Getting There By Road
Motorways (autopista) are prefixed with the letter ‘A’, or ‘AP’ if it is a toll road (peaje) i.e. A-4 or AP-4. The speed limit on these roads is 120kph (74mph). Dual carriageways (autovias) and other major roads (carretera nacional) are generally indicated with three digits, i.e. A376. The speed limit on these roads is 100kph (62mph). Within towns, the speed limit is 50kph (31mph).
Assistance in case of breakdowns may be sought from the Spanish Royal Automobile Club (RACE) (tel: (902) 40 45 45; website: www.race.es).
Eurolines international coach services (tel: (965) 12 37 44 or (905) 40 50 40; website: www.eurolines.es) operates from the city Bus Station, C/ Portugal 17 (tel: (965) 13 07 00) linking Alicante to many other parts of Spain and also to destinations in Morocco and Europe. The Alsa coach company (tel: (902) 42 22 42; website: www.alsa.es) also operates out of the same station, with routes throughout the rest of Spain in addition to services to other European cities.
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