San Isidro
San Isidro is a small rural village, with a train station. The station is called Albatera-Catral but is actually in San Isidro. The traditional looking and characterful station was demolished during 2011 to make way for the high speed track Alta Velocidad Española (AVE). This new line will connect Alicante, Elche and Murcia to Valencia and Madrid. During the upgrade work a portacabin is being used as the station office, alternatively there is a self service ticket machine.
You can catch the train from here to Crevillent, Elche and Alicante in the north or to Callosa de Segura, Orihuela, Beniel and Murcia in the south. The train stations in both Alicante and Elche are situated right in the heart of each city, however the station in Orihuela is 7 minutes walk from the centre and in Murcia it is a good 15 minute flat walk away from the centre or a quick cab ride.
Places of interest & ideas of things to do in San Isidro
- Train Station: trains to Alicante, Elche and Murcia City Centre as well as to Orihuela.
Ideas of places to twin San Isidro with day or night
- After a day out on the train visiting one of the busy cities, take a stop at any of the inland villages like Daya Vieja or Algorfa for a complete contrast and a relaxing cerzeva or vino and tapas in the quiet but pretty surroundings of their church squares.
Places of Interest
San Isidro Train Station
N38°10.041 W0°50.315Main Stations along the line: north to Elche Parque and Alicante, south to Orihuela and Murcia.
Parking: is in the station car park beside the main road and is free, or in any of the surrounding streets.
From here: The characterful traditional looking station was demolished during 2011 to make way for the high speed track. During the upgrade work a portacabin is being used as the station office and there is a self service ticket machine.
Top tip: the line is a local train line known as a cercanias, but you can find the timetable using the Renfe website. Click on the word Welcome to change the site to English. On the left side of the screen underneath the words Products and Services of: click on the word Commuter (Cercanias in Spanish). Still on the left of the screen click on Murcia/Alicante. In the Departure Point dropdown menu select your departure station, in this case Albatera-Catral. In the Destination dropdown menu select the station you are travelling to which will be Orihuela, Murcia, Elche Parque or Alicante. Select the date of travel and then click on search and the timetable will appear. To find the times for the return journey, move your mouse over the words Request Return Times on the Day and once the hand symbol appears click. The Departure Point, Destination and timetable will change to the one for the return journey.
