Travel to / from Valencia By Bus
The Bus Station
The bus station is close to the centre, just north of the river.
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The nearest metro station is Turia, yellow line.
Travel Information
Valencia is very well linked to Europe and the rest of Spain by bus. However, getting information can be tricky. The bus services in Spain are not centralised like the national train network, and the market is divided between various bus companies who do not communicate with each other too well. Most of those companies also have braindead web designers who make pretty but totally unusable company sites.
If you are going from Valencia you are advised to just go to the bus station, since it is not too far, or call the phone numbers. Make sure you avoid the lunchtime between 14.00 and 17.00. ALSA, however, does have a good website with reservations and this company will serve most of Spanish destinations.
If you are travelling to Valencia (and not with ALSA) you should go to the local bus station or call the phone numbers. For the international trips, the list of serving companies below shows where to find their branch in your country.
As a matter of fact, ALSA can answer just about every need, both national and international, with a million destinations. It stands out for a good online browsing experience and generally good customer service, where most others fall short. The ALSA website is the easiest starting point. By shopping around you may save a few euros but you will then have to spend them on aspirin to get rid of the headache.
National Travel by Bus
For the companies serving Spanish destinations, the web presence is not too bad and you can find info in under 1000 clicks.
Alsa Most of Spain (not Madrid), including around Valencia. Good website. 0034 902 422242 Auto-Res Main carrier for Madrid and via Madrid. Plus Badajoz, Caceres, Merida, Navalmoral de L, Salamanca, Taracon, Trujillo, Way atalaya, Xeraco 0034 902 020052 Jimenez Zaragoza - Calamocha - Gandía - Benidorm - Alicante - Santa Pola - Torrevieja - Murcia - Cartagena - La Manga 0034 96 340 7571 BilmanBus Santander - Bilbao - Vitoria - Logrono - Irun - San Sebastian - Tolosa - Pamplona -Tudela 0034 96 347 8989Samar Alcala de Henares - Alcolea del Pinar - Guadalajara - Jerica - Maranchon - Molina de Aragon - Monreal del Campo - Rubielos Cruce - Segorbe - Teruel - Viver 0034 96 349 5609 Hife Many Spanish destinations, both major and local. 0034 96 349 2310 Bunyol Local destinations around Valencia 0034 96 349 1425 Herca Local destinations around Valencia, especially to the beaches. 0034 96 349 1250 Alsina Ciudad Real - Toledo - Aranjuez - Ocaña - La Roda - Villamalea -Tomelloso - Mira - Quintanar de la Orden - Alcázar - Cañete - Camporrobles - Cuenca 0034 96 349 7230
The City Council of Valencia also has a webpage with a list of destinations and the links to the bus companies which operate them, where you can check timetables and prices.
International Travel by Bus
Valencia also has plenty of bus links with Europe - Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, UK, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Czech Republic. Particularly well linked is France, with many destinations covered. Eastern Europe is also very available - Poland, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Romania. You could also easily catch a bus to Morocco.
However, this is where the websites get very bad and you need to follow the advice above.
Alsa Bulgaria, Czech, France, Germany, Italy, Morocco, Poland , Portugal, Romania, Switzerland, Ukraine. Great website. 0034 902 422242 StarBus Andorra, France, Luxemburgh, Belgium, Holland 0034 96 349 6767 EuroLines Andorra, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Poland, Czech, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Switzerland, Romania, Bulgaria 0034 96 349 6855 LineBus France, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Morocco 0034 96 340 1979 Atlassib Romania Filadelfia Romania SaizTour Romania LuckyTour Romania Vakancia Bulgaria UnionIvkoni Bulgaria Yubim Bulgaria Ovanesovi Bulgaria