Transport in Melilla explained

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

Air transport

See main article: Melilla Airport. 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

See main article: Port of Melilla. There is a port, with ferry connection to Málaga, Almería and Motril.

Roads

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

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

Rail transport

There are no railways in Melilla.

Bus

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

1. Web site: Destinos - Aeropuerto de Melilla - Aena.es. www.aena.es. es. 2017-07-27.
2. Book: [[Ministerio de Fomento]] . Anuario estadístico 2015. . Capítulo 7: Carreteras . Gobierno de España.
3. Web site: Ciudad Autónoma de Melilla - Líneas de Autobuses.