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Travel to Tomatina - How to get to the Tomatina Tomato Fight, Buñol, Valencia

Tomatina Travel Options: Ways of Tackling the Tomatina Tomato Fight

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The Tomatina tomato fight takes place each year on the last Wednesday of August in Buñol, a little village outside of Valencia. The fighting starts at 11am and lasts an hour, but the partying will have gone on throughout the night before. With this festival one of the most popular in all of Spain, planning your arrival well in advance is highly recommended. Below are the travel options available to you. Check Spanish Train Times & Prices.

Go on an Organized Tomatina Tour

There are several companies organizing Tomatina guided tours. They are a lot more expensive than planning the trip yourself, but at least it will all be taken care of for you.
Stay the night in Valencia

This is the most popular choice, but beds and rooms fill up fast, particularly in youth hostels.
- Book a Youth Hostel in Valencia (book direct)
- Book a Hotel in Valencia (book direct)
Take an overnight bus or train to Valencia

If you can't find a bed in Valencia, sleeping on the bus or train is a good option - and it is the cheapest too. But you need to make sure your bus or train arrives in time. Find out about Buses and Trains to Valencia for Tomatina.
Party all night in Buñol

Another popular option. Much like at the Pamplona Bull Run at the San Fermin festival, people often stay up all night drinking. It's a long night - as the tomato fight doesn't take place until 11am the next day, you need to be really sure you're prepared for it. Valencia is very warm in the summer, even at 4am, so it shouldn't be too difficult to sleep somewhere in the open air.
Try your luck with private accommodation in Buñol

Buñol residents are wise to the bucks they can make from renting out spare rooms in their houses and apartments to travelers coming to their village. Locals gather around the train station in Buñol offering their rooms. This is a good option, though there is no guarantee that you'll find anywhere.

Don't forget to spend some time in Valencia, the home of Paella, after the fighting is over. Alternatively, try some of the other Festivals in Spain going on around Tomatina.