Valencia is crossed by metro, tram, city bus and public bike hire, with two different train stations in the centre and an airport linked to the centre by metro. Metro and tram are run by Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana under the Metrovalencia brand, and city buses are run by the Empresa Municipal de Transportes (EMT).
1. Getting around the city
**Metro and tram.** The Metrovalencia network has six metro lines (L1, L2, L3, L5, L7 and L9) and four tram lines (L4, L6, L8 and L10). The tram lines mainly serve the beach and the northern and eastern districts: L4 links Mas del Rosari with the beach (Dr. Lluch), L6 links Marítim with Tossal del Rei, L8 links Marítim with Neptú, by the Marina, and L10 links Alacant with Natzaret. The most useful central interchange stations are Xàtiva, by the Nord station; Àngel Guimerà, Colón and Alameda. Lines 3 and 5 reach the airport. The network changes for works in some summers, so check the current map at metrovalencia.es before travelling.
**City bus.** EMT runs Valencia's city buses, with numbered lines and C lines that loop around the centre. Buses reach streets and areas the metro does not reach, including the beaches and the southern villages such as El Saler and El Palmar. EMT also runs night services, but the night network has been redesigned in recent years, so the current night lines should be checked at emtvalencia.es. MetroBus interurban buses link Valencia with the towns of its metropolitan area.
**Public bike and on foot.** Valenbisi is the city's public bike-hire service, promoted by the city council and managed by JCDecaux since 2010. It has stations across the city, and a bike is picked up at one station and returned at another. Current terms should be checked at valenbisi.es. The old town is flat and easy on foot, and the Turia Garden offers a walking and cycling route across the city from west to east, away from traffic. Official taxis are taken at marked ranks.
2. Getting to and from the city
**By air.** Valencia Airport is in Manises, outside the city, and has a metro station in the terminal itself. Metrovalencia lines 3 and 5 link the airport with the centre: Xàtiva and Colón are two useful central stops. The airport stop has its own ticket rule, different from an ordinary city trip, so check it at metrovalencia.es before travelling.
**By train: two different stations.** Valencia has two train stations close together, and they should not be confused. Valencia-Joaquín Sorolla is the high-speed station: AVE and other long-distance trains leave here for Madrid, Barcelona and Alicante, among other destinations. It has been a provisional station since 2010. The Nord station (València Estació del Nord), opened in 1917 in modernist style, serves Cercanías local trains, medium-distance trains and part of long-distance services. The two stations are a short walk apart. Near the Nord station is the Xàtiva metro stop; near Joaquín Sorolla are the Bailén and Joaquín Sorolla-Jesús stops. Renfe Cercanías trains link Valencia with nearby coastal and inland towns.
**By road and by sea.** By road, Valencia connects north to Castellón and Barcelona and south to Alicante. The port of Valencia is a working commercial port, with a Marina area for walking; any passenger sea route should be checked with each operator before travelling, rather than assumed.
3. Commuting in general terms
To cross the city, the metro is the most direct mode: its lines cross the centre and reach the airport, the beach, and the northern and southern districts of the metropolitan area. The tram mainly serves the seafront and the north of the city. The bus covers what the metro does not cover: side streets, districts without metro, and the southern villages.
For short distances in the centre, walking is often faster than waiting for transport, especially in the old town, where the streets are narrow. Cycling fits well in the Turia Garden and along the seafront promenade. At busy hours, metro and tram avoid road traffic jams, while bus and taxi share them.
4. What a newcomer needs to know first
This page gives general transport information. It does not sell tickets or verify times, fares or specific services.
- **Check fares and times at the official source.** This page gives no fares or times because they change: for metro and tram, metrovalencia.es; for city buses, emtvalencia.es; for trains, Renfe; for public bikes, valenbisi.es.
- **Do not mix up the two train stations.** Joaquín Sorolla is high-speed and long-distance; the Nord station is Cercanías, medium-distance and part of long-distance. Check on your ticket which station your train leaves from.
- **Check the airport ticket before travelling.** The Aeroport stop has its own ticket rule: check at metrovalencia.es whether your ticket is valid for that stop.
- **Keep your ticket during the journey.** Transfers require validating or showing the ticket on each mode.
- **During Fallas, check the changes.** In March, during Fallas, many central streets close and bus and metro routes change: check EMT and Metrovalencia notices that week.