You can geat Avila by train from Madrid; there are more than 24 trains leaving daily from Madrid for Avila. The 8am train from Atocha arrives in Avila at 9:26am. Tickets cost 5€ to 14€ ($5.75-$16). The Avila station is at José Antonio Ave. (Phone: 902240202), about a mile east of the Old City. You'll find taxis lined up in front of Avila's railway station and at the more central Plaza Santa Teresa.

You will find the Bus station on Madrid at Paseo Florida 11 (Metro: Norte), in front of the Norte railway station. In Avila the bus terminal (Phone: 920256505) is at the corner of Avenida Madrid and Avenida Portugal. A one-way ticket from Madrid costs 6€ ($6.90).

By car, you can reach Avila just driving Madrid from its northwest perimeter. Then, head northwest on highway N-VI (A-6), toward La Coruña, eventually forking southwest to Avila. Driving time is around 1 1/2 hours.

The Tourist Information Office, Plaza Catedral 4 (Phone: 920211387), is open Monday through Friday from 9am to 2pm and 5 to 7pm, Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 2pm and 5 to 8pm.

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