Transportation

Transportation System in Spain is well developed. Spain Transportation comprises of a good network of air, road and railways which connects every place in Spain. The public transport system in Spain is very much frequent and efficient in Spain.
The railway system is an efficient and frequent part of the Spain Transportation, operated by the state. The state owns a rail company which is called Red Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Espanoles, and is popularly known as RENFE . The services and fares vary with the distance and the mode of transport chosen. There are faster railways and slower railways. Therailway system of Spain are considered to be the best in whole of Europe.RENFE service is easily available in the major cities of Spain, whereas the smaller towns are served by a network of private railways. The railway network operating in the smaller towns are known as FFCC . The short distance local trains that runs through the cities in Spain are called Tranvia , more popular as Tram, which is again a part of the transportation system of Spain.
Cities of Spain have good bus lanes. The buses form an inevitable part of the Spain Transportation System. Buses starts plying in the cities of Spain from six in the morning till 10 in the night. The buses in Spain are smaller in size and there is not much seats in the bus, therefore traveling in the bus can demand one to make a journey by standing all through the way. There are bus terminals in the city from where the buses ply.
Taxis also move in the city. Before hiring a taxi one should ask the taxi driver to show the special license. Taxis have fixed rates for certain distances and they run on meter for longer distances. Taxis can be hired from the Taxi Rank . While paying the bill one must pay a 5 to 10 % tips.
Metro is also a part of Spain's Transport System. Metro runs in major cities like Barcelona, Madrid and Valencia . There is a crowd and rush in metro during the peak hours of the day. Metro is the fastest mode of Transportation in Spain . Tickets are issued on daily, weekly and monthly basis.

Airports:
154 (2010) country comparison to the world: 35
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 97 over 3,047 m: 18 2,438 to 3,047 m: 13 1,524 to 2,437 m: 18 914 to 1,523 m: 24 under 914 m: 24 (2010)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 57 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 914 to 1,523 m: 16 under 914 m: 38 (2010)
Heliports:
9 (2010)
Pipelines:
gas 7,738 km; oil 560 km; refined products 3,445 km (2009)
Railways:
total: 15,288 km country comparison to the world: 18 broad gauge: 11,919 km 1.668-m gauge (6,950 km electrified) standard gauge: 1,392 km 1.435-m gauge (1,054 km electrified) narrow gauge: 1,949 km 1.000-m gauge (815 km electrified); 28 km 0.914-m gauge (28 km electrified) (2008)
Roadways:
total: 681,298 km country comparison to the world: 10 paved: 681,298 km (includes 15,152 km of expressways) (2008)
Waterways:
1,000 km (2009) country comparison to the world: 65
Merchant marine:
total: 138 country comparison to the world: 44 by type: bulk carrier 7, cargo 17, chemical tanker 12, container 8, liquefied gas 13, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 40, petroleum tanker 17, refrigerated cargo 5, roll on/roll off 13, vehicle carrier 5 foreign-owned: 26 (Canada 5, Denmark 2, Germany 5, Italy 1, Mexico 2, Norway 10, Switzerland 1) registered in other countries: 107 (Angola 1, Argentina 3, Bahamas 9, Belize 1, Brazil 12, Cape Verde 1, Cyprus 7, France 1, Malta 10, Nigeria 1, Panama 40, Portugal 15, Uruguay 5, Venezuela 1) (2010)
Ports and terminals:
Algeciras, Barcelona, Bilbao, Cartagena, Huelva, Tarragona, Valencia (Spain); Las Palmas, Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands)