, USA
Tel: (202) 452 0100. Fax: (202) 833 5670 or
728 2302.
E-mail: [email protected]
Website:
www.spainemb.org
Consulates in: Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles,
Miami, New Orleans, New York, Puerto Rico, San Francisco and
Washington.
Dirección General de Turespaña
Jose Lázaro Galdiano 6, 28036 Madrid, Spain
Tel: (91) 343 3500. Fax: (91) 343 3446.
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.spain.info
Embassy
of the United States of America
Serrano 75, 28006 Madrid, Spain
Tel: (91) 587 2200. Fax: (91) 587 2303.
Website: www.embusa.es
Embassy
of the Kingdom of Spain
74 Stanley Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1M 1P4, Canada
Tel: (613) 747 2252. Fax: (613) 744 1224.
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.docuweb.ca/spainincanada
Consulates General in: Montréal and Toronto.
Spanish
Embassy
39 Chesham Place, London SW1X 8SB, UK
Tel: (020) 7235 5555. Fax: (020) 7259 5392.
E-mail: [email protected]
Spanish
Consulate
20 Draycott Place, London SW3 2RZ, UK
Tel: (020) 7589 8989 or (0906) 550 8970 (recorded visa
information; calls cost £1 per minute) or (0906) 526
6666 (to order visa applications; calls cost £1.50 per
minute). Fax: (020) 7581 7888.
E-mail: [email protected]
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 0915-1200 (closed Spanish national
holidays; visa information by appointment only), Mon-Fri 0915-1415
(Spanish nationals only), Sat 1000-1200 (Spanish nationals
only).
By appointment only.
Consulates in: Edinburgh and Manchester.
Spanish
National Tourist Office
22-23 Manchester Square, London W1U 3PX, UK
Tel: (020) 7486 8077 or (0906) 364 0630 (24-hour brochure
request line; calls cost 60p per minute). Fax: (020) 7486
8034.
Website: www.tourspain.es
or www.tourspain.co.uk
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 0915-1615.
Spanish
Tourist Office
666 Fifth Avenue, Btwn 52nd and 53rd Street, 35th Floor, New
York, NY 10103, USA
Tel: (212) 265 8822. Fax: (212) 265 8864.
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.okspain.org
Offices also in: Chicago, Los Angeles and Miami.
Spanish
Tourist Office
2 Bloor Street West, Suite 3402, Toronto, Ontario M4W 3E2,
Canada
Tel: (416) 961 3131. Fax: (416) 961 1992.
E-mail: [email protected]
Website:
www.tourspain.toronto.on.ca