How to Get from Granada to La Alpujarra by Bus, Taxi or Car

You can reach the Alpujarra by car, bus, or taxi, as there are no trains available. The most practical and comfortable means of transportation is by car, allowing you to stop at any village you find interesting along the way.


You can also travel by bus, but it is less practical due to the limited number of buses from Granada to the Alpujarra. However, you can still visit several villages by bus. Taxi is another option but they are expensive.

How to Get to the Alpujarra by Bus?

Buses between Granada and Alpujarra are operated by Alsa. Departures are from Granada Bus Station.

Between Granada, Lanjarón and Órgiva, several buses run daily. However, between the Granada and most other towns in the Alpujarra, there are barely two or three buses each day.

Here, we explain which towns are connected by bus and provide their approximate frequencies.

Please check the schedules on the Alsa website one day before your trip, as bus schedules and frequencies frequently change.

From Granada to Lanjarón and Orgiva

Between Lanjarón and Órgiva, there are 5-6 buses daily. The first bus departs around 8:30 in the morning, and the last one returns around 16:00 in the afternoon.

From Granada to Pampaneira, Capileira and Other Towns

There are only three buses a day to other towns in the Alpujarra (with the last stop being Trevélez), departing at 10:00, 12:00, and 16:30.

Return trips from Trevélez are scheduled for 06:15, 16:00, and 17:35. Please consider adding additional time for reaching other towns.

Schedules often change; please check them on the Alsa website.

These same buses connect the towns of La Alpujarra with each other.

The bus traveling to Trevélez makes stops in other towns along this route: Lanjaron, Orgiva, Carataunas, Supportujar, Pampaneira, Bubion and Capileira.

After reaching Capileria, this bus proceeds along the A-4132 road (typically passing through Bubión and Pampaniera again without making stops) and continues along the A-4132, stopping at Pitres, Portugos, Busquistar, Cortijo Sabuco and Trevélez.

As the bus makes stops in the towns and has to travel up to Capileira and back down, it takes more than 3 hours to reach Trevélez.

To travel to other towns in towns in the Alpujarra, it is essential to have a car.

Bus Tickets Granada - Alpujarra

The cost to go to Lanjarón, Orgiva, Pampaneira, Bubión and Capileira, Trevélez, etc. is between 4 and 8 euros.

Frequency: every day.

Where to Buy: Company: Alsa, web: alsa.es. Tickets and schedules: tel 902 422 242, 24-hour service.

You can also explore the breathtaking scenery of this region with the horseback riding tours visiting its most unique corners.

How to Get to the Alpujarra by Car?

From Granada

You'll arrive on the N-323, passing through Padúl and Dúrcal to Lanjarón. Then, continue along the regional road C-332.


Travel time is approximately 1 hour and 14 minutes from Granada.

From the coast of Granada

You need to take the A-346 heading north, following the course of the Guadalfeo River, which leads to Órgiva and further on to Lanjarón.


Travel time is approximately 1 hour and 8 minutes from Almuñécar.

From Almería

Route A-347 connects with route 348, which runs along the southern border of the Alpujarra, to the east of Ugíjar.


Travel time is approximately 1 hour and 51 minutes from Almeria.

From the Guadix and Baza area

You can reach the Alpujarra by crossing the beautiful port of La Ragua (2,000 m) along the A-337, which descends to Cherín, on the border with the Alpujarra.


Travel time is approximately 2 hours and 28 minutes from Guadix.

How to Get to the Alpujarra by Taxi?

Taxi prices to the villages of the Alpujarra

These are the approximate prices for traveling to the Alpujarra in a taxi:

Rate 1 applies from Monday to Thursday from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., and on Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Rate 2 applies from Monday to Thursday from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., and on Friday from 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Saturdays, Sundays, holidays.

The Most Interesting Towns of the Alpujarra

You can also find information about the towns of the Alpujarra: Pampaneira.

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