Travel Directions & Transport

To Salobrena

FROM MALAGA : You can hire a car from Malaga airport - follow the signs for rental cars from the baggage reclaim area.
If you havent pre-booked then you can go to any one of the numerous rental desks, like Hertz, when you arrive.

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From Malaga airport follow the signs for MALAGA then follow the signs for ALMERIA and MOTRIL on the N340. Continue to follow all the signs for Almeria and Motril - the N340/E15 will take you all the way to Salobrena and is an easy and scenic coastal drive of around 1 hour.

You will pass by the resort towns of NERJA, LA HERRADURA and ALMUNECAR. Continue past the Hotel Salobrena on your right - ignore the first exit headed SALOBRENA and take the SECOND exit on your right headed SALOBRENA (opposite a BP petrol station on your left). Slip off here and turn right at the junction into Salobrena.


FROM GRANADA : You can also hire a car from Granada airport. All the well known hire companies have desks in front of you as you enter the arrivals area. Salobrena is very easy to reach from Granada airport - as you leave the airport take the first sign for Granada. Then take the slip road/exit on your right headed GRANADA and SANTA FE - you will then bypass the small town of Santa Fe within just a short time of leaving the airport - continue a little further and then take the slip road/exit on your right headed ALHAMBRA, SIERRA NEVADA and MOTRIL -this will lead you to the junction for the main A44/E902 - keep to the right and then take the 1st exit right onto the A44/E902 following the signs for MOTRIL (which is the town next to Salobrena). Stay on this road all the way down to the coast. You will pass by the Lecrin Valley and the entrance to Las Alpujarras - it is approx 45 minutes drive on a nice easy road, with beautiful scenery all around you. Follow all signs for MOTRIL/SALOBRENA. You will then come to a roundabout at where the main road ends - take the first sliproad right headed SALOBRENA - then take the next sliproad right headed SALOBRENA, turn left under the bridge into Salobrena.

MEETING PLACE: Wherever possible we like to meet all our guests personally, usually along the beachfront, so make your way through the town passing La Bodega restaurant, the Tourist Office, Bar Goya, and La Caixa bank all on your right. Keep going past the Parques de La Fuente until you come to the beachfront. There is parking all along the beach.

To Suspiro del Moro

FROM GRANADA : Finding the villa is very easy from Granada airport. Head out of the airport and take the first sign for GRANADA. Then take the sliproad on your right that says GRANADA AND SANTA FE. You will bypass Santa Fe then take the sliproad on your right that says ALHAMBRA, SIERRA NEVADA AND MOTRIL' which will bring you to the junction for the main A44/E902 road. Keep to the right and take the first exit right onto the A44/E902 that says MOTRIL. Continue south leaving Granada behind you and slip off the main road at Junction 139 that says OTURA AND LA MALAHA (do not take Junction 137, also for Otura).

FROM MALAGA: Follow the signs for MALAGA on leaving the airport to ensure you are headed in the right direction. Then follow all the signs for GRANADA - you will then join the A92 which will bring you up all the way up to Granada. Then you will come to the junction for the main A44/E902 road. Keep to the right and take the first exit right onto the A44/E902 that says MOTRIL. Continue south leaving Granada behind you and slip off the main road at Junction 139 that says OTURA AND LA MALAHA (do not take Junction 137, also for Otura).

MEETING PLACE: As soon as you slip off Junction 139 you will see a BP petrol station. Right next door is the 'Boabdil' restaurant and this is where we meet all our guests. There is ample parking at the back of the restaurant.

Buses:

FROM MALAGA : There is a shuttle bus which is signposted at the airport - this takes you to the main bus station in Malaga. From the main bus station you take the Alsina Graells bus that says Motril - they are very good, air conditioned and cheap - a ticket to Salobrena costs around 7 euros. Ask at the main bus station for details of buses to Granada.


FROM GRANADA : Buses run from the airport to the main bus station in Granada. You can then take the Alsina Graells bus to Motril/Salobrena. They run pretty much every hour or so but check timetables at the main station. Ask here for details of buses to Otura/Suspiro del Moro.

Taxis:

FROM MALAGA : Follow the signs for Taxis in the arrivals/baggage reclaim area - they work on a queue system.


FROM GRANADA : Taxis can be found outside the main terminal building.


Be prepared with a map or address/directions if you do not speak Spanish and also ask and agree a price in advance.


There are also taxis in Salobrena - the taxi rank is opposite the tourist information office and La Bodega restaurant as you enter Salobrena

All guests are eligible for a 15% discount with Helle Hollis car hire at Malaga airport. Ask for details

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Salobrena from the picturesque coast road