I am flying into Murcia Airport for the first time on Friday night  and would be grateful if someone was able to provide me with "plain english" step by step directions to get to Condado  from when I pick up hired car at airport . Until now have only ever flown into Alicante.

Many thanks in advance. 

DIRECTIONS TO CONDADO FROM SAN JAVIER AIRPORT

·        Leave airport and follow signs for AP7 Cartagena.

·        Join AP7 at slip road signposted for AP7 Cartagena (blue and white sign) and travel on AP7 for a short distance (to exit number 790)

·        Leave AP7 at Exit 790 signposted for Torre Pacheco. 

·        Keep following signs for Torre Pacheco – you will pass the Polaris World Garden Centre on your left. 

·        Shortly after the PW Garden Centre, you will come to a roundabout – go straight on (F30 Torre Pacheco).

·        You will immediately see the building work for Phase 2 of the Mar Menor Golf Resort on the right and a red hotel with white dots on (Barcelo Torre Pacheco) on the left.

·        At the next roundabout, take the A30 turning, sign-posted for Murcia/Cartagena.

·        Continue on the A30 and at next roundabout take the second right turn.  (Note – the first sign on approach to the roundabout says A30 Murcia/Cartagena but the sign at the turn-off just says El Jimenado – don’t panic, this is the right road!)

·        Follow the main A30 road through the village of El Jimenado.

·        Shortly after you leave the village, you will see a tractor garage on the left and a tall white building on the right with a red and blue stripe and a chicken on the top!

·        Shortly after the chicken factory, you will reach a major roundabout.

·        Take the second exit, signposted RM2/A7 Alhama de Murcia and Andalucia.

·        Travel on the RM2 for approximately 30 km.

·        Look out for sign for RM23 Mazarron/MU603 El Palmar – take this exit.

·        Go right round the roundabout to the last exit (3^rd exit) which is signposted RM23 Mazarron.

·        Take second exit off RM23 (exit number 7) signposted for Condado de Alhama.

·        Go right round the roundabout, take fourth exit up the palm tree lined boulevard into Condado de Alhama.

DIRECTIONS TO SAN JAVIER AIRPORT FROM CONDADO

·        Leave Condado and take right turn on to RM23, signposted for Alhama de Murcia, Murcia and Fuente Alamo.

·        At roundabout (at end of RM23 motorway), take the first right turn on to the RM2 signposted for Cartagena and Fuente Alamo.

·        Continue on the RM2 for approximately 30 km, until you reach the end of the RM2 and come to a large roundabout with speed bumps and flashing speed warning signs on approach to the roundabout.

·        Keep in right hand lane – take 2^nd exit – signposted F14 El Jimenado, Torre Pacheco and Los Alcazares (chicken factory will be on  your left as you come on to the F14).

·        Continue on the F14 until you reach the next roundabout.

·        Take the 3^rd exit signposted for Los Alcazares (F30).

·        At the next roundabout, take the 2^nd exit signposted for Los Alcazares.  You will see the Barcelo Torre Pacheco Hotel on your right and the Mar Menor building work on your left.

·        At next roundabout go straight on (second exit) signposted for Los Alcazares (F30) – you will pass the Polaris World Garden Centre on your right.

·        At the next roundabout go straight on (second exit) signposted AP7 Cartagena, Alicante Los Alcazares).

·        At next roundabout take the second exit (straight on) signposted for AP7 Alicante, San Javier Airport.

·        At the next roundabout turn left – signposted AP7 San Javier Airport.

·        Merge onto AP7 – stay on AP7 for a short distance  to exit number 784, signposted San Javier Airport.

·        Leave AP7 at exit 784 and take second exit signposted for airport.

·        At next roundabout go straight on – follow road into airport car park.

Just a tip - be careful of the speed limit in El Jimenado its only 50kmh and I've seem the Guardia many times there writing tickets right in the middle of the small town.

Regards, Ian

There is a new bridge being built airport side of town so keep speed really low. Be careful before and after Jimenado speed is 70 and everyone goes faster so you think its ok - but watch out fines for non Spanish licence holders are heavy as you get bigger fine as they can't apply points

Otherwise take toll road and pay 5 euros if first time