By bus
You can reach Zaragoza either from Madrid or Barcelona in 3:45 hours. The coach company is ALSA (http://www.alsa.es/portal...) and the single/return ticket costs around â¬15/â¬26.Zaragoza is also well communicated with other main capital cities, such as Valencia and Bilbao.There is possibility of getting to Zaragoza from France by bus. The main lines travel from Lourdes, Tarbes, Pau and Oloron.
For bus schedules from Barcelona, also try Barcelona Nord (http://www.barcelonanord.com).
By plane
Zaragoza Airport (http://www.zaragoza-airpo...) IATA: ZAZ, is located 10 km from the city centre. In March 2008 the new terminal building was completed.
The main carriers are Ryanair with flights from Alicante, Brussels-Charleroi, Milan-Orio al Serio, London-Stansted, and Rome-Ciampino, Iberia/Air Nostrum with flights from Madrid, Paris-Orly, Frankfurt, La Coruña and Vigo, and Air Europe with flights from Palma de Mallorca, Lanzarote and Tenerife. For most of these destinations there is a daily flight, while others are served 3 or 4 times a week.
There is also a web blog with more information concerning arrivals and departures, Zaragoza Airport Blog (http://zaragoza-airport.b...).
Transfer to/from the airport: The cheapest option is the airport bus (http://www.agredasa.es/im...) stopping at Los Enlaces, Delicias train station, Avenida de Navarra 12, and Paseo de MarÃa AgustÃn 7, in the city centre 45 minutes ride. The bus costs â¬1.60 and runs every 30 minutes Mo-Sa and every hour on Sundays and holidays. Alternatively a taxi will cost around â¬25-30 and take around 20 minutes to the city centre.
By train
Zaragoza is served by the high speed train AVE that reaches Madrid in approximately 1 hour 30 minutes and Barcelona in approx. 1 hour 45 minutes. There are up to 19 trains a day in each direction for Madrid and 12 for Barcelona. Regular rates start at about â¬50 to Madrid and â¬60 to Barcelona, but you can get up to a 60% discount if you book through the web 15 days in advance.
A cheaper way to get to Zaragoza from Barcelona is using the "Regional Express" - a slow train going on an ancient track, stopping at every small village and some those post-industrial ghost towns, and really astonishing landscapes. The ride takes 5 hours, costs â¬22.
Other neighbouring cities like Huesca, Teruel, Pamplona, Logroño, Bilbao or Valencia are connected by a few daily conventional trains.
For more information on train schedules and prices, visit the website of RENFE (http://www.renfe.es).
All trains and buses arrive to Delicias station. The city centre is some 2km away from, and can be reached using urban buses 34 and 51 or by taxi 10 minutes, around â¬10
By car
Zaragoza is very well connected by free speedways with Huesca 1h, Teruel 2h, Madrid 3h, and by toll highways with Barcelona 3h, â¬30, Pamplona and Bilbao. Traffic around the city is relatively light except on some weekends and holidays.
Free parking in the city centre is very scarce. Most streets have metered parking limited to 1 or 2 hours. Underground paying parkings are scattered in the entire city and usually have free places.