Train and bus station

Teruel can be visited without a car: the train and bus stations are very close to the historic centre, and from both you walk up to Plaza del Torico. The train station is at the foot of the Escalinata, the great neo-Mudéjar staircase that climbs to the old town, and the bus station is on Ronda de Ambeles, next to the old town.

By train

Renfe links Teruel with Zaragoza and Valencia on the line that crosses the province. Timetables and prices can be checked at renfe.com; it is best to look in advance, because there are not trains at all hours. When you get off the train, the Escalinata and the towers themselves are the natural entrance to the city: in about ten minutes of climbing you are in the centre.

Next to the railway station, on Camino de la Estación, the Town Council has a free car park open 24 hours. It is a good option if you come by car to spend the day and do not mind climbing on foot.

By bus

The bus station is on Ronda de Ambeles, a few steps from the old town. The information telephone is 978 610 789. Regular lines of several companies stop here, including Samar, Autobuses Jiménez and Hife; to find out which one covers your journey and at what time, call the station or look at each company's website. Hife's sales point in the waiting room is closed until further notice and the company recommends buying tickets on its website, so before travelling buy your ticket online with the company that runs your route.

Beneath the station there is an underground car park open 24 hours, run by Pavapark, with the municipal public price rate. At the Grupo Samar window, in the same station, you can also get city bus passes.

Getting around the city

The city bus costs €1.30 per journey, paid on the bus itself, and is paid from the age of 8. The ten-journey passes work out at €1.08 per journey for the standard one and €0.81 for the student or pensioner one. The lines are on urbanosdeteruel.es.

There are taxi ranks at both stations, as well as on Paseo del Óvalo, Calle Comandante Fortea and the Obispo Polanco hospital, and a radio taxi on 978 617 577. The daytime weekday fare has a starting charge of €3.80 and €0.90 per kilometre; at night, at weekends and on public holidays it goes to €4.40 and €1.10.

What to see on arrival

From either station, start with the El Salvador Tower, continue to the Cathedral of Santa María de Mediavilla and finish at the Mausoleum of the Lovers, next to the Tourist Office. Dinópolis is on the outskirts: to get there without a car, ask at the office about the city bus or take a taxi.