The nearest major international airports to Caceres are: Madrid Barajas, Seville and Lisbon. Each is around 250-300km from Caceres.
Domestic flights from Madrid (Barajas) and Barcelona (El Prat) serve Caceres' nearest airport, situated at Talavera, in the province of Badajoz, around 90km from Caceres. Talavera airport does not currently handle any international flights.
'''Airlines serving Madrid from the UK and Ireland''' : Aer Lingus [http://www.aerlingus.com], British Airways [http://www.ba.com], Easyjet [http://www.easyjet.com], flyBMI [http://www.flybmi.com], Iberia [http://www.iberia.com], KLM [http://www.klm.com], Lufthansa [http://www.lufthansa.com]. '''Airlines serving Madrid from the USA''' : American Airlines [http://www.aa.com], Delta [http://www.delta.com], Iberia [http://www.iberia.com], KLM [http://www.klm.com].
Caceres is served by several trains daily, originating in Madrid Atocha, Seville, Lisbon and Badajoz. Details of all services are available via the RENFE [http://www.renfe.es] website.
Caceres Railway Station is located on the outskirts of the city, around 1-2km from the city centre. Taxis are readily available, although it is an easy stroll along the Avenida de Alemania to the city centre.
Plans are in place to link Caceres to Madrid by high speed train (AVE). This is likely to be a realityhttp://www.example.com link title in the next five years.
'''From Madrid''': Follow the A5 autopista in direction Badajoz / Portugal, leaving at Trujillo onto the A-58 autopista. Until completion of the A-58, this will lead you directly onto the older road, the N-521, after a few kilometres. Follow this road directly into the centre of Caceres.
'''From Salamanca / the north''': Take the A-66 southbound in direction Sevilla / Merida. Leave the motorway at the north end (Ronda Norte) and enter the city using the N-630, which will bring you direct into the city centre.
'''From Seville / Merida / the south''': Take the A-66 northbound, leaving at the junction with the EX-100. Follow the signs on the N-630 to lead you directly into the city centre.
'''From Badajoz / Portugal''': Leave the A-5 motorway and follow the regional EX-100 road to the outskirts of Caceres. Follow the N-630 directly into the city.
'''From Madrid''': Buses leave Madrid several times each day from the Estacion del Sur. The journey takes between three and a half to four and a half hours, depending on the service / time of day. Services usually take a 20 minute break in the town of Navalmoral de la Mata. As of 18 July 2008, a single ticket costs 19,87? (9,94? for under 4s) and a return 36,15? (17,89? for under 4s) on normal services. On express services this rises to 23,75? (11,90?) for singles and 43,40? (21,40?) for returns.
'''From Seville / the south / Salamanca / the north''': Buses from the Alsa company run this corridor, passing through Caceres. Tickets (as at 18 July 2008) from Seville to Caceres are 17,08? single and 32,45? return.
Caceres Bus Station is located on the outskirts of town, around 1-2km from the city centre. Taxis are readily available, although it is an easy stroll along the Avenida de Alemania to the city centre.
The old town - looks lovely. New town relaxed and has a great plaza underneath the city wall.
WOMAD - a branch of the Festival held here every year - far smaller than the UK one tho