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Everything you need before visiting Valencia 🇪🇸

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Anja Roos

Handy stuff to arrange before you arrive! So you will land with data, a taxi to bring you to a hotel, and know how you will get around.

Sections

Before you arrive

Book your stay

Getting around

Useful to book in advance

Good to know

Before you arrive

Before you arrive, do these three things: book your flight (duh), your transfer and get yourself some juicy data.

I'm a Booking girl. Flight, airport taxi, hotel. The app works for me, compatible in prices. What not to love?

Book your flight to Valencia

Before you leave, after booking flight and hotel, you can add a transfer. You get great discounts and they keep an eye on your arrival time!

Book your airport taxi ahead

I don't love not being able to get online bwhen I'm at the airport of another country. Buy your eSim before, so you don't ahve to worry about it!

Best eSIM for Europe

Book your stay

Where to stay besides Old Town? Gran Via or Rusafa! A bit more edgy and closer to the beach? El Cabanyal! Remember that the city is small, so everything in a circle around Old town will be fine!

For Europe, the best and easiest site to find hotels is Booking.com. You can filter down to your preferences, compare prices, check location, etc. Tips where to stay besides Old Town? Gran Via and Rusafa! But the city is small, so everything in a circle around Old town will be fine!

Booking.com

Getting around

Valencia is actually very walkable! But for the longer distances, there is a very easy and cheap public transport system. Buy the SUMA card, check route and time table on Google, and goooo. Or, as a Dutchie I have to recommend: jump on your bicycle. ...

The easiest and quickest way to get around in Valencia! Easy system and cheap way to explore the wider city.

MetroValencia (underground)

In my experience, the buses are on time and practical. It's very cheap (but the SUMA card) and gets you easily from city to beach and around.

EMT (bus) - València

The SUMA card is easy to buy, the machines in the metro stations have them and there's always someone to help! You pre-pay 10 tickets for less than 10 euro (incl the card itself)

SUMA public transport card

You'll see these bikes everywhere: Valenbisi are bikes you can rent through an app with very low fares. Cycle in the park or to the beach!

Valenbisi

Useful to book in advance

Valencia is an easy city, and you can arrange many things once there. But to make your life easy, not miss anything, or get some serious discounts, here is a list with things you may want to book before.

If you know you will take the public transport, visit a couple of museums and some attractions, you can get yourself the Tourist Card. Check conditions, attractions come at a discount, but it's a great deal!

Valencia Tourist Card

If you want to learn how to make paella (and I would recommend at least eating it!), you may want to book this ahead to guarantee a place.

Valencian Paella Cooking Class

Why you want to book this before? If you want to see a show in the Hemisfèric, avoid disspointment and book ahead.

Admission Tickets City of Arts and Sciences

The aquarium may not ‘sell out’ or such, but to avoid queues and lose time, you can buy your tickets online in advance.

Oceanogràfic tickets

Good to know

Valencia will be fun! But check out these practical tips to make sure it all goes smooth.

Valencia can get very hot in the summer. Before you leave your place, check the UV index!

Weather: València

You can drink the tap water, it's safe. But filtered water will taste better. Check out here where you can find free filtered and cold water around the city.

Filtered and refrigerated water fountains

If you're from outside of Europe, you will need one of these! Make sure you take it with you!

European Travel Plug