Taxi & private hire in La Roda

La Roda and Mancha del Júcar

North of the capital, La Roda, Tarazona de la Mancha and Madrigueras are farming towns near the Júcar. La Roda sits on the A-31 and has a conventional railway station; for the hospital and the AVE they all look to Albacete.

From La Roda to Madrid and Barajas

La Roda heads straight to Madrid on the A-31 and then the A-3. Tarazona and Madrigueras join the A-31 on local roads without having to go down to Albacete.

Around the province of Albacete

Albacete province has its capital in the middle and its other towns on the edges: Villarrobledo to the north-west, Almansa to the east, Hellín to the south. The A-31 and A-30 motorways link the capital well with Almansa and Hellín, but buses between towns are scarce, and the southern mountains are crossed on slow mountain roads.

Busiest times of year

• Albacete Fair (7 to 17 September): The Fair, of international tourist interest, fills the city for ten days in a row with people from across the province and beyond. Traffic around the fairground is closed off and returns to the villages bunch up in the early hours.
• Holy Week in Hellín (Easter week): Hellín's Tamborada, of international tourist interest, fills the town with drums day and night and draws visitors from all over Spain. The centre is closed to traffic and trips back to Albacete or Murcia happen at odd hours.
• Moors and Christians in Almansa (early May): Almansa's main festival, with its Moors and Christians parades, fills the town with visitors for several days. Caudete holds its own in early September, almost at the same time as the capital's fair.
• Summer in the mountains and on the Júcar (June to September and long weekends): In summer and on long weekends, Alcalá del Júcar and the river Mundo area get far more visitors than the rest of the year. Car parks fill up early and the drive back on mountain roads is better done in daylight.
• Holidays and the beach (Easter, summer and Christmas): At the start of the holidays, transfers to Alicante, Valencia and Murcia airports multiply, on top of those to Barajas, and early flights mean leaving at night. It is best to book as soon as you have your ticket.

Tip: If you book during the September Fair, give an address away from the fairground area or ask about the pickup point: the surrounding streets are closed off.