Caravaca bus station

Caravaca de la Cruz has its own bus station, and from it runs the line linking it with Murcia via Cehegín, Bullas and Mula. It is operated by Interbus as service MUR 025, funded by the Autonomous Community. The station phone number published by the tourist office is 699 91 75 18.

Caravaca – Murcia

The timetable in force since 31 August 2026 has departures from Caravaca, Monday to Friday on working days, at 6:00, 7:00, 7:05, 8:10, 9:10, 10:10, 11:10, 12:10, 13:10, 15:00, 17:10, 19:10 and 21:10. On Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays it leaves every two hours, from 7:10 to 21:10. The bus stops at Cehegín, at Bullas (El Polígono bar), at Niño de Mula and at Mula, and some services also go via La Puebla de Mula, Baños de Mula, Albudeite and Campos del Río. Depending on the route, it reaches Murcia bus station in between 1 h 25 min and 1 h 45 min.

Murcia – Caravaca

From Murcia bus station, at calle Sierra de la Pila 3, buses leave Monday to Friday at 6:30, 7:10, 8:10, 9:10, 10:30, 11:30, 12:10, 13:10, 14:10, 15:10, 17:10, 19:10 and 21:10, and on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays every two hours, from 7:10 to 21:10. The last one reaches Caravaca at about 22:35 or 22:45. Some weekday buses stop at the Espinardo Campus (athletics track). Interbus warns that services and stops marked in grey on its timetable only run during term time, and not during exam periods.

Interbus warns that passing times are approximate and may vary by about 10 minutes. With this timetable you can go and return in a day from Murcia: the 9:10 reaches Caravaca at 10:35 and there is a return at 17:10 or 19:10.

Other lines from Caravaca

On the same MUR 025 service, Interbus publishes timetables from Caravaca to Moratalla and from Caravaca to Moratalla and Calasparra. For those who often go to Bullas, Interbus launched in January 2025 a 10-journey pass between Caravaca and Bullas, on sale on the line's own buses.

Tickets and information

Timetables and tickets are checked and bought on the Interbus website, searching for the journey by origin and destination. Interbus customer service: 618 640 733, Monday to Friday from 8:00 to 14:00; switchboard, 900 842 202.

Taxis

The tourist office publishes several taxi numbers: a 24-hour one (622 93 65 24), a wheelchair-adapted one (646 22 30 09) and others on 626 48 46 62, 608 07 16 31 and 649 83 88 76. They are useful for reaching the Fuentes del Marqués, a little over 2 km from the centre, or the Barranda Ethnic Music Museum.

On arrival

In Caravaca, call first at the tourist office, at calle de las Monjas 19, for the map, and then climb to the Vera Cruz Castle and Basilica. If you come by bike, the Northwest Greenway follows the route of the old Murcia to Caravaca train.