El Colmenar Cottage - Getting Here our charming and comfortable casita in Andalucia

 Nearest Airports and approximate driving times:

             1. Gibraltar 1.25 hour drive from the village

             2.  Malaga is a 2 hour drive from the village.

             3.  Jerez is a 2.5 hour drive from the village

             4.  Seville is a 3 hour drive from the village

              5. Granada is a 3.5 hour drive from the village


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Railway:

El Colmenar village railway station is sign-posted “GAUCIN” and also only marked “GAUCIN” on all rail timetables. Locally El Colmenar station is also often known as “Estacion de Gaucin.” The  white-village of Gaucin is further up the valley a car ride away from El Colmenar village and the railway station.

Trains to  El Colmenar village (N.B. sign-posted"Gaucin"station):

    1. From (Gibraltar border): a 10 min. taxi ride to Estacion San Roque then 40 min. train journey direct to the village.

    2. From Malaga: a 2.5 hour journey with one change at Bobadilla.

    3.    From Ronda: a 40 minute journey direct.

     4.  From Granada: a 3.5 hour journey direct.

     5. From Jerez: a taxi from airport to Jerez, train to Seville(1.hr) change to Bobadilla, (1.5 hr) change to “Gaucin.”(1.5hr)

      6. From Seville a 3 hour journey with one change at Bobadilla

      7. From Madrid: a 6 hour journey with one change at Bobadilla.

Coaches:

In Spain there are excellent coach services and another attractive way to reach  the village from Malaga is to take the coach from Malaga Central Coach station to Ronda and then get the  train from Ronda to the village.