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The Levante now has an integrated bus network connecting local towns with Huercal-Overa. Here are the summer 2016 time tables (click on any to make the image bigger). Any problems call the bus company on 950 390 311.
The company behind the popular Almeria airport – Mojacar shuttle bus has announced it’s launching a new Alicante – Mojacar area shuttle this Monday 27th October. “Exclusive Airport Shuttles” explains: This is a daily service for flights arriving between 09.30am and 11.45am, or flights departing 10:30 am onwards. The bus departs Alicante airport at 12.30pm or before if all passengers have arrived. Ask driver for departure time on the day of arrival. When you arrive Continue reading Alicante airport – Mojacar shuttle bus starts
A human foetus was discovered yesterday evening onboard the Almería – Barcelona bus. This 15 hour bus trip has dozens of stops along the way, but the foetus wasn’t discovered until the bus went into Almería bus station at the end of the trip for a clean. It was discovered in the onboard toilet. The foetus has been taken to the city morgue for an autopsy to try to discover in how many weeks of Continue reading Foetus discovered onboard Almeria – Barcelona bus
A regular bus service between Mojacar and Almeria airport could be on the cards after the government agreed to study if it could be economically viable. The promise came after Andrés Miguel García Lorca, subdelegate of the government for the province, visited Mojácar to discuss security arrangements for this coming summer. The meeting was to facilitate meetings between emergency services, 112, local police and the guardia civil ahead of the busy summer season. “Mojácar will Continue reading Almería airport to Mojacar bus line mooted
A bus carrying home students from the IES ‘Valle del Almanzora’ secondary school crashed this evening as it took the children home. It seems the bus swerved into the path of an oncoming car on the AL-1100. Of the 16 kids on board, almost all of them were English (British?), according to the Guardia Civil, all aged between 14 and 16, and all children of local expat families. 8 children were rushed to hospital, although Continue reading Bus of English schoolchildren crashes in Cantoria, 8 taken to hospital
It was always doomed to failure. A chap in Pulpí thought it would be great fun to steal a bus, but sadly lost control and drove into an apartment block. It seems that at 6,30 this AM, someone hotwired the bus from where it was parked outside the DIA supermarket, and tried to drive it through town. Problem was, there was no way it could fit through the narrow streets the thief was trying to Continue reading Chap in Pulpí steals a bus
According to the BBC, a Christian bus driver has refused to drive a bus with an atheist slogan proclaiming “There’s probably no God”. Ron Heather, from Southampton, Hampshire, responded with “shock” and “horror” at the message and walked out of his shift on Saturday in protest. Fair enough, I’m sure there are plenty of other people desperate for his job! http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/hampshire/7832647.stm PS – Oh, First Bus have caved in and moved him to a different Continue reading Christian refuses to drive “atheist” bus