HOW TO GET THERE
By car:
Pineda de Mar is located half way in between Barcelona and Girona, approximately 50 km from each capital, which makes the town easily accessible from Barcelona and/or Girona-Costa Brava airports.
Pineda de Mar is reachable either by the N-II National Road or by the C-32 Motorway (exit 122). The road and motorway network alongside Pineda de Mar make it possible to reach in less than one-hour drive, important cities such as Barcelona, Girona, Mataró, Terrassa or Sabadell, as well as the French border, are around hundred kilometres away.
By train:
Pineda de Mar has a railway station (RENFE's C1 Line) with trains departing every 20 minutes destination Barcelona (with access to the city and connections to the airport). Timetables are available at www.renfe.es
By bus:
A bus servicing the itinerary Barcelona to Blanes is available at daytime only. This service is operated by the Barcelona Bus Company (contact phones 93 232 04 59 and 972 350 487).
A night service by bus is also available from and to Barcelona. Bus Nr. 82 departs from Plaça de Catalunya (Catalonia Square) in Barcelona at 0:55h, 1:55h, 2:55h and 3:55h with stops in Pineda de Mar's Avinguda del Mediterrani (Mediterranian Avenue). From the same place, bus departs destination Barcelona at 23:55h, 00:55h, 1:55h and 2:55h. Other services are available at 3:55h and 4:55h to Mataró Railway Station, providing early train connections to Barcelona.
Transfers from Girona Airport are avalaible at this page: www.resorthoppa.com
TRANSPORTATION IN PINEDA
If you don't want to walk
You can always use the little train called XINO XANO, which trough the town and has stops at most hotels doors. It costs € 1,20 each trip and is an easy way to get to know the town. It has one stop near the Beach Bar. It's nothing more than a tractor disguised as a railway locomotive pulling two or more wagons. It runs an itinerary along the town's touristic areas.
Taxi
Pineda de Mar also provides an efficient taxi service. There are two taxi ranks easily traceable. The first is located in Plaça de l'Estació (Station Square) by the railway station, and the second in the Avinguda de la Hispanitat (Hispanitat Avenue) in Poblenou neighbourhood (meaning Newtown and adjacent to Calella). They can also be reached by telephone calling 93-7672193 or 93-7660062.
Bus
The bus service offers two lines operating Monday to Friday.
The "blue line" links all the town's neighbourhoods, from Pinemar to the Industrial Area in an itinerary lasting half-hour. Service is operative from 7:00 a.m. till 7:00 p.m.
On the other hand, the "red line" links Pineda de Mar with the neighbouring town of Calella, with last stop at its hospital. First bus leaves at 7:35 a.m. and service finishes at 7:00 p.m.
Tourist Information
Telephone: 93 762 34 90
Fax: 93 762 90 62
Mail: pinedaturistica@telefonica.net
