Valencia Airport to City Centre: Metro, Taxi & Bus Explained
Landing at Valencia Airport and wondering how to get into the city?
The good news is that Valencia Airport is very well connected to the city centre. You can take the metro directly from the terminal, jump into a taxi outside arrivals, or use the public bus.
For most visitors, there is no need to organise anything in advance.
The best option depends mainly on where you’re staying, how many people you’re travelling with, how much luggage you have and what time your flight arrives.
Here is how we would choose.
Quick Answer: What’s the Best Way from Valencia Airport to the City Centre?
For most solo travellers and couples, we would take the metro.
For a family or group of three or four people, particularly with luggage, we would compare the total metro cost with a taxi before deciding.
If you’re arriving late at night, have lots of luggage or simply want to get directly to your accommodation without navigating public transport, take a taxi.
And yes – there are normally official taxis waiting directly outside the airport terminal.
Let’s look at each option properly.
1. Metro – The Best Choice for Most Visitors
Valencia Airport has its own Metrovalencia station, so you don’t need to walk anywhere or take a shuttle to reach the metro.
The station is located on the ground floor of the regional flights terminal, and Metrovalencia also has an information office in the airport arrivals area.
Two metro lines serve the airport:
Line 3 – Aeroport ↔ Rafelbunyol
and
Line 5 – Aeroport ↔ Marítim
Both take you towards central Valencia.
Line 3 connects the airport with the city centre, university area and northern part of metropolitan Valencia.
Line 5 also passes through central Valencia and continues towards the maritime side of the city.
If you’re staying around the city centre, Xàtiva, Colón or nearby areas, the metro is particularly convenient.
How Often Does the Airport Metro Run?
According to the current airport information, trains run approximately:
Every 15 minutes on weekdays
and
Every 20 minutes on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.
The exact first and last trains depend on the line and day.
For example, Line 3 currently starts from the airport at around 05:27 Monday–Friday, while Sunday and holiday services begin later.
Late services vary considerably by day, so if your flight lands late at night, don’t assume the metro will still be running.
We recommend checking the timetable on the day of travel.
Check the official Valencia Airport metro timetable
2. How Much Is the Metro from Valencia Airport?
This is where Valencia’s transport system sometimes confuses visitors.
Valencia Airport has a special “+” airport fare designation.
Under Metrovalencia’s published standard fares, a single AB+ airport journey costs €4.80.
But that doesn’t necessarily mean buying individual €4.80 tickets is the best option.
Valencia has several different transport products, including SUMA 10, TuiN and tourist-style 24/48/72-hour passes, and the best value depends on how many people are travelling and how much public transport you expect to use.
We’ll explain those in a separate Valencia public transport guide because trying to understand every SUMA combination while standing at the airport ticket machine is not exactly the ideal start to a holiday.
There is, however, one airport trick worth knowing.
3. The Rosas Metro Trick
This is something that regularly comes up in our Valencia travel community.
Rosas metro station is close to Valencia Airport.
The interesting part is that the airport itself carries the special + fare designation, while Rosas is outside that airport surcharge structure.
That means travellers sometimes walk from the airport to Rosas and begin their metro journey there instead.
Depending on the ticket you’re using, this can make the journey considerably cheaper.
Is it worth doing?
That depends.
If you’re travelling light, enjoy saving a few euros and don’t mind walking from the airport, it’s worth knowing about.
But if you’ve just stepped off a flight carrying suitcases, travelling with children or arriving in the heat of a Valencia summer afternoon, we wouldn’t automatically recommend dragging your luggage to another station just to save a small amount of money.
Sometimes convenience is worth more than the saving.
Travel to Valencia tip: know that the Rosas option exists, but choose it because it suits your journey – not simply because TikTok or Facebook called it a “secret airport hack”.
4. TuiN – Another Option Worth Knowing About
TuiN works differently from a conventional single ticket.
It’s essentially a Metrovalencia stored-value product where the balance is reduced according to the journey you make.
Metrovalencia’s published standard fare table currently lists the AB+ journey at €2 using TuiN, compared with €4.80 for the standard AB+ single ticket.
That difference explains why TuiN gets discussed so often in Valencia travel groups.
There are conditions around the card, loading credit and validation, so we wouldn’t recommend every two-day visitor automatically buying one.
But if you’re going to use Metrovalencia repeatedly, it’s worth understanding before purchasing individual airport tickets.
We’ll cover TuiN properly in our upcoming Valencia Public Transport Guide.
5. Taxi – The Easiest Door-to-Door Option
Sometimes the best airport transfer isn’t the cheapest one.
It’s the easiest one.
Valencia Airport has an official taxi rank directly outside the terminal, so for a normal journey into Valencia you generally don’t need to arrange a taxi before arriving.
Walk out of arrivals, follow the taxi signs and join the official taxi queue.
For someone travelling alone, the metro will normally make more financial sense.
But the calculation changes when there are several of you.
Imagine four adults buying individual airport metro tickets.
At the published €4.80 single fare, that’s:
4 × €4.80 = €19.20
Suddenly the difference between public transport and splitting a taxi between four people becomes much less important.
And the taxi takes you directly to your hotel or apartment.
No carrying luggage through metro stations.
No finding your accommodation from the nearest station.
No figuring out which line you need after a long flight.
We would particularly consider a taxi if:
You’re travelling with 3–4 people
You have several large suitcases
You’re travelling with young children
Your accommodation isn’t close to a convenient metro station
You’re arriving late
Or you simply want the easiest possible start to your Valencia holiday.
6. Bus 150 – Another Public Transport Option
There is also a metropolitan bus connection between Valencia Airport and the city.
Metrobus Line 150 connects the airport with Valencia, stopping through Manises, Quart de Poblet and Mislata on the way.
The current airport information lists the Valencia–Airport single fare at €4.80, and tickets can be purchased on the bus.
For most first-time visitors staying centrally, however, we think the metro is easier to understand and generally more convenient.
The bus becomes more interesting if its route happens to suit where you’re staying.
Check the official Valencia Airport bus information
Metro or Taxi with Luggage?
This is another question we see frequently.
Taking luggage on the Valencia metro is perfectly normal.
If you have one suitcase each and your accommodation is close to a metro station, we wouldn’t hesitate to use it.
The equation changes when you’re travelling as a family with several large bags, a pushchair or young children.
Then the convenience of going:
Airport → taxi → hotel door
can easily justify paying more.
Our rule is simple:
Don’t compare only the ticket price. Compare the entire journey.
What About Uber?
Ride-hailing services may be available in Valencia, but we wouldn’t arrive at the airport assuming you need one.
If your goal is simply to reach central Valencia, you already have two very straightforward options:
Metro downstairs.
Official taxis outside.
Check ride-hailing apps if you want to compare, but there’s no need to make your arrival more complicated than it needs to be.
Which Option Would We Choose?
For a typical Valencia trip:
1 person → Metro
2 people → Metro
3 people → Metro or compare taxi
4 people → Definitely compare taxi
Family with children → Taxi becomes much more attractive
Lots of luggage → Taxi
Hotel beside Xàtiva or Colón → Metro
Late-night arrival → Check the last metro first; otherwise taxi
Travelling very light and want the cheapest possible journey → investigate Rosas/TuiN
There isn’t one correct answer for everyone.
A Common Mistake: Buying the Wrong Transport Ticket
Valencia’s public transport is good.
Understanding the ticket system for the first time isn’t always quite as simple.
You’ll encounter names such as:
SUMA 10
SUMA T1 / T2 / T3
TuiN
and different combinations of:
A, B and +
The + is particularly important for airport travel.
For example, a normal ticket valid in central Valencia does not automatically mean it covers a journey beginning at the airport.
This is one reason we recommend deciding roughly how much public transport you’ll use before buying multiple tickets at the airport machine.
A dedicated Travel to Valencia guide explaining SUMA tickets, zones, buses, metro and the best ticket for different types of visitors is coming next.
Our Recommendation
Don’t overthink getting from Valencia Airport to the city.
Valencia is fortunate to have a very convenient airport connection.
For most visitors:
Take the metro if it’s convenient for your accommodation.
If there are several of you, you have lots of luggage or you simply want door-to-door convenience:
Take a taxi from outside the terminal.
And if saving every possible euro matters, learn about TuiN and the Rosas option before travelling.
The cheapest option isn’t necessarily the best option.
The best one is the one that gets your Valencia holiday started without unnecessary hassle.
Going Somewhere Beyond Valencia?
Getting from Valencia Airport into the city is easy.
Travelling directly from the airport to resorts, smaller towns and destinations outside Valencia can be a different story.
If public transport requires several connections or you’re travelling as a family or small group, a pre-arranged private transfer can make much more sense.
Travel to Valencia provides private airport transfers to selected destinations around the Valencia region, as well as private day trips and personalised travel experiences.
And once you’ve arrived, take a look at our 3 Days in Valencia, Where to Stay in Valencia and Best Day Trips from Valencia guides to start planning the rest of your trip.
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