Alicante - Almeria bus/car/train?

Question

I have a filght to Alicante in April and have to get to Almeria. What is the cheapest and best way to get there? Should I travel by bus, car, train or is there a possibility of car-pooling :) ?

I have also plans to visit Africa for few days I saw it is possible to go from Alicante to some of Africa ports and return from Africa to Almeria by ferry but I cannot find any timetables and prices for August. Do you have any experiences with such trip?

Any answers appreciated!

Cheers

Agata

Answer 1

The ferry company to North Africa from Alicante is the link below, but North Africa from Almeria is better. The ferry company is called Trasmediterranea. http://www.trasmediterranea.es/trasmeweb...

There is no train to Almeria from Alicante. Bus will be your best option.

Answer 2

You have direct bus from Alicante airport to Murcia every 2 hours starting at 9:15 (on weekdays you also have one at 7:15 and weekend ona more at 20:15). Price is 7,63 euros.

Then take another bus from Murcia to Almeria (around 8 daily services). It costs around 17 euros. Company for both trips is Alsa.

From Almeria, there are direct ferries to Melilla (Spain), Nador (Morocco) and Ghazaouet (Algeria). From Alicante there is a route to Oran (Algeria). In the Transmediterranea website you have prices and timetables.