Granada Airport in a nutshell

Granada-Jaén Airport is located in the region of La Vega del Genil and is 17 km from Granada and 106 km from Jaén. The A-92 national highway connects Granada airport with the city center and heads towards Malaga to the west and Almeria to the east.

The airport gives good access to some unknown parts of Andalusia. In addition to the city of Granada and the Alhambra Palace, it also offers easy access to the southernmost ski resort in Europe in the Sierra Nevada mountains, the Costa Tropical and cities such as Motril, Almuñécar and Salobreña.

Passengers arriving at Granada Airport go through one of two gates on the ground floor of the terminal building. The baggage claim area has 3 baggage belts and is where passport control and the Granada Tourist Board information desk is located. Once you have exited the baggage claim area, you will exit to the arrivals hall, where you will find a waiting area with seating, Servired ATMs, toilets and car rental counters. The 5 car rental companies based at Granada Airport are Auriga Crown, Avis, Europcar, Goldcar Europa and Solmar.

If you need to take a taxi you will find that airport taxi costs are quite reasonable with a trip to the city center costing around 17 euros, to the Alhambra 25 euros, Albaicín 23 euros and around 65 euros to get on the Saw. snowy ski resort Taxis at Granada airport are readily available and located directly outside the arrivals hall.

There is no train service at Granada airport, but there is a bus service to the city center that runs at regular intervals and coincides with flight arrivals. A single ticket will cost you only 3 euros. From Granada airport buses leave at 05:20, 06:25, 07:45, 10:00, 11:00, 12:99, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00, 17:00, 6:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. and from the city center they depart at the same time from the Palacio de Congresos. The journey is reasonably short and includes the following 7 stops from the Airport, Bus Station – La Caleta – Jardines del Triunfo – Gran Vía – Cathedral – Puerta Real – Palacio de Congresos.

If you are going to pick up someone at Granada airport or if you are flying from Granada airport and need to park your car there, the parking costs are not that high, but if you plan to leave your car at Granada airport for a while you can It is worth parking in the long-stay car park on the access road to the Airport. The short-term car park is directly opposite the terminal building.

Departures at Granada Airport are managed on the ground floor and consist of 14 check-in counters and automatic check-in machines for Iberia and Spanair. Here you will also find the information desks for the Aena airport and the Granada Tourist Board. There is also a restaurant and cafe bar available which are always open while the airport is operational, with a selection of shops located opposite. The departure lounge is located immediately after the security checkpoint where you will board the plane through one of the 4 gates.

The low cost airline Ryanair has recently started to operate a new daily flight with Madrid. With this new service, which is added to the 5 existing flights with Iberia, the Granada-Jaén Airport already has flights that connect it with the Spanish capital from early in the morning until late in the afternoon.

Passengers can now also access the Granada Airport Wi-Fi network using any portable device with Internet access. The service, which offers a broadband connection through laptops, telephones or PDAs, is provided by Telefónica.