Almeria Airport is about 8km (5 miles) east of Almeria city centre, just off the main AL12 road. It can also be accessed from the A7 motorway. This is a fairly small, but modern airport which is clean and well-maintained, although it can get quite busy at peak periods. It is within easy reach of several resorts on the Costa de Almeria, including Roquetas, Mojacar and Aguadulce, and is the third most important airport in Andalucia after Malaga and Seville.

The airport terminal is divided into three floors. The ground floor contains the arrivals area, shops, a café-bar and the baggage reclaim. The departures area is found on the first floor, and on the upper floor is a rooftop café with terraces.

Almeria Airport’s car park is situated in front of the terminal building. It is quite small with a capacity of around 300 cars. It costs 0.40 euros to park for the first half hour, another 0.50 euros for the next 30 minutes, and an extra 0.47 euros for every half hour after that.

The airport code is LEI. For more information visit the official website at www.aena.es.

Flights to Almeria
There are several low-cost airlines that fly to Almeria from the UK; easyJet from Stansted, Jet2 from Leeds and Newcastle, and Monarch from Birmingham, Luton and Manchester. Ryanair and Aer Lingus fly to Almeria from Dublin.

Other airlines that fly to Almeria include Air Berlin (from several airports in Germany and Austria) and Jetairfly (from Brussels).

Internal flights account for much of the activity at Almeria airport. Between them, Spanair, Air Europa and Iberia fly to Almeria from Barcelona, Madrid and Palma de Mallorca.

Transport from Almeria Airport

Buses
The no.20 bus from the airport to Almeria city centre runs roughly every 30-45 minutes between 7.08am and 22.33 on weekdays, less frequently at weekends and on public holidays. For the full timetable, visit www.surbus.com. Because this is only a local service and not a dedicated airport bus, luggage space is quite limited. There are regular buses from Almeria city centre to El Cabo de Gata and Vera.

Taxis
The taxi rank is situated outside the arrival hall. The following are the approximate fares to various destinations: Almeria city centre - 18 euros, Aguadulce – 25 euros, Roquetas – 35 euros, El Ejido – 40 euros.

Car Hire
Several international car hire companies have desks at Almeria airport, including Europcar and Centauro. An alternative is the Spanish-based car hire company AurigaCrown.