Melilla is a Spanish autonomous city, located in the north coast of Africa. It has an airport, a port and roads.

Air transport edit

 
Melilla Airport terminal

In Melilla, there is a national airport, Melilla Airport (IATA: MLN, OACI: GEML), which has a paved runway and a terminal. It has flights to Madrid, Barcelona, Málaga, Gran Canaria and Palma de Mallorca.[1]

Some airlines with Melilla Airport as their hub are: Melilla Airlines, Ryjet, Airmel or Pauknair.

Maritime transport edit

There is a port, with ferry connection to Málaga, Almería and Motril.

Roads edit

There are 28 kilometers of roads in Melilla. 27 of those kilometers are roads with a single lane per direction, and only one kilometer has multiple lanes. There are no freeways (in Spanish: autovía or autopista) in the whole autonomous city.[2]

Crossing points edit

 
Border crossing between Melilla and Beni Ansar

There are 4 crossing points between Melilla and Morocco, being the most important one the Beni Ensar Crossing Point.

Rail transport edit

There are no railways in Melilla.

Bus edit

The city of Melilla has 6 bus lines:[3]

  • Line 1: Barrio Chino - García Cabrelles
  • Line 2: Plaza España - Frontera Benienzar
  • Line 3: Real - General Marina
  • Line 5: Plaza Torres Quevedo - Cabrerizas
  • Line 6: Plaza Torres Quevedo - Mariguari
  • Line 7: García Cabrelles - Farhana

References edit

  1. ^ "Destinos - Aeropuerto de Melilla - Aena.es". www.aena.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-07-27.
  2. ^ Ministerio de Fomento. "Capítulo 7: Carreteras". Anuario estadístico 2015. Gobierno de España.
  3. ^ "Ciudad Autónoma de Melilla - Líneas de Autobuses".