Granada City Buses - Route Maps, Fares, Timetables and Ticketing System

Here, you can find information about Granada city buses, including maps of the lines, fares, schedules, routes, and waiting times for buses.


In Granada, the city buses are categorized into three types: 1) the large red buses, 2) the small red buses (microbuses) servicing the Alhambra and Sacromonte, and 3) the big blue buses (although they can also be red) operating on line 4.


As mentioned previously, Granada has three types of city buses, which may be confusing for visitors. Here, we provide an explanation of the differences between them.

Ticketing System of Granada City Buses

You can buy a bus ticket or top up your travel card by paying the driver directly on any city bus (including Alhambra/Albaicin minibuses). However, route number 4 operates with a different ticketing system.


On Route 4, you have two options for purchasing bus tickets or topping up your travel card. You can either buy or recharge at the stop using vending machines before boarding the bus, or you can pay directly to the driver. The availability of these options depends on whether the stop has a vending machine or not.

Route 4 comprises 31 stops, with vending machines available at 19 stops. The remaining stops do not have vending machines.


At the 19 stops equipped with a vending machine, it's mandatory to purchase and validate your ticket or travel card before boarding the bus.

At stops without vending machines, including those on other routes, passengers must enter through the front door and either pass their travel card through the validator or purchase tickets by paying the driver.


To validate your trip at one of the 19 stops on route 4, simply place or pass your card or ticket (which has a barcode) on the screen of the small validating machines, as depicted in the image above.

Pass your card through the screen of the validating machines only once for each traveler. If you swipe your card twice, you will be charged twice.

You cannot purchase a ticket or a bus pass at press kiosks.

Lost Property, Complaints and Bus Maps

Granada's urban bus network is managed by the Alsa (Transportes Rober) bus company.


If your lost property is found, you can collect it from the offices of Transportes Rober located in the center of Granada, near Fuente de Batallas, in Acera del Darro 30, Los Montes Orientales House, Local n 18.

Here you can also obtain free bus maps and submit suggestions or complaints about bus services.

We Answer Your Questions

Only small pets in secure travel carriers and guide or assistance dogs are allowed on board.

Children up to 4 years of age travel for free on Granada urban buses.

The journey by bus number 18 takes approximately 33 minutes, depending on traffic conditions.

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