I will be spending some time in Torremolinos and would like to take day trips to Seville, Granada, & Toledo. What would be the best way to travel; train, rent a car? <BR> <BR>If by train is the best, how can I get a schedule. Also, does anyone know how long the travel time would be to each place? Would day trips be feasible? <BR> <BR>Thanks for any help! Sue

I tried plugging these into www.maporama.com: Granada is 80 miles and 1:20 away from Torremolinos; Seville, 139 miles and 2:05. Toledo is 310 miles and 4:47, too far for a day trip. <BR> <BR>There's a problem with the train schedules: www.renfe.es hasn't posted the summer schedules yet, except for certain high-speed trains, so their website currently makes it seem impossible to get to Toledo by train, for example. I hope this will be corrected soon.

hi there sue, <BR>try nethotels madrid. they normally do hotel reservations in madrid and barcelona, but they also have great info on day tours in madrid, and toledo. <BR> <BR>they are agents for one of the largest day tour operators in madrid. <BR> <BR>best of all, this info and bookings are free. <BR> <BR>http://madrid.nethotels.com/english

An update: The summer schedules are now available at www.renfe.es. It's about 20 minutes on the Cercania (commuter train) from Torremolinos to Malaga, then another 4 hours from Malaga to Madrid, then another hour to Toledo. Malaga to Seville is about 2.5 hours. Malaga to Granada involves a change at Bobadilla: 45 minutes to Bobadilla, then another 90 to Granada.

I would consider Toledo day trip as something not doable because of the distances. Sevilla could be a bit stressful, but it depends on what you want to see and do. (2 hours and half driving, 3 hours by train ). Granada is more affordable ( 1 hour 30 minutes driving, or 2 hours 30 minutes by train ) specially if you just like to have a look at the city and visit the Alhambra fortress. I would consider visiting Ronda ( 1 hour 15 minutes driving up the mountains ) or Nerja/Frigiliana/The Caves ( 50 minutes drive ). These last destinations probably can be reached by bus but do not know their schedules. Another interesting place is Antequera/Neolithic tombs/El Torcal Natural Park ( About 1 hour drive from Torremolinos ). Hope you enjoy your trip!

Thank you jaloulih, nudge & Pedro!! <BR> <BR>I appreciate all your info. Sue