PUBLIC transport in Bilbao has been voted the best in Spain, followed very closely by Gijón, Logroño and Pamplona, whilst Murcia's network is considered the worst.
An annual survey by leading consumer protection group, the OCU, asked 2,300 passengers and commuters what they thought of the rail service, metro and inter-city buses.
All those quizzed were based in the provincial capital cities with the highest populations, although Badajoz, in the land-locked western region of Extremadura, was excluded from the results due to a lack of response from residents there.
On a scale of zero to 100, Bilbao in the Basque Country came out top with 73, whilst Gijón, in the northern coastal region of Asturias got a score of 70.
The inland Pyrénéen regions of La Rioja and Navarra did well, with their capital cities – Logroño and Pamplona – scoring 70 and 68 respectively.
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria got 63 out of 100, whilst Valladolid – to the north of Madrid in Castilla y León – scored 62, Santander on the north coast in Cantabria was given a rating of 61 out of 100, and Sevilla got 60.
The average score given was 59.4 out of 100, which means Barcelona and Valencia, with a rating of 59 each, were thought to be slightly below satisfactory standards.
Madrid, at 57, Palma de Mallorca at 54, Albacete in Castilla-La Mancha, 53, and Zaragoza in the region of Aragón, 52.
Vigo, in the north-western region of Galicia only just hit the 'pass mark' of 50, but Murcia was considered to have failed with a score of only 44.
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