San Javier public transport: buses, coaches, trains and boats
Public transport in San Javier and Santiago de la Ribera
Please contact the tourist office if you require further information about public transport options within the San Javier municipality
BUS STOPS
The main bus station in San Javier is in Avenida Pinatar (click for map), while there is also a stop on Avenida Mar Menor in Santiago de la Ribera (click for map).
LOCAL SERVICES
ROUTE 46 ALONG THE SHORE OF THE MAR MENOR
Both of these main stops are both included on the following Movibus route along the inland shore of the Mar Menor (number 46) between Cartagena and San Cabo de Palos:
Bus station in San Pedro del Pinatar - Avd. Las Salinas-Correos (San Pedro del Pinatar) - Pescadores San Pedro (San Pedro del Pinatar) - Fábrica Chocolate (San Pedro del Pinatar) - Lo Pagán (petrol station) - Lo Pagán (Feria) - Lo Pagán (Neptuno) - Avd. Loreto (kiosk)- Avd. Loreto 149 – Santiago de la Ribera – San Javier bus station (Avenida Pinatar) – Los Narejos (Avenida de la Constitución) - Los Alcázares (La Abuela) - Los Alcázares (Town Hall) - El Carmolí - Punta Brava - Los Urrutias - Los Nietos - Islas Menores - Mar de Cristal - Playa Honda - Cabo de Palos
Heading north towards San Pedro del Pinatar, buses leave San Javier at the following times:
Monday to Friday 11.25, 17.25 20.25 in San Javier
Saturday 8.55, 15.55
(Santiago de la Ribera 5 minutes earlier)
Summer (1st July to 1st September)
Monday to Friday 8.25, 11.25, 14.25, 17.25 20.25
Saturday 8.55, 15.55, 19.25
Sunday 9.25, 15.55, 19.25
(Santiago de la Ribera 5 minutes earlier)
Heading south towards Cabo de Palos, buses leave San Javier at the following times:
Monday to Friday 10.20, 16.20, 19.20
Saturday 14.50, 20.20
(Santiago de la Ribera 5 minutes later)
Summer (1st July to 1st September)
Monday to Friday 10.20, 13.20, 16.20, 19.20, 22.20 in San Javier
Saturday 14.50, 17.50, 21.20
Sunday 14.50, 17.50, 21.20
(Santiago de la Ribera 5 minutes later)
Further details of the route, including maps and timetables for all stops, are available online here.
ROUTE 47 BETWEEN SAN PEDRO DEL PINATAR AND CARTAGENA
San Pedro del Pinatar (bus station) - San Pedro (Avenida Las Salinas) - Pescadores de S. Pedro - Fábrica de Chocolate - Lo Pagán (petrol station) – Lo Pagán (Feria) - Lo Pagán (Neptuno) - Calle Hortensias - Avd. Loreto (kiosk)- Avd. Loreto 149 – Santiago de la Ribera – Los Bloques – Desvío - San Javier bus station (Avenida Pinatar) – Los Canteros - Pozo Aledo - Hospital Los Arcos - Los Narejos (Avenida Cartagena) - Los Narejos (Avenida Constitución) - Los Alcázares (La Abuela) - Los Alcázares (Avd. Libertad) - Los Alcázares (Aluminios Segura) – Cartagena (Hospital del Rosell) – Cartagena railway station – Cartagena bus station
Heading north towards San Pedro del Pinatar, buses leave San Javier at the following times:
Monday to Friday 11.25, 17.25 20.25 in San Javier
Saturday 8.55, 15.55
(Santiago de la Ribera 5 minutes earlier)
Summer (1st July to 1st September)
Monday to Friday 8.25, 11.25, 14.25, 17.25 20.25
Saturday 8.55, 15.55, 19.25
Sunday 9.25, 15.55, 19.25
(Santiago de la Ribera 5 minutes earlier)
Heading south towards Cabo de Palos, buses leave San Javier at the following times:
Monday to Friday 10.20, 16.20, 19.20
Saturday 14.50, 20.20
(Santiago de la Ribera 5 minutes later)
Summer (1st July to 1st September)
Monday to Friday 10.20, 13.20, 16.20, 19.20, 22.20 in San Javier
Saturday 14.50, 17.50, 21.20
Sunday 14.50, 17.50, 21.20
(Santiago de la Ribera 5 minutes later)
Further details of the route, including maps and timetables for all stops, are available online here.
TO AND FROM ALICANTE
Company: BAM (telephone 950 259561)
Tickets can be purchased on the bus.
Route: San Pedro del Pinatar - Pilar de la Horadada – Dehesa de Campoamor - Torrevieja - La Mata - Guardamar del Segura - La Marina - Santa Pola - El Altet (Aeropuerto) – Alicante
San Javier – Santiago de la Ribera - Alicante:
Monday to Saturday 7:50 – 14:20 - 21:35
Sundays and public holidays 14:20 - 21:35
Alicante – Santiago de la Ribera - San Javier:
Monday to Saturday 7:00 - 12:00 - 17:00
Sundays and public holidays 9:00 - 17:00
TO AND FROM MADRID
Company: Alsa (telephone 902 422242)
Tickets through travel agents or at www.alsa.es
Route: Molina de Segura, Cieza, Hellín, Tabarra, Pozo Cañada, Albacete, La Roda, Minaya, Mota del Cuervo, Quintanar de la Orden, Madrid Estación Sur.
The journey takes around 6 hours and costs just over 40 euros (16/4/2026).
TO AND FROM BILBAO AND NORTHERN SPAIN
Copmany: Bilmanbus (telephone 965 920693)
Tickets through travel agents or at www.bilmanbus.es
Services leave from Cartagena and pass through Logroño, Vitoria, Bilbao and Santander, or Tudela, Pamplona, Tolosa, San Sebastián and Irún.
The journey to Bilbao takes over 12 hours and costs around 65 euros (16/4/2026).
ROUTE 48A runs from the Los Arcos hospital to San Pedro del Pinatar via Pozo Aledo, San Javier, Santiago de la Ribera: click here for route and timetable details.
ROUTE 48B runs from San Javier to El Mirador and then along the main road to San Pedro del Pinatar: click here for route and timetable details.
OTHER NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL DESTINATIONS
Other national and international destinations can be reached from Murcia bus station. For more information call one of the following numbers:
National: 968 292211.
International 968 292263 or 968 291284
TAXIS
RADIO TAXIS San Javier : 968 573300
TAXI 7 AMALIA: 673 578167
TAXI 2 JOSE: 655 455455
TAXISANJAVIER.NET: 615 183148
TRAINS
Company: Renfe Nacional
Tel: 902 320320
Station: Balsicas-Mar Menor
Trains to Cartagena, Murcia Madrid and Barcelona
Tickets can be purchased online (www.renfe.es), by phone (902 240 202) or from any travel agency.
BOAT
The ferry service across the Mar Menor runs from Santiago de la Ribera to La Manga del Mar Menor (Puerto Tomás Maestre, km 12) and is run by Mar Menor Ferry (www.marmenorferry.com). Tickets are sold on board and the service is subject to alteration or cancellation due to adverse weather.
Timetable:
Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday
Leaves La Manga del Mar Menor (Puerto Tomás Maestre) 10:15 - 12:30 - 16:30
Leaves Santiago de la Ribera (Playa Barnuevo) 11:30 - 13:30 - 17:30
REGION OF MURCIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN CORVERA
Switchboard telephone number: 913 211000
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