By plane

Gibraltar airport has daily scheduled flights to and from London-Gatwick (LGW)[EasyJet] and London-Luton (LTN) [Monarch Airlines] in the UK, and to and from Madrid-Barajas (MAD) [Iberia Airlines and British Airways].

The Monarch service is a lot cheaper than the British Airways, normally half or quarter. The two services usually take off within an hour of each other.

As of Sunday 30th of March, easyJet will commence their scheduled service to The Rock with two daily flights arriving from and departing for London Gatwick since their takeover of GB Airways (the British Airways franchise). The flights arrive from London at 10:50 and 18:45 respectively and prices start from £17.99 single, including taxes and charges. From this point on, a reduced British Airways service will be available, operating just one flight a day to and from Gatwick. Flight schedules will vary depending on season / time of year.

With the introduction of easyJet's operation from Gibraltar, together with the governments planned airport expansion, it opens the door for new routes from Gibraltar to cities such as Berlin, Paris and possibly New York . Private jets are reported to have reached as far as Miami ( Florida , USA ) direct from Gibraltar Airport.

Flights are also available from the African side of the Mediterranean. Specifically, twenty minute short haul flights are available from Agadir in Morocco.

It is also pretty common to reach Gibraltar from the airport in Malaga, it's about 1 hour drive from Gibraltar.

By car

Queues at the border may make it less time-consuming to park cars in La Línea and walk across. The land border is open 24 hours a day, though expect delays when planes are landing - the only road into Gibraltar runs right across the airport runway!

However, once the airport expansion is complete, traffic (except buses) will be diverted around to the east side of the runway to ease overall traffic congestion.

By bus

Buses from Spain stop just short of Gibraltar in La Línea, but its bus station is only 3 minutes walk from the border.

After walking across the border, there are buses every 15 minutes to the centre of Gibraltar and Europa Point, or it's only about another 10 minutes walk (across the runway and through a tunnel under the city walls) to the main Casemates Square.

At La Línea there are regular buses to and from Seville , Malaga , Cadiz , Granada (Spain) Granada and hourly to Algeciras

From Algeciras you can get the bus to Gibraltar. When you walk out from the harbour (with ferries), turn left, walk along the main street for about 100m and then turn right. Continue about 200m along this street to the small building with railroads. There is a small sign for the bus stop. This bus can get you to La Linea for about 1.6 euro and it goes every 30 minutes during the day. You will arrive at the bus station about 500m from the border with Gibraltar. In the summer it can take up to 2 hours to cross the border- air conditioning is recommended! But after all it is worth it! HAVE FUN. Tarifa beach is the best place to go for surfing and bodyboarding.

Current info for Malaga bus station: Estación de Autobuses de Málaga

By boat

When the frontier was closed, there was a ferry service from Gibraltar to Morocco . Although there may be an occasional passenger service geared up to the Moroccan workers in Gibraltar, who have problems crossing the frontier, the Gibraltar ferry has ceased and the nearest service is from Algeciras in Spain. These ferries accommodate cars.

Cruise ships often include Gibraltar as part of their itinerary.

Gibraltar is less than 7 square kilometres, so most of it can be seen on foot. Bear in mind, though, that some of the roads (especially up to the Upper Rock) are very steep. Taxis will take the strain out of the climbs, and all the taxi drivers seem to know all the apes by name. There is a (number 3) bus service that runs from the frontier, through the town and on to Europa Point.

Irish Town, the road which runs parallel to Main Street has a number of bars, like The Clipper which has good food, friendly staff, and satellite television. They serve a hearty English breakfast for £3.50. There is also Corks which serves more substantial lunches and Sacarello's Coffee Shop which also serves food.

If you prefer to sit outside and watch the world go by, head for Casemates Square where a number of pubs & restaurants serve fairly similar meals.

Biancas or Charlie's at Marina Bay are also worth a visit, as are some of the places at Queensway Quay if you fancy dining waterside.

Drink

The Lord Nelson on Casemates Square is one of the more popular pubs in Gibraltar. If the live music gets on your nerves then take a walk down Main Street for plenty more bars. Some other good bars include The Clipper, Star Bar (the oldest pub in Gibraltar), and The Horseshoe Bar. Best night to go out is probably on a Friday evening after 11pm. There is also Summer nights from 7pm on a Tue and Thurs.

A number of options exist for heavier drinkers. The Three Owls, offers double spirits and mixer promotions on student nights. The Underground opens just as the owls kick out and is open 12 till late. The Captains Cabin is an option when underground kick out take a slow walk up and they will be open!

Buy

Gibraltar uses the Gibraltar pound with coins and notes issued by the Government of Gibraltar. The currency is pegged to the UK pound sterling at a 1:1 conversion rate (one UK pound equals one Gibraltar pound). The UK pound can be used freely in Gibraltar, so there is no need to convert UK pounds to Gibraltar pounds. However, Gibraltarian notes and coins are not legal tender in the UK.

Most shops will accept Euros and US dollars. Bear in mind that shops will generally give you a worse rate of exchange than the numerous exchange offices and generally won't accept small change. Government departments and the Post Office will only take Gibraltar and UK pounds.