Transport in Melilla
Melilla is a Spanish autonomous city, located in the north coast of Africa. It has an airport, a port and roads.
Air transport
[edit]In Melilla, there is a national airport, Melilla Airport (IATA: MLN, OACI: GEML), which has a paved runway and a terminal. It has flights to Madrid, Barcelona, Málaga, Gran Canaria and Palma de Mallorca.[1]
Some airlines with Melilla Airport as their hub are: Melilla Airlines, Ryjet, Airmel or Pauknair.
Maritime transport
[edit]There is a port, with ferry connection to Málaga, Almería and Motril.
Roads
[edit]There are 28 kilometers of roads in Melilla. 27 of those kilometers are roads with a single lane per direction, and only one kilometer has multiple lanes. There are no freeways (in Spanish: autovía or autopista) in the whole autonomous city.[2]
Crossing points
[edit]There are 4 crossing points between Melilla and Morocco, being the most important one the Beni Ensar Crossing Point.
Rail transport
[edit]There are no railways in Melilla.
Bus
[edit]The city of Melilla has 6 bus lines:[3]
- Line 1: Barrio Chino - García Cabrelles
- Line 2: Plaza España - Frontera Benienzar
- Line 3: Real - General Marina
- Line 5: Plaza Torres Quevedo - Cabrerizas
- Line 6: Plaza Torres Quevedo - Mariguari
- Line 7: García Cabrelles - Farhana
References
[edit]- ^ "Destinos - Aeropuerto de Melilla - Aena.es". www.aena.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-07-27.
- ^ Ministerio de Fomento. "Capítulo 7: Carreteras". Anuario estadístico 2015. Gobierno de España.
- ^ "Ciudad Autónoma de Melilla - Líneas de Autobuses".