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From Nigelpassmore

Question Summary

I cannot find any bus timetables on the internet for Spain. I need to travel from Malaga airport to Lanjaron. After a week I need to travel from La Calahorra via Granada back to Malaga airport. Please can you advise bus timetables or relevant websites?

Background Info

Two of us will be walking a good stretch of the GR7 from Lanjaron to La Calahorra. We have arranged to stay in hotels along the way. We are going in the last week of April 2011.

wE ARE BOTH IN OUR LATE 50S. eVERY YEAR WE WALK SOMEWHERE IN eUROPE - tURKEY, cRETE, Romania, Montenegro, Scotland etc.

Advice

  • Is there an organisation that can arrange to convey our backpacks on a daily basis along our route?

Damian Corrigan, Spain Travel Guide, says:

Hi Nigel!

For Malaga to Lanjaron, see here: Malaga to Lanjaron.

I'm afraid I'm unable to find details for buses from La Calahorra. The bus company that serves it (Maestra) is very small and doesn't have a website. It is possible that your bus will have to go via Guadix, which is where Maestra are based. You can call them internationally on +34 958 66 06 57, but I doubt they'll have an English speaker.

I've posted on the La Calahorra Facebook group! I'll wait to see if they respond.

For most buses in Spain, you should use Movelia to check times and to find out which bus company to use, and then visit the bus company directly to buy tickets.

For backpack carrying, I expect Mountain House Holidays, who are based in Lanjaron, will be able to help you.

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