Transport in Melilla

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

Air transport

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{{Main|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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.aena.es/es/aeropuerto-melilla/destinos.html|title=Destinos - Aeropuerto de Melilla - Aena.es|website=www.aena.es|language=es|access-date=2017-07-27}}

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

Maritime transport

{{Main|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.{{Cite book|title=Anuario estadístico 2015. |chapter=Capítulo 7: Carreteras |last=Ministerio de Fomento |publisher=Gobierno de España}}

= Crossing points =

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

Rail transport

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There are no railways in Melilla.

Bus

The city of Melilla has 6 bus lines:{{Cite web|url=https://www.melilla.es/melillaportal/contenedor.jsp?seccion=s_ldes_d1_v1.jsp&codbusqueda=298&language=es&codResi=1&codMenuPN=601&codMenuSN=8&codMenu=204&layout=contenedor.jsp|title=Ciudad Autónoma de Melilla - Líneas de Autobuses}}

  • 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

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