Intro: This page gives information about low-cost, direct flights to and from Granada and all the information you need about getting between the airport and Granada. There is also information about cheap flights to Malaga.

Ryanair no longer flies from the UK to Granada. After several years Ryanair has stopped flying to Granada because the local council refused to continue subsidising it. To not continue is probably an economic mistake because of the amount of money that was being brought into the city but you can understand them not wanting to be bullied by Ryanair. Every single flight into Granada was full so I can't understand why they pulled out.

I had a quick look at the Iberia website and you can come from London via Madrid to Granada. The cheapest price I could find was 105 euros each way. Go to the IBERIA website. (Note: You can easilly get a flight to Malaga for around 10 euros so it's probably better to come via Malaga).

The company VUELING have many discount flights within Spain and they now have direct flight between Granada and Paris. A romantic few days in Paris and then Granada???

For more information, see the Vueling website. There seem to be cheap flights from several Spanish cities to the UK.

Granada airport info:
The airport is located about 17 km outside the city of Granada. The airport code is GRX. It takes about 30 minutes by road from the center of Granada. See more info

Airport bus:
There is a frequent airport bus service and the buses tie in with the arrivals. The bus costs 3 euros and there are several stops in the centre of Granada. The most central stop is the stop on the Gran Vía next to the Cathedral. If you are going to Plaza Nueva, it's a good idea to get off at this stop.
Click to see a map with the bus stops
Click for more information about stops and times
Click for a map of the centre of Granada

Taxi:
If you don't want to walk through the streets with your luggage you can get a taxi which costs approx 29 euros. There is supposedly a fixed taxi fare for taxis from the airport to the city centre (28 euros for the centre of Granada, and 30 euros for the Albaicín) so it's a good idea to ask how much it will cost before getting in the taxi. The taxi driver should not use the taximeter. This page has more advice about getting taxis.

Internal flights within Spain:
Cheap airlines such as vueling have driven the prices down so there are now many bargain flights to other Spanish cities such as Barcelona and Madrid. A good site to search for them is terminala.com

(Tip: When there is a flight from outside Spain with a connecting flight from Madrid/Barcelona to Granada they invariably don't coordinate the luggage properly and it has to be delivered to you the next day. So put some extra underwear and essentials in your hand luggage.)

Malaga airport is 125km from Granada. It takes 1hour 30 minutes to drive from Malaga to Granada. The best way to get to Granada is by public transport. There are now direct buses from Malaga airport to Granada bus station. They leave at 11:30 in the morning and 18:30 in the afternoon. The journey takes 2 hours 20 minutes and costs 10€.

If you arrive at another time, it is faster to catch a bus from Malaga airport to Malaga bus station and then catch a bus to Granada. There are buses to Malaga bus station every 30 minutes and buses to Granada every hour. It is difficult to get to Granada after 21:30. A taxi from Malaga to Granada costs about 140 euros.

BUS TIMES:
MÁLAGA (AIRPORT) - GRANADA (BUS STATION): 11:30 and 18:30
GRANADA (BUS STATION) - MÁLAGA (AIRPORT): 07:00 and 10:00

MÁLAGA (BUS STATION) - MÁLAGA (AIRPORT): 07:00 - 24:00 (EVERY 30 MINUTES)
MÁLAGA (AIRPORT) - MÁLAGA (BUS STATION): 06:25 - 23:30 (EVERY 30 MINUTES)

MÁLAGA (BUS STATION) - GRANADA (BUS STATION): 07:00 - 21:00 (EVERY HOUR) (18:30 not 18:00)
GRANADA (BUS STATION) - MÁLAGA (BUS STATION): 07:00 - 21:00 (EVERY HOUR) and 21:30

When you come out of arrivals, go straight on and you will come to the bus stop

Links: You can now book bus tickets online on this page: buy bus tickets online
Links: Here is a list of hire car companies - most companies have pick up and drop off points in the centre of Granada and Granada airport.

Cheap flights from UK to Malaga :
British Airways - Regular scheduled flights from major British airports.
easyJet - flying from Bristol, Belfast, Nottingham, Newcastle, Liverpool, London (Luton, Stansted, Gatwick).
Monarch - flying from Birmingham, London (Luton, Gatwick), Manchester.
First Choice - flying from Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, East Midlands, Exeter, London (Gatwick, Luton, Stansted), Manchester.
Air Scotland - flying from Edinburgh and Glasgow
Jet2 - flying from Bradford and Manchester
FlyBE -flying from Birmingham, Southampton, Guernsey and Jersey.
MyTravelLite - flying from Birmingham.
Excel Airways - flying from Exeter, Bristol, Belfast, Birmingham, East Midlands, Glasgow, London (Gatwick, Stansted), Manchester, and Newcastle.
EUJet - flying from Kent International.
bmibaby - Cheap flights from Birmingham, Cardiff, Durham, Manchester and Nottingham.

Cheap flights from Ireland to Malaga :
Budget Travel - flying from Dublin, Shannon and Cork.
Flyaway Tours - flying from Dublin, Shannon and Cork.
Abbey Travel - flying from Dublin, Cork and Shannon
Ryanair - flying from Dublin.
Aer Lingus - Scheduled flights from Irish airports.
EUJet - flying from Shannon.