To The Puerta de Purchena · One way · All prices are totals for 1 adult · All service hours
3 transfer optionsCar hire · not ranked
Not all night: the Surbus line 30 runs 07:15–23:20.
Recommended
The cheapest way in. The Taxi, airport minimum fare (sold from €20.90) is 20 minutes quicker for at least €19.85 more, which is not worth it at this party size.
Bus
Surbus line 30
30 · Surbus (Almería city buses)
35 min rideEvery 35 min07:15–23:20
The Aeropuerto stop→Gregorio Marañón - La Salle
Non-stop
€1.05total for 1 adult€1.05 eachBuy ticketOn Surbus
Pickup, hours & luggage
Boards at. The Aeropuerto stop, number 188, outside the terminal
EUR 1.05 a single, paid to the driver, who gives change up to EUR 10. Children under four travel free with a paying adult.
Luggage. A city bus: bulky items that block the aisle are refused, a normal suitcase is fine.
Hours. Weekdays 07:15–23:20, every 35 minutes. Saturdays 07:15–23:40, every 35 minutes until 15:25, then about every 50. Sundays and holidays 07:10–23:00, every 50 minutes. Times are approximate.
The airport minimum, EUR 15.39 by day or EUR 18.18 at night and weekends, plus the EUR 5.51 airport supplement, for the whole car. The meter runs above it at EUR 0.95 a km by day, EUR 1.17 at night. Each case is EUR 0.71, and a fifth passenger EUR 1.05.
Luggage. EUR 0.71 for each case or bag, on the tariff.
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Prices marked "from" are starting prices set by the operator. Prices are whole-party totals; group fares are included. Ride times are recorded journey durations — no waiting or onward travel has been added — and road times vary with traffic. Confirm prices and availability with the operator. Going the other way? Almería to Aeropuerto de Almería airport: where each one boards and when the first one runs
How do I get from Almería airport to Almería city center?
For one traveler we recommend the Surbus line 30 at €1.05, 35 min, which is also the cheapest way in; the fastest is the Taxi, sold from €20.90, 15 min. Every option below is priced as a total for your party and says where it leaves you.
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Arriving late?
Not everything runs around the clock: the Surbus line 30 runs 07:15–23:20. Outside those hours, the Taxi, airport minimum fare and the Welcome Pickups transfer to Almería are what remain. Set the hour you leave arrivals and the board keeps only what is running.
Luggage
A city bus: bulky items that block the aisle are refused, a normal suitcase is fine.
Going somewhere specific?
"The center" is not one place, and the answer changes
Surbus line 30 calls at its Aeropuerto stop, number 188, in both directions. Board the bus for Almería; the one for El Alquián, Hospital El Toyo and Retamar loops east first and comes back past the airport about 50 minutes later.
Tickets
Pay the driver EUR 1.05 for a single; change is given up to EUR 10. The ten-trip bonobús card is sold only at the Surbus kiosk in town. Children under four ride free.
The taxi rank
The taxi rank is outside the arrivals area of the terminal. Check the driver starts the meter at the beginning of the ride, and ask for a receipt. Radio Taxi: +34 950 222 222; Tele Taxi: +34 950 251 111.
At night
The last line 30 bus to Almería leaves the airport at 23:20 on weekdays, 23:40 on Saturdays and 23:00 on Sundays and holidays. Until the first at 07:15 (07:10 on Sundays), only the taxi rank serves the terminal.
Luggage
Surbus refuses bulky items that block the aisle or bother other passengers; a normal suitcase is fine. On a taxi each case or bag is EUR 0.71 on the tariff.
Before you travel
Where each one starts, how long it runs, what it carries
30 · Surbus (Almería city buses)Surbus line 30
From
The Aeropuerto stop, number 188, outside the terminal
To
Gregorio Marañón - La Salle, the end of the line, by the Rambla
Luggage
A city bus: bulky items that block the aisle are refused, a normal suitcase is fine.
Runs
07:15–23:20
Journey
35 min
EUR 1.05 a single, paid to the driver, who gives change up to EUR 10. Children under four travel free with a paying adult.
Take the bus signed for Almería; the other direction loops to Retamar first.
The terminus is on Calle Gregorio Marañón, a short walk from the Puerta de Purchena; the Estación Intermodal is the next stop on the way back out.
These are the winter times, 1 September to 30 June; July and August run a summer timetable.
Weekdays 07:15–23:20, every 35 minutes. Saturdays 07:15–23:40, every 35 minutes until 15:25, then about every 50. Sundays and holidays 07:10–23:00, every 50 minutes. Times are approximate.
taxi · Almería taxis, tariff set by the Ayuntamiento and authorised by the Junta de AndalucíaTaxi, airport minimum fare
From
The taxi rank outside arrivals
To
Any address in Almería
Luggage
EUR 0.71 for each case or bag, on the tariff.
Runs
All night
Journey
15 min
The airport minimum, EUR 15.39 by day or EUR 18.18 at night and weekends, plus the EUR 5.51 airport supplement, for the whole car. The meter runs above it at EUR 0.95 a km by day, EUR 1.17 at night. Each case is EUR 0.71, and a fifth passenger EUR 1.05.
EUR 20.90 and EUR 23.69 are floors: a longer ride costs what the meter says, plus the EUR 5.51 supplement.
No authority publishes a taxi journey time; about 15 minutes to the centre is typical.
What is the best way from Almería airport to Almería city center?
For one traveler, the Surbus line 30 at €1.05, 35 min. The cheapest way in. The Taxi, airport minimum fare (sold from €20.90) is 20 minutes quicker for at least €19.85 more, which is not worth it at this party size. From 3 travelers we recommend the Taxi, airport minimum fare instead: 20 minutes quicker than the Surbus line 30, for at least €17.75 more for 3. How we weigh price against time is set out on the fares page, in numbers.
What is the cheapest way from Almería airport to Almería city center?
For one traveler, the Surbus line 30 at €1.05. Per-person fares multiply with the size of your party and per-vehicle fares do not, so check the total for your group rather than the single fare.
How do I get from Almería airport to Almería city center by bus?
One bus reaches The Puerta de Purchena: the Surbus line 30, €1.05 for one traveler, 35 min, to Gregorio Marañón - La Salle. For one traveler that is the cheapest way into Almería by any means. The fastest way overall is the Taxi, 15 min. See every option by bus
How do I get from Almería airport to Almería city center by taxi?
For one traveler the cheapest taxi is the Taxi, sold from €20.90, 15 min, and it is also the fastest. It is not the cheapest way in: the Surbus line 30 at €1.05 is. See every option by taxi
How long does it take to get from Almería airport to Almería city center?
Surbus line 30: 35 min. Taxi, airport minimum fare: 15 min. Welcome Pickups transfer to Almería: 15 min. Almería Airport is 9 km from the city of Almería.
How far is Almería airport from the city center?
9 km to the city of Almería. The fastest way in takes 15 min; the cheapest, the Surbus line 30, 35 min.
How much is a taxi from Almería airport to Almería city center?
from €20.90. Journey time 15 min.
Where do I catch the Surbus line 30 at Almería airport?
The Aeropuerto stop, number 188, outside the terminal. Follow the signs from arrivals. It leaves you at Gregorio Marañón - La Salle, the end of the line, by the Rambla.
Is there a train from Almería airport to Almería at night?
The Surbus line 30 runs 07:15–23:20. Outside those hours the taxi, airport minimum fare and the Welcome Pickups transfer to Almería are what remain; the taxi is from €20.90 for the vehicle. Weekdays 07:15–23:20, every 35 minutes. Saturdays 07:15–23:40, every 35 minutes until 15:25, then about every 50. Sundays and holidays 07:10–23:00, every 50 minutes. Times are approximate.
Does the Welcome Pickups transfer to Roquetas de Mar go to The Puerta de Purchena and the old town; line 30 ends on Calle Gregorio Marañón, by the Rambla?
This goes to Roquetas de Mar, on the coast west of Almería, not to the city: the driver takes you to any address there.
Does the Welcome Pickups transfer to Mojácar go to The Puerta de Purchena and the old town; line 30 ends on Calle Gregorio Marañón, by the Rambla?
This goes to Mojácar, up the coast north-east of the airport, not to Almería: the driver takes you to any address there.
Does the Private transfer to Almería port go to The Puerta de Purchena and the old town; line 30 ends on Calle Gregorio Marañón, by the Rambla?
This goes to the ferry terminal for the boats to Melilla, Morocco and Algeria; for an address in town, the Welcome Pickups transfer is the one priced to the city.
Worth knowing
Line 30 stops at the airport in both directions. Take the bus signed for Almería; the other one goes on to El Alquián, Hospital El Toyo and Retamar first.
The bus ticket is EUR 1.05, bought from the driver, who gives change up to EUR 10. Children under four travel free.
The taxi has no fixed fare. Any ride to or from the airport costs at least EUR 15.39 by day, EUR 18.18 at night and weekends, plus a EUR 5.51 airport supplement on the meter.
Line 30 ends at Gregorio Marañón - La Salle, not at the Estación Intermodal. The station is the bus's next stop on its way back out, beyond the terminus.
The bus times are the winter timetable, 1 September to 30 June; July and August run a summer timetable.
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